Long With modesty Poems

[Now ShallowMan is quite content
receiving FactoidMan’s consent
to quibble and express dissent
as long as keeping covenant
with fingers crossed and belfry bent
when viewing Facts in sealed cement:]

SM
“The Facts you give me circumvent
those ‘truths’ your chuckles supplement;
although they...

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appropriate advice from the THIRUK-KURAL to those* who would be King: VALIARITHAL - Understanding the Wielding of Power, K473 and K474
[*like presidents, prime and chief ministers, dictators or even modern-day "emperors" under the guise of...

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Bonanza of shamrocks will soon blanket Green Acres...
where Lassie free to run across petco junction 

All across the webbed
wide esse Scott's landed wold
emerald green Trifolium
carpets harbor untold
burrows of tiny Leprechauns clover
(leaf) ways grant trifold
wishes if...

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What pride and joy for me to delight,
albeit vicariously upon receiving invite,
sans commencement at
Redmond Proficiency Academy
on May twenty second at six o'clock at night,
which arrangement to Maurice silly revel 

from afar, viz pomp and circumstances...

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Long nosed earthy bookworm knows 'bout Angler Saxon

Shell yours truly share hook line
and sinker, regarding how I nearly
fell prey to off fish shill
doom for umpteenth time?

Ya haint got no choice... to late,
cuz eyes already clicked...

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Paint me the future,
Of a life without fear, 
where my life has meaning as old age draws near.
Paint me the future, 
With a different story and plot,
As I visualize my life with a clear snapshot.
Paint...

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Like the late sun, with rays that die,
In wild manner, I swing in craving for you,
I dare not wrap myself in guilt,
I carry you within my soul, no mystery to view.
You are the sweet remedy...

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Head of two person patriarchy...

Breathes sigh of relief 
(like toe tilly gnarly mon) 
footing expenses good grief.

Onus encompassing marital
responsibilities with (Holy Scott)
Matt man locked dread
precariously rested squarely and unfairly
upon mine figurative lead

pencil necked geek hirsute...

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All across the webbed wide esse Scott's wold
emerald green Trifolium
carpets harbor untold
burrows of tiny Leprechauns clover
(leaf) ways grant trifold

wishes if captured might
divulge pot of gold
at rainbow's end, and e'en mend
yar shoes, whence re: souled,
thence tread...

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K1087 and K1089 of Canto 109 of the THIRUK-KURAL: Thagaianangkuraiththal

(In the transliterations, the capital vowels stand for the repetition of the same vowel: eg., “A” for “aa”)

K1087:  kadAak kalittrinmEl kadpadAm* mAthar
   ...

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Sadness sets in like the night
Gradually and slowly in the dimming light
It melts the light into the horizon
Occupying the vast space, its job done

You fall asleep waiting for day to appear
You wait for dawn to...

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Freedom is...

Freedom is a knowledge that defies ignorance
Freedom is a responsible act that leads to understanding
Freedom is a practice that comply with the law of nature
Freedom is an in-discriminative spirit that serves all human beings
Freedom...

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Today, 
As I was walking, 
I crushed a midge with my
Newly coloured lips –
The same lips I once kissed you with.
After a pondering second, I concluded,
I was mistaken; I should have kissed 
The blood sucking...

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The mammoth task that my ambitions view,
Shall intercept with reason why I care
To change this woman from the god I knew
Becomes the pedestal, that none compare.

I see her shape and form delight the day,
My having...

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Apparel in my closet adorns me with modesty
Blending along blouses that bear dignity
Confidently exuding elegant beauty… 

Dresses distinctly define my femininity
Exposing woman-roles and their variety
Floral skirts mark motherhood’s blooming serenity…

Green and golden blazers gripped my...

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Part 5  --  Si Monumentum Requiris …

Some tattered banners (from the Crimean War?
so who on earth was fighting – and what for?)
That Holman Hunt thing, over on the right,
with Jesus and His lantern...

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Look,
standing on the pathway
of Jehovah's favor,
Here's the sister I have sought
adorned with love and deep compassion!
She clothes herself with modesty,
humble is her demeanor,
and her heartfelt dedication
surpasses what the eye can see.
Could there be a truer...

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For one lone month each year, we gladly pause
For those we love. for those who are in need,
To play the role of dear, old Santa Claus
And lovely story of the Christ Child, read.

And as the...

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