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
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.
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
Radhakrishna, Krish
Cooks up a tasty dish
Of verse, senryus, limericks and rhyme
Drop by his site ~ It's well worth your time
In quest of true love I tunnelled my way to other side,
But unseen forces had moved my love to another side!
Flower gardens no longer bloom where she does not reside,
Wilted flowers weep her absence to guide me to her side!
I hover around like moth amongst flowers that have died,
looking for myriad blossoms that would be lover side!
amidst devastation wrought by thieves of my tender bride,
I see blossom of flowers wave in breeze to point her side!
With the courage of true love and speed of a power ride,
reach island blossom! awake from my dream, next to her side!
In perfume of love, romantic whispers deliver tide,
barren is life if lived without love! Krish, stay by her side!
Written 01/09/2020
14 syllables per line
Written for Ghazal poetry contest
removed later!
*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
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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JOURNEY to POETRY WORLD
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.
Emerald emotive urge surges in opulence
on rhythmic passionate flow of poems.
Earnest yearning rippling on relevance.
Verses shining, glowing, sparkling like gems.
Sentiment, sapience, and vehemence,
aroma of dormant dreams in rapture
on charming display of sensuous sentence
projecting past, present and future.
04/ 24/ 20
'Poetry Anthology Add Your Stanza' Contest by Krish Radhakrishna
Optimism entwined in this missive
Letting hope flow through nature’s ceiling
Splayed up on the page by a maestro’s hands
May entice readers’ emotions to reeling.
Spirituality oozing into the words
Gentling guiding the band’s helpful intent
In a reverent manner with love
This poem is truly heaven sent
Written 4-23-2020
Poetry Contest: Poetry Anthology
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.”
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
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
“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
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
Scare crow
Cold shivering down my spine I digress
In oblivion of misleading
Soothing I caress
My dreaming
Petrified stupefied I suppress
As it led my going
I became a numb horse
Enchanting
19/4/2020
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." -Krish Radhakrishna
Every experience, every emotion that's been felt.
Every moment from beginning to the end.
All put together within the bindings of life.
Universal aid to help the soul ascend.
Take the wisdom and guidance from these pages
Take each and every single word to heart.
Trust and follow where the wisdom leads you
This knowledge is now for you to impart.
4/12/2020
Krish R poetry anthology contest
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