Subcontinent Poems - Poems about Subcontinent

Independence

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The winds of change blow in time’s course,
waft from an unseen end to another unknown.
The momentum they gather from the power
of the flow of history goes on increasing ever.
The direction they...

Etched In Stone

...Humanity born on the bone of an earthen mound
froze graphics on cave walls hail their Ice Age strive,
wall carvings speak three trees, a forest be sound,
harsh times craft crept the charge...

The Sword of Islam

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In the deserts of Arabia, Medina had many Hebrews
And Khaybar Oasis was full of farms run by Jews.
To this day Muslims shout Khaybar, defeating Jews hits a chord
Because Mohammed took both place...

Heart

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"Heart"  

Deep fissures formed
in the cracks of 
the nowhere place
where time leeched
bleeding claret 
through the green 
veined blues

protean bit by bit
the flesh ...

Rest In Peace O Great

...Heartache! 
Huge heartache!
No, no, no! Unstoppable the tears!
Everything is good to look but I’m not
I’m dumped into heartache and logged tears
Long sighs, much heart beating in hearing the new...

Diwali

...Decorating homes and workplaces
Illuminating with diyas and rangoli for five days
Worship ceremonies of Lakshmi, goddess of properity
As mentioned in early Sanskrit tex...

Bangalore-My Dream Destination

...Sprawling green gardens super 
Brilliant, breezy cool weather 
Bustling busy night life 
Clubbing culture that does strike 
Thriving tech talent pool 
With culture uniquely cool 
Fastest growin...

Summertime Love

...Spring blossom’s fine and fine’s monsoon season,
But summertime love’s like a passing shower,
E’en autumn, if my heart’s free from frisson,
No, summertime love’s not my fond flower;
Wearing the l...

A Historic Event

...The intrigued course of subjugation history, 
turned the trader into the ruler, enforcing
the British sovereignty in the Indian subcontinent
for seemingly endless decades.
Many valiant attempts o...

That's Poetry

...When tongue is silent, but muse is chanting - that's poetry.
When we write what the heart has been asking - that's poetry.

As dawn's hues glisten golden rays, in blue, bronze, orange skies,
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Sleeping Beauty - Translation From Tagore

...This is my translation of Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem "Nidrita". Rabindranath Tagore (1861- 1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, music composer, and painter from Indian subcontinent. He reshaped B...

A Raja To His Rani

..."I'll always be your devoted Raja

            And you're forever my Rani; 

          as sacred to me as The Ganges.

             Rain o...

Lamenting Wings

..."you are more than I deserve. It's a love I never dreamed I'd find. Happinesd like this is worth dying for..."
- Yasunari Kawabata-

Looking down, while flying midway between sky and earth,
I saw...

A Great Ruler

...You were an Afghan, Farid Khan by name,
A name less known to the world today.
You ran away from home,
Because your own step-mother plotted against you.
Now you were runaway-Khan!

You chose to ...

Butterfly Effect

...I come to bury Gandhi,
Bury him deep,
Not to praise him.
It is fashionable nowadays—to decry him
As a racist, as a casteist. 
Accuse him of discriminatory practices.
No one will challenge me.
...

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