Time too has legs;
And they march forward incessantly;
While discharging their duty, they let us know…
How silently minutes and hours pass by;
The clock on my wall tells it to me.
How to be active, and kindle the lives of others,
By ever spreading the tick-tock sound on all sides…
And how to awaken the people fast asleep,
By striking the hours at regular intervals;
The clock on my wall tells it to me.
Time is so smart;
It’s not at our beck and call,
All our attempts to arrest it prove futile…
Instead, it’s we who have to run after it;
The clock on my wall tells it to me.
Title of the poem: “GADIYARAM CHUSTE TELISINDI’
Author of the poem: My own composition in ‘Telugu’, a South Indian language.
Inspired By A Translation Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Malabika Ray Choudhury
Date: 29-11-2021
PLACE: 1st
Love
is crossing an ocean of torment
trying to reach a river of dreams
...is it worth the voyage
Form: Naani
12/19/2017
SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI
Fast the travel, long the joyous trip
fine is the progress,
the greatest race,
set at spirit's own sweet pace
Life sends us on a mystery
starships speed far away
truth sets the pace,
destination reigns each day
Robert J. Lindley, 06-20-2014
Sponsor, nette onclaud
Contest Name--------- SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI !
Contest Description
here’s to another new form!...a Naani poem by Telugu poet, Dr. N. Gopi,
has 4 lines… the total number of syllables in the poem are between
20 to 25…the Naani has no set rhyme scheme, and no set syllable count
per line… for this challenge, i would like us to:
*write a NEW poem including your name, contest title , and date of
poem
*create ONLY 2-3 stanzas with a total of exactly 25 syllables per
stanza
*post it under verse category
THE THEME IS: STAR/S…
Rising sun so soft,tender
like your forehead's red bindi
splashes colour in my mind
another new dawn.
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Contest name--Red Sun
Date--- 24th June 2013
Bindi--A bindi ( Sanskrit bindu, meaning "a drop, small particle, dot"), or a pottu/bottu (in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam) is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia (particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mauritius) [1] and Southeast Asia. Traditionally it is a bright dot of red color applied in the center of the forehead close to the eyebrows, but it can also consist of a sign or piece of jewelry worn at this location.
The heart is a storage house
Of deepest thoughts, feelings.
The eyes mirror them,
But the lips open the gates.
(Naani is an Indian Telugu poem with 4 lines, 20-25 syllables, any topic.)
With each small spec of dew
that lays upon each leaf,
each morning; it brings such
freshness to the world.
Naani:
Is one of India's most popular Telugu poetry forms. It means an expression of one and all. It consists of 4 lines, and a total syllable count of 20-25. The poem is not bounded by a particular subject. This was first introduced by one of the renown Telugu poets - Dr. N. Gopi who is presently working as vice-chancellor to Telugu University, Andhra Pradesh.
3rd July, 2012 (c)
(Naani-Expression of one and all)
A tearful heart mourns,
In dire circumstances.
Yet, the same heart when gladdened
Shall shed joyful tears...
[The Naani is one of India's most popular Telugu poetic forms, consiting of 4 lines and
a 20 to 25 syllabic count. It is not bound to a particular subject. Generally, it
depends upon human relations and current statements.]
A woman that knows no bounds
Soars like an eagle
Yet, lands like a rock
If intelligence is not found
Naani
Naani is one of Indian's most popular Telugu poems. Naani means an expression of one
and all. It consists of four lines, the total lines consists of 20 to 25 syllables.
The poem is not bound to a particular subject. Generally, it depends upon human
relations and current statements.
A love
As part of the heart
Remains as nil
When not spoken nor shown in action
Note:
Naani is a Telugu (India) poem it defines
as expression of one and all. This form
is of 4 lines, with total lines of 20 to 25
syllables. The theme for this poetic form
is about human relations/statements and was
introduced by one of the renowned Telugu
poets Dr. N.Gopi.
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