With deepest gratitude
With steady hands and a heart so kind,
You healed with much skill, and preeminent mind.
When clouds of worry covered our sky,
Guiding our boy through the darkest night.
You went beyond what duty asks,
With patience, care, and gentle tasks.
Each step you took, each choice you made,
Brought light to fears that failed to fade.
We thank you more than words can say,
You gave our son a brighter day.
For your hands, your heart, your noble art,
We’ll always hold you close in our heart.
© Dr Upma A. Sharma
Dedicated to Dr Atul S Joshi
On behalf of my son Kartikeya
Categories:
joshi, appreciation, blessing, thank you,
Form: Rhyme
SPEAK YOURSELF
LOVE YOURSELF
SPEAK YOURSELF-
IF YOU WANT TO BE RELAXED
IF YOU WANT A' FUTURE WITHOUT REGRETS'
DON'T BE SO COY
SENSE THE MOMENT OF JOY
NEVER BE STRESSFUL
JUST SPEAK ..
BECAUSE ONCE YOU SPEAK YOURSELF
YOU FIND YOURSELF
YOU REALISE WHO YOU ARE
YOU REALISE YOUR COMPETENCY
MAYBE YOU MADE A MISTAKE YESTERDAY
BUT YESTERDAY'S YOU
IS STILL YOU….
YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE TODAY
WITH ALL YOUR FAULTS.
TOMORROW YOU MIGHT BE A TINY BIT WISER
BUT THAT WILL STILL BE YOU
THOSE FALLS AND MISTAKES ARE WHO YOU ARE
MAKING OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS
IN THE CONSTELLATION OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF
FOR WHO YOU WERE
WHO YOU ARE AND
WHO YOU HOPE TO BECOME
LET US ALL TAKE ONE MORE STEP
WE HAVE LEARNT TO LOVE OURSELVES
NOW I URGE YOU TO SPEAK YOURSELF
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE
WHERE YOU ARE FROM
YOUR SKIN COLOUR, GENDER IDENTITY
FIND YOUR NAME, FIND YOUR VOICE
BY SPEAKING YOURSELF
Sakshi joshi
Categories:
joshi, age, allegory, art, break
Form: Free verse
Blood
Is their
Burning need.
A thrill to take,
Dreadful thirst to quench.
But do they give,
Any thought
For their
Prey?
20/4/2017 written for the “Form N - Ninette or Nonet” - Poetry Contest sponsored by: Broken Wings
This poem has been published in Spectral Realms, No. 11, September 2019 (Edited by S.T. Joshi), Hippocampus Press, New York
Categories:
joshi, fantasy, mythology,
Form: Ninette
Mediocre.
The world settles for it.
We settle too sometimes,
But not you.
You are on fire.
You are THE fire!
The fire that lights those who’d lost,
Lost their way in the sea of Mediocrity.
Your Flames, Your Roar,
Screaming out to us!
“Reach for the stars.”
“Climb”, “Never settle!”
This is my promise.
I will not! I will never settle!
Your flames carry on.
Your roar resonates with my soul.
One day, I too will roar.
My flames will burn brighter and hotter.
On this day, I know you will be watching.
You will see how I see,
What you saw in me.
I will see their potential,
Their gladness of no more.
Mediocrity is now dead.
Your flames - to me, to them, and beyond.
“I am not here to make mediocre engineers!” - Dr. Bharat Joshi
Rest In Peace, knowing your flames carry on!
Categories:
joshi, courage, fire, grief, leadership,
Form: Free verse