Naani Poems

Shower Shoes-Naani

shower shoes sloshing, soapy, slippery,
and teeming with colossal cleanliness,
                                        toweled,
      

The Fates: a Naani

The three Sisters
Are weaving ~
Caring not for your life;
Caring only for Their pattern.

The Kiss In Ashes Path- a Naani Poem

Falling before you--  
A prism of dysfunction   
with kisses that burn,  
taste my blame.   

For a Wounded Soul- a Naani Poem

Out of sympathy,   
The silenced heart—  
 Misled then laid to rest     
Though no death has occurred

May 13, 2022
1st place-Naani Poem sponsored by Joseph May

'Current' Statements on Kariba Dam

Zambezi's strength rules
who can harness our river?
electricity from water?
Nyami, Nyami

Kariba Dam damaged
by six decades of water
the Tonga tribes celebrate
Nyami, Nyami

May 10, 2022

Joseph May's contest on Naani.

Two naani of 24 syllables each
current statements about currents

When the Kariba Dam was built on the Zambezi, the Tonga people had doubts.
The dam was built on gneiss and quartzite and

Dysrationalia :: Naani Form

  
Thinking disorder,
irrational behaviour;
Despite knowledge fail 
to decide an action plan.
~x~

Naani Examples 4

LOVE
~~~~~
love of one another, each other,
why do we hate?
have we forgotten?
a basic need, love!

INSTINCT
~~~~~
love for your mate
a *****sapiens trait
most life depends on instinct
curse the power of reason

REASON
~~~~~
reason, thoughts realised
or to figure out a failure
a *****sapiens trait
with instinct you already know

DISCRIMINATION
~~~~~
discrimination
to discriminate between bad and good
not human relationships
one species one people

TRUE LOVE
~~~~~
true love for

Naani Examples 3

 
ONOMATOPOEIA
~~~~~~~~~~~

onomatopoeia
ring, boom, hiss, bang, crash, wallop!
sounds one can hear
words speaking for themselves

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onomatopoeia
roar, meow, hiss, pop, tap!
from quill to paper, silenced.
heard only in ones mind




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Naani - One of India's most popular Telugu poetry. Naani means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, the total lines consists of . The poem is

Naani Examples 2

NAANI EXAMPLES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

POETRY
Poetry,
feelings, emotions,
exposed souls,
truth or fiction
 
NATURE
Nature,
biodiversity,
natural wonders,
in death, infinite 

Naani Example

Naani
~~~~~~~~~

A naturalist
Commends natural history
The only way of life
Make her your second wife

Troubled Waters - Naani

Love 
is crossing an ocean of torment 
trying to reach a river of dreams
...is it worth the voyage


Form: Naani
12/19/2017

Writing Thoughts -Naani Poem

Writing thoughts into poems

Releases them like birds,

They may be doves or vultures,

Peace or predator words.



All rights reserved~~~Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~03.07.15

Frog In a Huff -Naani-

He sits on his fat butt 
he's in a real huff 
he fell face first off his lily pad 
trying to catch flies. 

Copyright Cynthia Jones 
Sept.17/2004

Oh, Mr Cardinal -Rhyming Naani- -My Own Style-

Oh, Mr. Cardinal
why do you tease me,
sitting, with your belly full
up there, in that tree?

Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Jan.21/2013

I have been waiting a long time, to get a picture of a male cardinal and I finally got one. I was hoping it was going to be a little better than what I got, but you can't

Al the Alligator -Naani-

He watches the bubbles 
float above his head 
he relaxes in the tub 
after a big meal. 

Copyright © Cynthia Jones 
July.2/2004

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