ASHOK T
CHAKRAVARTHY
THE CYCLE OF PASSING LIFE
What we think inwardly
What we look outwardly
Our inner self is well aware
Of our frequent changing colors.
Year after year advances fast
Phases of life roll into the past;
Childhood and youthful glory
In no time melt into deep memory.
Mid-age, the age of illumination
Slowly unfolds the veil of
illusions,
The volume of mirror reflections
Reel before eyes in a fit of
emotion.
The cycle of passing life’s seasons
Cannot halt, whatever be the
reason;
The accumulated merits and demerits
Pester us in the self-realization
pursuit.
Know; love for our dear and near
ones
Keep us away from the goal of
realization;
Try to shun the egoistic self
out-rightly,
To attain highest bliss; beautiful
eternally.
YES, POETRY CAN
(A poem for WORLD POETRY DAY 2018)
Yes, poetry can uphold the human
ideals
Can project the ills of social
fragmentation
Can oust the recurring segments of
violence
Can repulse the blurred borders of
hatred
Can enlighten the plight of the
downtrodden
Can spread the threat of ecological
erosion
Can explore the violation of
children’s rights
Can expose the dangers of growing
illiteracy
Can strengthen the pillars of peace
process
Can extend the arms of love and
concern
Can nurse the wounds of distress
and distrust
Can pave a way to repose faith on
co-humans
Can dispel darkness from the sucked
dark lives.
Yes, Humans, neither have wings to
fly high
Nor have a vision to look beyond
the sky;
Yet, with a true sense of
righteousness
If poets campaign poetry with
astuteness;
Everywhere, everything becomes
beautiful;
The radiance of peace shall spread
bountiful.
In the womb of time a new poetic
era unfurls
The present and future shall be
peaceful
The beehive of memories shall stay
eternal.
REALITY OF LIFE
The very moment a life peeps out
With a ‘cry’ it announces its
protest;
Every moment it tries to contest
To fulfill its desires of survival
quest.
From the infancy stage of growth
Mother obliges with love-warmth,
The sooner childhood takes its root
Desires creep into the little
heart.
Yes, desires are tough, get
stronger
One after other, they change
colors;
Their inward strength is enormous
Even mar, bright prospects of
future.
Every human, knowingly or
unknowingly
Suffer the ordeal, intently or innocently;
Once maturity sneaks in, speck by
speck
Reality of life peeps out from the
dark.
Enlightened, righteousness rules
the heart,
Against evil, violence, injustice;
it protests;
Promoting eternal peace and eternal
elation
It mingles with joy and sweet
harmony reigns.
ASHOK T CHAKRAVARTHY
Dr. ASHOK T CHAKRAVARTHY, a poet and review writer,
India, is composing poetry for the past 25 years. As of now, of the 2000 poems
composed, nearly 1500 poems appeared in various magazines, journals,
anthologies, newspapers, e-zines etc. in nearly 100 countries across the world.
His six volumes of poetry viz., Charismata of Poesie, The Chariot of Musings,
Serene Thoughts, Twinkles, Reflections and Altitudes received wide readership
acclaim all over the world. To know more, please visit : http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=286. Ashok’s poetry is
aimed at promoting universal peace, environment awareness, protection of
children rights etc. He was commended with several prestigious international
awards, viz., Universal Peace Ambassador, International Intellectual Peace
Award, Asian Who’s Who, Effulgent Star etc. He was conferred with the FOUR
prestigious doctorates, viz., Doctor of Literature (2), Doctor of Letters
(Honoris Causa), Doctor of Humanities and honored with ‘First Laureate of the
World of Literature 2017’, on the 26th anniversary of Independence of
KAZAKHSTAN by the World Nations Writers’ Union. That apart, Mr. Ashok is nominated as Hon’ Adviser
of Borneo International Open University, Malaysia, Vice-President, Global
Harmony Association, Russia, Research Committee Member, U.S.A, Centre of
Non-killing, Norway are a few of the rare international recognitions among
several others he acquired.
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