T A RAMESH

T A RAMESH

SONGS OF THE SINGING BIRD

The unknown singing bird sang

Several songs for some years;

The songs of the singing bird

Soon created news and history!

All the life songs of the bird about

Nature and culture are literature now!

Knowledge and experience give wisdom

That gives a system of life to live;

This is called human culture.

For all, the beginning and the end

Are in Nature only and so it is

The friend, philosopher and guide

Not only to poets, scientists and artists

But also to the whole of mankind.

From first melody to last funeral song

All songs say only about human love!

In reality the more we love the dear one

The more the dear one goes far away!

The tragedy of loved one lives in mind

Ever plunging everyone in endless tears!

Love is the source of all creations in evolution

From blue green algae to man in the world!

Without love nothing can be created and

Great things worthwhile are achieved by men!

One such great thing is poetry of great poets

Absorbing heart, mind and soul of man ever!

What is poetry? Poetry is the magical expression,

Words of poet's heart echoing in the minds of men!

Building castle in the air and capturing in camera

Poetry does to produce the album of poetry book!

Collecting honey from flowers to build beehive

Poet bee weaves ideas together to compose poetry!

Arranging beautiful ideas focused on a subject

A great work of art poet creates in poetry with

Sound, sense, substance and seriousness in words!

Beautiful, sweet and light music of poetry absorbs

Heart, mind and soul to entertain and instruct with

Inspiring ideas to live a happy and prosperous life

With confidence, courage and endurance in the world!

Expressing experience of life in meaningful verse

Poet finds favour with everyone everywhere here!

Compressing many ideas in a nutshell, poet makes it

Possible to reveal Universal truths from trivialities;

Such a magical art in any other form of literature

It is not worth trying other than in poetry alone!

The all absorbing power of poetry is an invaluable art

That has royal reception everywhere in world literature.

Sweet songs of Nightingale, beautiful dance of peacock

And so on will be immortal and unforgettable in poetry!

So, the songs of the singing bird, whom we call a poet,

Will echo eternally in the hearts of men and world of art!

THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY

When the clouds are gathering in the sky,

And with fully spread wings the peacocks are dancing,

The rain is sure to come.

When the glorious morning Sun is coming up,

And the gentle breeze is moving the leaves of the trees,

People begin their work in a pleasant manner.

While the cool river is going through the serene land,

And the sky high towering temple is shining like gold,

Radha and Krishna dance in the Brindhawan garden.

Where the green leaves of the trees are shading the banks of the river,

And the beautiful birds are singing sweetly over the trees,

There the miseries of the men melt away in the melody of the Divine.

As the haunting melodies of the Divine Lord keep

The cows, shepherds and the maids in spell bound serenity,

The dappled dusk draws the day to a close.

Like the crystal clear water flowing in cascades,

The moving musical notes flow from the divine flute of the Lord,

And the dames dance around the Lord in their dreams!

In endless merry go round, the group dance of the dames go on.

Like the planets revolving round the Sun,

Like the Stars twinkling around the Moon in the Universe!

To overcome the big ocean of life in a easy way,

The Lord has come to the world from the ocean of Cosmic energy

To wake up men from the illusion of life and show them the way out.

Brindhawan is the beautiful place the Lord has chosen to preach

The perennial philosophy of Non-Attachment to overcome all woes

For all the men to follow faithfully on the path of Dharma.

INDIA, THE LAND OF BEAUTY AND GREATNESS!

As a sparkling Diamond among the nations

India stands beautifully in shape and size

On the Map of the World attracting all!

For, India, the land of beauty and greatness

Naturally stands unique in Asia as it is

Noted long for its Rich Culture and

Ancient Civilization in the World!

From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and

Gujarat to Assam Regions of India

Many languages, religions, races,

Cultures and traditions thrive here!

The Aryan and the Dravidian Cultures

Mingled here as the Indian Culture!

Also, the cultures of each State

Embellish the greatness of India unique!

In Arts, Philosophy and Religion

Nature itself has inspired variously

Many poets, philosophers and saints

To excel here in their occupations;

Great they became simply because

They were born in this Great Land!

The natural shape of India is the very image

Of the Goddess Sakti herself in reality!

Jammu and Kashmir, paradise on Earth

Beautify the face of Mother India unique;

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana

Form a necklace to her neck fine;

The Desert of Rajasthan and the Plains of Ganga

Beautify her body frame as garb;

The Central Plateau of Vindhian Mountains

Cover her chest and stomach firm;

The Deccan Plateau and the Carnatic Plains

Beautify her thighs and calves strong

With her feet gently immersed in the three Seas,

Bengal, Indian and Arabian firm!

The peaks of the snow capped Himalayas

Are the abode of Lord Siva forever;

The confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Sky

Forms the abode of Lord Vishnu eternally;

Siva and Vishnu of North and South India

Protect the Sakti to do her duties to the World.

The Sun comes everyday to glorify her power!

The Moon comes every night to glorify her beauty!

The clouds praise her valor in the day time!

The Stars glorify her beauty in the night time!

And the waves of the Indian Seas praise her eternally!

INDIA, THE LAND BEAUTY AND GREATNESS – II

The Mother India is Saraswathi, in the North;

This Sakti is Lakshmi in the Central India;

And this Sakti is Parvathi in the South.

This Sakti gives knowledge, wealth and power all!

Yes, she stands erect holding a Bow in her right

With a stretched string in her left hand forever;

Her Arrow pointing to the West ready to fight

Any formidable enemy at anytime day and night!

The garlands of veins, wherein flow the life blood

Like rivers, making her soil fertile for crops grow!

The four Seasons round the year enrich her great Nature!

The four Yugas in a cycle glorify her Rich Culture!

The old Astrology and Astronomy still highlight

the advancement of her Ancient Civilisation!

The four Vedas of India still remain the Mother of

All Religions in the World North, East, West and South!

The four Indian Stages of Life (*)ever solve

The enigma of human life in the world!

The four Ways of Life (**)still uphold

The greatness of her Dharma and ever!

The beauty and greatness of India are

Eternal in Nature and Literature endless!

The Material Advancement of the West can't be

A great threat to her Spiritual Greatness!

And the Spiritual Science of India will certainly

Lead the World to peace and prosperity!

Note:

(*)- Existence, Knowledge, Bliss and Absolute

(**)- Brahman, Kshatrian, Vysian and Sudran

INDIA, THE LAND OF BEAUTY, LOVE AND GREATNESS EVER!

India is a land of beauty, love and greatness ever

Whether it is statues of God or temples or animals

Or women or arts or landscapes or gardens or rivers

Or sunrise or Moon rise or night sky or seas.....!

World beauties of past, present and ever are here;

Symbol of love, Tajmahal nowhere except here is seen;

Chandragupta Mauriya, Ashoka, Buddha and Gandhi are

Great as Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu and Vivekananda!

Religion, literature and philosophy flourish ever here

Conquering the world men by their wisdom unlike other

Nations trying to conquer the world by military force

Adopting UN charter as the Constitution of India ever!

Even after hundreds of years under foreign rule, India

Still remains one of the top nations of the world by

Its philosophy of Dharma, love and peace and its unique

Culture of universal brotherhood embracing world humankind!

T A RAMESH

T A RAMESH: Born on 28th August 1950, after working as an industrialist in Sri Lakshminarayana Industries for 22 years, is occupied with writing poems and essays since 1989 and has become a Writer Publisher at Halo Papers, India publishing books from 1996 onwards; from 2005 he is occupied with publishing his poems and articles on internet; from 2005 on he has become a world website poetry writer. He has written about 92 English Books such as novel, short stories, non-fiction ones and poetry books. Achievement Awards: He is honoured with Best English Book Author Award by Sourashtra Community Welfare Chamber in 2005, elected as Poet of the Year 2010 for his fine philosophic poetry by the readers of www.coffeeconnectionpoets.com , honoured as Best Writer in English with Sourashtrian Achievers Award  by BVK-SITCON committee at Madurai in 2013, also honoured with a prize of $250 for winning in www.poemhunter.com Poetry Contest in September 2013. Anthologies and Videos: Further his  poems are published in Poetry Anthologies like The Enchanting Verses International and Conifers Call magazine and Fiesta of Love (Songs of Loving Hearts) and his poems such as Colourful Flowers (2009) and Water of Life (2009) are released as Poetry Videos on www.youtube.com and www.myspace.com.  He is also honoured with the publication of poems in Romanian language in 2014 in Geneza Visurilor, an Anthology of International Poetry. From 2015 on his poems are published in Our Poetry Archive for the promotion of world peace and unity against racism and terrorism and also from 2016 on his poems are published in Pentasi B World Friendship Poetry website! Country of Origin: INDIA; Mother Tongue: Sourashtra; Nationality: Indian; Place of Living: Pondicherry.