Best Krish Poems
This is my humble dedication to our fellow poet Krish Radhakrishna, who recently mourns the loss of his dear mother. I came to know about this after reading his blog. My sincere prayers for his mother's soul to rest in peace and my heartfelt condolences to the whole family.
She yearns to catch the first glimpse of you,
The day you are out from her tender womb,
Her priceless pearl that gleams with hopes new,
As she holds you close, tears of joy overflows.
Her heart skips a beat everytime you stumble,
As you take your first toddling steps to walk;
She forgets her hunger without a grumble,
As she patiently feeds you for hours.
She has been your eyes until you had
Your own perspective;
She has been your wings until you gave
The first flutter to reach new destinations,
To give wings to your cherished dreams.
Nothing in this world can replace a mother's love,
Her pure soul now safe in Heavenly abode.
With her sincere devout prayers from above,
She will guide you forever like a beacon from sky.
Written Date: 02/04/2021
Now Submitted for: Mother Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Inspiration : Our eminent poet, Krish Radhakrishnan who is also a doctor handling corona patients. Once he commented that I feel guilty when they give me leave. Another time he commented that some days we are so exhausted that we have no heart to do anything. If everyone followed rules corona cannot spread. This would give health workers much needed respite.
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As you go out without worry
Without precaution, not wearing a mask...
think of the doctors out there
working hard and day and night
trying to save every life
It is not easy for them!
Frightened faces all around
so many deaths in front of them
just think of their state of mind
Covered by PPE, sweating inside
mask on face, not easy to breathe
full day handling patients with patience
life is most tough for them
Still they are doing it for us!
we are duty bound to take precautions
Please think about them before you go out
Or do any social function
Just because they are good we should not take advantage
suppose they become irresponsible
say we are tired we are going on leave
Just imagine your plight
A big salute to their sincerity and dedication
working under extreme conditions still they smile to their patients
talk with hope and faith
this has been going on for months
still they continue to serve
Being a doctor is not easy
Wear PPE for 1 hour and see
Wear mask at home for 1 hour and see
Serve a corona patient without thinking of self and family
They are doing so much
how are we ever going to repay them?
By doing our best to avoid getting corona we can help big way
If all take care, how will corona spread?
Doctors are God to me
Being a doctor is not easy
Today we mourn,
with friends at our side.
We shall say farewell,
with the changing tide.
Your work is done,
you’ve given your best.
May your soul find peace;
with your final rest.
You will be missed
and forever adored.
Your family and friends
are in full accord.
We pray for your family
to find their peace.
We’re here for you Krish,
may your pain soon cease.
Radhakrishna, Krish
Cooks up a tasty dish
Of verse, senryus, limericks and rhyme
Drop by his site ~ It's well worth your time
*First stanza below is not mine, but the other two are meant to be
added to it along with other stanzas (if our stanzas get chosen by the sponsor)
*Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.
Sorrows drip from our pens so poignantly.
Elegantly too our joys are expressed.
We can even imagine things we cannot see.
With imagery, our loveliest thoughts are dressed.
We write for we must, and our words pouring out
can never be stopped, for as our words surge -
like rivers to the ocean we flow; without doubt,
we are one and the same as together we merge.
April 27, 2020
for Krish Radhakrishna's Poetry Anthology add your stanzas Poetry Contest
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Ayanda is a Zulu name (A to Z already), my daughter
Brindha is her aunt in KwaZulu-Natal, my "sister" - remember -
Calling cousins siblings is common among us (Tina's daughter,
by marriage to my uncle Krish, who is my dad's youngest brother)
Doing this: Naming folks who mean much to you, overcomes Corona
(or some features of the trauma of Covid19, crept upon us last December!)
II
Diana Segovia (I know!) is an Spanish-American friend of Hind
Eveline Lang, professor, was raised in Austria, special friend
(She was there when Hind & I had our American wedding at the Diles)
The Diles are now gone, once Rotary Club pillars, and Ohio U's FRIENDS
(Short for AFIS: Athens Friends of International Students, to Heaven)
III
F is for Fatmata Jabati, from Sierra Leone, good pal at Ohio U
(I will pause since recall is faulty. Yet great how surnames pop up for me & U)
G must go to Grady, never married, passed on in 2017, at 82
Grady Henry Dorsett, Baptist preachers in his bloodline, itinerant mind you!
H goes to Hadjuk, Polish American. Marcia, consort of Tom Diffenbach, PA
(Not Personal Assistant, Pennsylvania. Tom & I dabbled in Space Communes)
IV
So friends on SOUP (this site) the above is one healthy way to stay
Positive, engaged, not overwhelmed: list names of folks gone away
- In my case I have returned a long way: Home to RSA,
Republic of South Africa, saved by Jesus & Mandela - from USA
Who knows if I left in time, now for both nations - & Earth - I pray
“Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.”*
Such highlight gratitude-assertions today
Rippling with blissful hope for tomorrow
Dispelling woes breathed-out by yesterday
Assuring God’s presence midst blessings’ flow…
Reverberating rhymes of earnest praise**
Faith-propped exhortations despite grievous pain;
Odes and sonnets exalting triumphant grace
Keep driving poetry spirit to reign.
*Lines of Krish Radhakrishna
**Psalm 102:21 … Declare the name of the LORD…, and his praise…
April 20, 2020
Honorable Mention, "Poetry Anthology add your stanza" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Krish Radhakrishna; judged on 5/2/2020.
For Krish R poetry anthology contest
"Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings."
Slander blossoms, having no real root;
critics water down truth with vexation.
Taking issue with points that are moot
they harvest lies and fabrication.
Words poetic strung herein, writers weave
musings borne on inspiration profound.
Stanzas sewn, grief and joys cleave;
Succor, pleas, and vision here abound.
March 29, 2020
Krish R poetry anthology contest.
first stanza written by Krish Radhakrishna
With tiny timid staggering steps I traverse,
Through a gate amid howling ocean of readings,
A whirly wind ringing rhymes of diverse,
Helps the ocean waves bringing tome of meanings.
Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.
With throbbing heart, through the book in gaited horse,
Wandered, wondering mastery of poetic ceilings,
Burning my passion, poesy angels appeared in disperse,
Offering tortie trinkets and helping hands in my dealings.
Date of Entry : 20/04/20
Contest : 'Poetry Anthology add your stanza' Contest
Sponsor : Krish Radhakrishna
Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.
Healings now come from prayer,
On my knees I will be,
Did I just see an angel in the air,
My anger will now flee.
Life can be both good and bad,
Feelings are like a roller coaster,
We need to laugh more and not be so sad,
I need some wine and toast from the toaster.
Date Written: 3/29/2020
Krish R poetry anthology contest
POETRY ANTHOLOGY CONTEST
The words herein form an anthology of love
From the pens of poets from around the world
It's a love only possible through God above
Creating a bond of friendship freely unfurled
Where pen meets paper, the words abound
Words of men and women of every race and creed
No greater conglommerate will there be found
Words which sow seeds that the whole world needs
20 April 2020
Krish R. poetry anthology contest
Tapestry of textures, rough and smooth entwined,
Interlacing suffering and joy,
Satin strands of blessing lovingly designed
Tangled knots attempting to destroy.
Paths are set before us, history unfurled,
Warnings and instruction to be heard,
Faith and hope encouraged in a fickle world,
Treasure to unlock within the word.
25.04.20
Krish R poetry anthology contest.
Two stanzas only in rhyme to match the first stanza that is given below
Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.
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“ Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.”
In the torrents of melting cloud of desire I immerse,
in the stream of yearning my love floats afar reeling,
to your heart’s bay where ripples of fervor disperse,
take me to the charming shore of ecstasy appealing.
As on hued horizon a new sun paints spectral course,
the doorway to my dormant dreams opens revealing
veiled patina of flowers blooming in colors so diverse,
I weave rhyme tapestry for you with my heart peeling.
(The first stanza is the prompt given by the sponsor)
April 24, 2020
Rhyme checked on RhymseZone.com
Contest : Poetry Anthology Add Your Stanza
Sponsor : Krish Radhakrishna
Woven are these pages in poetic verse,
With bare threads of our deepest feelings,
You will find laughter, tears and remorse,
and words of wisdom, prayer and healings.
I reach deep into my soul for the words,
All the sorrow, all the pain and the grief,
And set my emotions free like birds,
but I keep all the joy like a pressed fall leaf.
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March 29, 2020
Poetry/Rhyme/Emotions Set Free
Copyright Protected, ID 20-1239-869-03
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France
Submitted to Krish R Poetry Anthology Contest
Third Place
Given a long name at birth,
English pals said it with mirth,
cut it down to simply Krish,
it was their pleasure, my wish,
not afraid to say the truth,
not impulsive as at youth,
go out of way, help others,
I can calm ruffled feathers,
for friend I am best you see,
enemies fear not from me,
Even those who hurt me bad,
I have wiped their tears when sad,
Married to dear wife Vijy,
lost early to tragedy,
children Divya and Vivek,
are the icing on life’s cake,
riding the surging time’s waves
or stumbling my way through caves,
I always love a contest,
I dislike the dishonest!
At last I am at a stage,
when am feeling like a sage,
wisdom of experience,
conviction, resilience,
I see the lights in distance,
ready now for what comes hence!
Written 23/07/2021
7 syllables each line
Milton Hankins Sponsor
This is who I am poetry Contest