I watch as time moves on

i yearn to halt time
untill corruption decays-
yet it marches on.

still,by the roadside
watching the move,burdened down,
with rot and decay.

dirty stream flows on
pure water hugs the edges
as the proverb says.
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Date: 3/3/2025 5:46:00 AM
Great contrasts and love “until correction decays.” Blessings, dear one
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Date: 3/1/2025 4:51:00 PM
every day i try too, to halt time, to feel alive, great words
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 3/1/2025 8:46:00 PM
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Date: 2/26/2025 3:28:00 PM
Polluted streams are a condemnation of progress. You've written with great concern. I commend you.
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/27/2025 12:51:00 AM
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Date: 2/26/2025 12:04:00 PM
Very pithy poem!
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/27/2025 12:51:00 AM
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Date: 2/26/2025 5:20:00 AM
Hello Akham, your poem is hauntingly beautiful! I love the contrast between decay and purity, especially with the dirty stream and pure water, is powerful. Your words capture the relentless march of time and nature's resilience. Excellent! Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/27/2025 12:51:00 AM
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Date: 2/25/2025 2:43:00 AM
Dear Akham N S, you are right its so sad seeing the contrast of life and all that around and i wish also to halt time until the ignorance and corruption and all the dark fades and light takes over but somethings just continue. You have a deep and kind eye and heart for all and that is evident through this write itself! Pleasure reading you today! Sending you light always
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/25/2025 6:37:00 PM
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Date: 2/25/2025 1:48:00 AM
- All over the world, rich and poor meet each other, and in some cases the encounter is so direct that only a fence or a street separates them - A powerful poem, Akham - hugs
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/25/2025 6:36:00 PM
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Date: 2/24/2025 9:57:00 PM
Very well expressed, enjoyed reading.
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/25/2025 12:07:00 AM
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Date: 2/24/2025 9:24:00 PM
Akham, your expressive haiku well describe the variety~~the contrasts~~ in nature. Janice
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/25/2025 12:07:00 AM
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Date: 2/24/2025 1:06:00 PM
I enjoyed this series and the contrast at the end
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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh
Date: 2/24/2025 6:31:00 PM
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