Creative Musings

Out there somewhere!

2012-02-13T20:40:00.001-08:00

Out there somewhere

I wonder what you do

I wonder if you’ve still got the same smile

And that wistful look in your eye

Out there in the world somewhere

I wonder how you are

Are you still the sweet little girl

That you used to be?

Out there in these changing times

I wonder if you still remain

Unsullied by time

Just like the image I have in my mind

Out there in the harsh winter of life

I wonder if you still remember

Of a love that was

And still is!

M V J Simon 2012

Nagala – a tribute.

2011-11-15T22:07:00.001-08:00

Walking up that treacherous trail

Along that dry river bed

Rocks and pebbles crunched by boots

As I swing my arms in a rhythmic sway

Thorny bushes in clumps

Dwarfed by the hills around

A full moon in broad daylight

A cool sun that surprised me

Into the bower of jungle trees

A welcome shade beckons

I amble along at my own gentle pace

Along that dry river bed

Across the bend a stream appears

Crystal clear waters bubbling away

Sparkling in the sunshine

So clean and pure

As I tread gingerly through

Slippery pebbles slip… and slide away

And I stretch my arms apart

As I take the next careful step

Along the way I reach a refreshing green pool

And a nymph walking along dived smoothly in

In a flash, she clambered up the rocks across

A faint hint of a smile flitting on her lips

Into those waters I plunge quickly in

And emerge shivering in the icy cold

Warm rays of sunshine engulf me

As I float on the water without a care

Lost in the lap of nature

Time loses its grip on man

Isn’t this the way we were meant to be?

Wild and free, just the way she is

M V J Simon 2011

Somewhere...

2011-11-04T22:51:00.001-07:00

Some place to hide

Somewhere to go

Some place in my heart

I long to be

Somewhere to lie

Some place to dream

Some place to gaze

At the moon-lit sky

Some place to roam

Some where to walk

An aimless walk

in this cold, cold world

Some place to swing

My arms freely

And amble along

At my own free pace

It just doesn’t matter

If you aren’t around

I walk all alone

In this cold, cold land

Coz somewhere within

There’s this warm place

Somewhere in my heart…

Some memories…

That keep me warm

MVJ Simon 2011

Shattered dreams

2011-07-08T05:03:00.001-07:00

Shattered dreams

Picking up the fragile shards of broken dreams
Sharp pointed edges biting deep into my heart
Numbing pain that keeps me from screaming
I cry out loud but no sound emerges

Broken and battered by life's storms
Lie dreams shattered into kaleidoscopic pieces
I try putting them back together
But they form shapes that are never what it was

I long to sleep the dreamless sleep
And know the peace that dreams never give
The starlight blinks an eternal truth
It's all over in a flash of light

I long to sleep that dreamless sleep
I long to sleep that dreamless sleep

M V J Simon 2011

The daily grind!

2011-07-02T05:07:00.000-07:00

Hard work is the name of the game
Work till you sweat and your brows wrinkle
Till your hair turns grey and you turn pale
And keep doing it till your find your place in a box

Nothing comes easy or so they say
It's the way of the world you follow the rules
Don't bend it or break it or we'll cut off your bonus
Keep doing work till the day you're burned!

Come early in the morning, stay up as late as you can
You've traded your life for money, your time is ours
Don't smoke too much, we need you alive
And eat as fast as you can, for time is money!

it's the survival of the fittest, you either fit in or don't
We know the signs very well, we can kick you out
And out there is a hard world, where you'll beg and steal
You'll lose all your comforts, that you enjoy right now

It's do or die, the battle of the market
We are the drivers of the economy, we make lives better
There isn't a life better outside, your box is the best
Don't ever peep out, or you'll find your place there!

M V J Simon 2011

It's a crazy world or is it just me?

2011-06-13T05:29:00.000-07:00

Why is it that we fight for peace?
And cry for justice?

Why is it that we crave for attention
and shy away when we receive it?

Why is it that we long for love
and take it for granted when it is present?

Why is it that we shed tears for those who are gone
while we made them cry when they were around?

Why is it that we are not satisfied with what we have
and then wonder about the aching emptiness within?

Why is it that we strive so much to make our lives better
and wonder why time passes by so fast?

Why is it that we blame everybody else for all the mistakes
without a thought about what we do?

why is it that we do what we do, think all these thoughts
and disregard it all, the very next minute?

M V J Simon 2011

One wave after another

2011-03-23T06:45:00.000-07:00

When trouble comes, it comes in waves

Lashing out in fury

Devouring everything in its way

Nature’s backlash, waves of distress

It’s the way it’s always been

Or is it just what we mankind made

Or is it the ferocious nature

That nature learnt from us?

Having it all and wanting more

Greed, gargantuan, lusting after it all

Leaving precious nothing

Having pillaged everything and looted the world

Is there a way to reverse all that we’ve done?

Set the clock ticking backwards

And hope that those days will come

It’s just a foolish fantasy, a hope, a wish

When the rivers have dried

And the plants have perished

And when the earth is laid desolate and bare

Some memories should be there to keep us hoping

M V J Simon 2011

All and nothing

2011-02-27T20:21:00.001-08:00

Having it all

And yet having nothing

An empty face

A mask

Hiding all the pain away

Beneath that painted smile

The façade a beautiful lie

While the inside is grotesque

Marred beyond repair

A ghastly sight

That makes me want

to look away

Wonder what cleansing rituals

Will soak up the muck

And leave me feeling clean

Wonder what penance out there

Will clean out the inner self

And make me smile again

MVJ Simon 2011

All is well

2011-02-25T01:00:00.000-08:00

When I looked away

I lost a chance

Of a future

that might have been

When I paused mid way

The moment just passed

And I lost you there

Wonder how it would’ve been

When I chickened out

Lost courage

At times

when I should have led

I lost so much

That I don’t know

And probably never

will know

Was it just a glance

An unspoken word

A timely hug

Or one single moment?

There’s so much I lost

That I don’t know I lost

I keep assuring self

That all is well

M V J Simon 2011

Caught

2011-02-19T04:35:00.000-08:00

Between the real and the dream

I find an existence

And question my sanity

Between life and living

I find breathing space

And wonder, am I alive?

Between lies and truth

I seek what is comforting

And think that it is right

Between evil and goodness

I chose the one that is fun

And I am so sorry

Between now and eternity

I fill up moments with work

While life ticks by.

MVJ Simon 2011

Creative Musings: Catch a tiger by its tail

2011-01-30T22:36:00.000-08:00

Creative Musings: Catch a tiger by its tail

Catch a tiger by its tail

2011-01-28T21:01:00.000-08:00

Catch a tiger by its tail

And wrestle it to the ground

Hold it tight with all your might

For if you let go it will devour

Catch that idea floating by

Hold it close to heart, never let it go

Grapple with it till you overcome

And lay it down arranged neatly in words

MVJ Simon 2011

Blissful ignorance

2010-12-29T00:32:00.000-08:00

Out here in the freezing cold

In a place known for being hot

I wonder why the weather’s so cranky

Monsoon showers in December

I wonder why man is so stupid

Unmindful of nature’s warning signs

Going about his work uncaring

About seasons changing and upturning

I sense an uneasy calm

Nature working up its anger

We’ll just stand by and watch

Helpless…puny weaklings

Civilizations have vanished

Cities have perished

It’s just the way it’s always been

A full circle.

Nature’s ways

M V J Simon 2010

Poet tree

2010-12-02T23:20:00.000-08:00

With words I sow

Scattering them around with wild abandon

Fodder for birds

Food for thought

Ideas of delight

In fertile minds, they sprout

And germinate

Out of dry barren earth

And stone hard hearts

A shoot of green emerges

Cracking up the terrain

With explosive creative force

This tiny little nut

Frail and weak little seed

From where this life force?

Is it the dew drop that soaked?

Or sun-rays that warmed?

Or is it the soil fertile and moist?

Or is it just the way it is

That life happens. No matter what.

MVJ Simon 2010

Thoughts

2010-11-25T23:34:00.000-08:00

Thoughts flutter by

Lingering

A moment

Then darts away

From grasp

No time for poems

2010-11-17T04:48:00.000-08:00

No time to think

No time for words to trickle in

And flow out into a blank page

Blotches of black on white

No time to write

As I keep doing

There’s some much to do

Though I don’t know what

No time to waste

In meaningless thoughts

And empty words

When I have work to do

No time to live

As I work hard

Trading time to live

And for good times

Caught in the spinning wheels

Keeping up with its relentless pace

I’m in the race

A spoke in the wheel called progress

MVJ Simon 2010

This empty noise.

2010-11-09T17:39:00.001-08:00

Barges into my unwelcome ears.

This noise.

The monotonous crack of crackers.

Marking time like dripping tapwater.

Empty noises that echo in the empty walls of my mind.

The sound of Celebrations?

Hollow.

This noise meant to bring joy.

Echoes.

This empty noise banging on my ear drums,

making me want to clutch my temples.

The screams of me, me, me

Arising from empty throats

Gasping like their last breaths

Hunger in their eyes

This empty noise

This greed

This hunger

I shut my eyes.

And my mind.

In my wakeful sleep.

MVJ Simon. Nov. 2010

Picture Perfect

2010-06-11T23:07:00.000-07:00

Somewhere you lead me

Some place I can’t recall

Sometimes I remember

The night fall and the song

Some place you took me

Lead me on and on

I remember the wild flowers

Trampled under your feet

Sometimes when I remember

The silence and the stillness

When our eyes stayed locked unblinking

Time stood still in wait

Sometimes I think of you

And those moments that stood so still

Frozen in my mind

Your youth captured unfading

Just one time you’ve beaten destiny

And time and space and the world itself

Lingering on youthful and unchanging

In times faded, wrinkled and aging.

M V J Simon 2010

Inferno

2010-05-31T22:14:00.000-07:00

Where’s the blaze

Fiery orange with a reddish core
Ignited by one little stray spark
Insatiable in its fury!

Voraciously hungry, feeding on deadwood
And anything that comes your way
Fiery virago
Why are you so quiet?

Crackling tinder, rising ash
Fumes leaping high
My face aflame with an orange glow
As I watch from afar

Flaming inferno
Don’t you dare die!

From the ashes of dead beliefs
And wrinkled ideas
The ground fertile
Sprouts new life.

M V J Simon 2010

Nothing to say!

2010-02-02T05:21:00.000-08:00

I’ve just got nothing to say
Nothing to say
I’ve got no moments to spare
No money to lend
No praises to sing
No songs to hear
No paeans to pen

I’ve got nothing to say
And I’m gonna stay that way

I’ve got no patience to hear
Patience to hear
Your stories of pain
Grievances and gains
Lust filled nights
And petty fights

I’ve got nothing to say
And I’m gonna stay that way

I’ve got no bills to pay
No money to pay

No checks and cards
No over drafts
No bank accounts
Nothing at all
No job to lose
Nothing to gain

I’m just another on my way
Not long to stay

I’m just gonna walk away
Leaving it all behind
There’s nothing to say
No tears behind
No glance backward
No spell of remorse
No, I just don’t belong

I’m just gonna walk away
Walk away.

From it all.

MVJ Simon 2010

Uncomfortably Numb

2009-09-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

I see with my eyes wide open
Yet I don’t see your suffering
I hear your cry of agony
It’s just another sound to me

I see the plea in your eyes
Yet my eyes remain vacant, stony
I sense the urgency in your need
Yet I remain unmoved

I see the tears in your eyes
Yet I glance away, staring at the empty sky
I see a human trampled and crushed
I am glad, it wasn’t me

I see the blood splattered around
I’ve seen worse on reality TV
I’ve seen the way you lie
Broken, grotesque, disfigured

I don’t have the time to stop and stare
I just don’t have the time to spare
I don’t have the means to lend you a helping hand
Or is it that I just don’t really care?

M V J Simon 2009

Reflections

2009-08-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

I see so much of me in you
When I gaze deep into your eyes
Is that you whom I love?
Or is it the reflection of me in you?

I gaze deep into the languid blue
So still and serene the watery brim
Concealing well the currents that rage
Beneath in those unrevealed depths

I long to dive right in, right now
Plunge headlong into that calm
In one moment of insanity
Or is that eternity?

Was it my reflection that lured me in?
Or was it my need to belong
Is it you who claimed me?
Or did I lose myself in my own self?

Is this love that they sing about?
Blind and reckless with no reason at all
Or is this nature claiming its own?
To be one with her for all eternity

MVJ Simon 2009

Somewhere...

2009-06-27T05:48:00.000-07:00

Somewhere I lost myself in your words
Words so gentle and soothing, they made me live
Somehow I believed all that you said
Maybe I wanted to, those words I longed to hear

Somewhere those words lost their meaning
Often repeated, the charm faded away
Somehow those words became irritating
The magic wasn’t just there anymore

Somewhere I started detesting the emptiness
Those words drummed incessantly into my ears
I didn’t want to hear them again
Somehow words had become so intrusive

Somehow I longed to shut out words
And be still and calm away from them all
Yet when I closed my ears, the din grew louder
I tried to shut my thoughts out, yet those words resounded

Somewhere I hear myself screaming
I don’t want to hear those words anymore
Devoid of meaning and without a trace of feeling
Those words are dead, a forlorn carcass awaiting vultures

Somewhere I long to escape from the menace
Of meaningless words that spew out from lying tongues
Somewhere I hope to find words that come straight from the heart
Somewhere I wish I find words in its truth

And there I know I will find love

MVJ Simon 2009

Alone

2009-05-27T08:25:00.001-07:00

When the wondrous rounds of applause fades
When thinning crowds turn their backs and slink away
When it’s your time to call it a day
In the blackest of the nights

You know you are alone, just the way you arrived

When weary eyes long to be shut tight
And a dull ache spreads across your chest
When you don’t care enough to pretend
And cast aside the well worn mask

You know you’re alone, just the way you’ve been

When you shut the world out and remain inside
Content with little remnants of a life gone by
When the thrills of achievement and the joys of living
Seem hollow as words of empty praise

You know you’re alone, and you like it more

When you know you cannot win
In that one last race against time
Wake up to a day that really counts
Maybe you could pull out a surprise

Face it, you’re all alone.

There’s no rewind, no looking back
The clock ticks on, going on and on
Round and round, time after time
The circle of life, unwinds

Alone you came, and alone you will go.

Go on, make a living!

2009-04-29T23:52:00.000-07:00

Go on to make a living

You’ve got bills to pay

Go on and get a job

To survive, it’s the only way

Wake up at four

And pack up your box

Get to work on time

There’s glory and honor and a pension maybe

Go on to make a living

Fill all hours with work

And some more when you get back home

Don’t waste your time idling

Go on to make a living

Look at your neighbors, they’re watching

Go on, get the car you’ve always wanted

You have your life to pay it all up

Go on, make a living

You must stab or get stabbed

It’s life or death out there

Weakness will never be spared

Go on, make a living

By crook or a mean hook, make some money

Live life in the fast lane

Don’t you see that’s what really counts

Go on make a living

That’s what all preachers do

There’s power and honor and glory

In gathering as much as you can do

Go on, make a living

Be richer than the richest

Go on get that new car

And the girls that come with it

Go on, make a living

The world out there is yours

Go on, grab it all

There’s so much to take with you

Go on, make a living

Make more, more and more

There’s always room for some more

Go on, make a living

Go on, make a living

You don’t have much time

Go on, make a living

Or go to hell and die!

MVJ Simon 2009

Mirror

2009-03-21T04:15:00.000-07:00

Life is a mirror so clear
When you look at and smile
it smiles back at you

Life is a mirror so faithful
When you are sad
It tells you it isn’t so bad

Life is a mirror so harsh
When you believe you’re fairest of all
It shows you those pimples

Life is a mirror so passive
When you watch it pass by
You remain where you are

Life is a mirror so cruel
When you hurl disgust
It breaks you down

Life is a mirror so jovial
When you laugh at it
It laughs back at you

Life is a mirror so fragile
Handle it gently
Never, ever let it drop

Life is mirror so beautiful
When you look at it
See how unique and precious you are

A Poem by MVJ Simon

Now

2009-01-02T00:32:00.000-08:00

Wake up to the new dawn with a smile on my face
Open wide the windows and watch sun rise
Inhale some fresh air and breathe in the fragrance
Listening to the song of birds

Walk around the park for a while
Stop to admire flowers in full bloom
Sit for while on the bench alone
Plan what needs to be done

Make every moment count, enjoying each second
No matter how mundane the task
Every little thing does matter
It’s the details that make the future

Refresh mind and body with adequate rest
To perform at it’s fullest best
Create something new every day
Something that was never there before

Accept people as they are, cast prejudice aside
Look for the good inherent, there will always be some
Keep the smile alive, even when I’m dead tired
As the day dies down, and night begins

Rejoice in life’s precious gifts
Look at each day as a blessing
It’s here and now
Grasp it with all might

When the clock stops ticking
And there’s silence all around
Life will go on
What remains then, is what I must do.

Now.

MVJ Simon.2008

The Wait

2009-01-02T00:31:00.000-08:00

Lonesome the old house stood
Majestic and serene
Gone are the voices of children
That echoed down it’s halls

Still lie the waters in the pond
Not a ripple, not even a tear
Shed for the little children
Who once naked, swam around in glee

Dust on the bookshelves
Shorn of varnish, dull brown teak
Cobwebs on rafters
Spiders busy at work

Gone are the children
The pillars of this house
In search of fame and glory
And a living to be made

They’ve all become bigger
Than this house, this old relic
They’re no longer little children
Whose laughter filled this space

I wonder if they’ll all come once
It’s just a daydream
I know that clocks can’t be turned back
It’s just my daydream

Thought-waves

2008-12-30T07:03:00.000-08:00

Thoughts surge in waves unrelenting
Roaring as it crashes
Into the hard rock of my mind
Grey and withered with time

Sometimes I wish I could crumble
And be washed away with the waves
Disappearing into the depths
Carried away into oblivion

To a place so tranquil
As still as the waters in the ocean
Into the depths unseen and unknown
Masked by it’s deceitful surface

Thoughts surge again in my mind
Bringing with it some surprises
Remembrances, memories
Then it recedes as quick as it came

Storm clouds gather warning me of impending rain
That will lash out furious in sweet pain
In torrents accompanied by lightning
And a thunderous deep rumble

Thoughts charge in furiously
Into every crevice, every nook
Leaving me choked, gasping
Then they recede and leave

While I remain

Washed and cleansed…
with every wave

A Poem by MVJ Simon

It’s just that I am more human.

2008-11-20T06:42:00.000-08:00

I can sense the distaste in your stare
The way you look away when you see
I sense arrogance in the way you move
Away from me, always at arm’s length

I see through your false smile
That stops at your lip, eyes so cold
I know that you don’t like me
But yet you pretend, that we belong

I sense that you just tolerate
It’s part of your manners, your class, your breed
You pretend so well, my dear friend
But sometimes, these masks, they slip away

Just because you’re light, your pigments so bright
You think you’re a finer man
It is not so, just an accident
It goes deep, more than skin, if you must know

Just because you brag a lot
And announce to the world that you’re so hot
It doesn’t mean a thing, my dear friend,
Maybe I just like to be cool and so quiet.

Just because you speak another tongue
It’s just another language, my dear friend
You forget it’s a tool our forefathers made
Just so we can be friends, my dear friend.

Just because you possess a lot
It really won’t make you a better man
Maybe you have been more greedy
And you collected more, my dear friend

Just because your God isn’t mine
And mine is mine alone
We’ll fight and kill for the glory
That awaits us both in heaven

Just because you’re so dumb
You’ve been used and abused
By leaders of men, self proclaimed
You deserve it, my friend, for being so!

Just because I’ve been mute
Just because I like to be quiet
Just because I am so silent
Just because I am more gentle

It doesn’t mean I am a lesser man in any way
Nor am I a lesser woman.

It’s just that I am more human.

A Poem by MVJ Simon. 2008

It goes beyond words!

2008-10-20T07:21:00.001-07:00

It goes beyond words
This thing I feel
I just can’t explain
Just look me in the eye
And you will know
It goes beyond words

This numbness
I just can’t describe
Words welling up
Stuck somewhere beneath
My throat –
It goes beyond words

The tears held back
Restrained
Filling up the eyelids
Trembling
It goes beyond words
You will never know

This silence
So eloquent
Heavy and laden
With meaning
It goes beyond words
You know

This air I breathe
Your presence, your whiff
My mind recalls
Long lost fragrance
Of a love once was
It goes beyond words

Maybe I am wrong
The feeling’s just too strong
Maybe it’s still there inside
A flame burning so bright
Scorching

It goes beyond words
It goes beyond words

A Poem by MVJ Simon

A Walk along the Lakeside

2008-10-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

Walking along the lakeside
Sweet mist in the air
Clouding my vision
I see no reason to look afar

Time stands still
Moments so precious and rare
Watch stops to stare
Wondering why the slave smiles

The tang of pepper
Coffee blooms and cardamom
Overpower the smell of wet earth
Moist with a light drizzle

The crunch of gravel below my boots
Creaking crickets and whispering wind
Raindrops drumming on red tiles
Green with moss and algae

I walk up the path into the forest
Tall giants of trees block my way
An umbrella gifted by God himself
As I sit in calm under its shade

The raindrops display valor
As they rage and thunder
Lightning flashes strike terror
And thunder roars with a deafening voice

I hunch myself and tuck my legs in
As I wait for the rain to subside
Strange that it’s dry around me
A circle of warmth from above

As I look up through the dense foliage
I see the sun emerge through the clouds
Droplets dripping from freshly washed leaves
Lazily, wondering whether to leap or not

The rays reach through the rustling leaves
Leaving shadows ever-changing
Whistling the wind blows again
Ruffling my neatly combed hair

I get up slowly from my resting place
I have to go, though I wonder why
I have to make a living in the city
While losing this life I’d rather have

Glimmer

2008-10-03T05:17:00.000-07:00

Walk into the fire
Into flames that singe
Leap and lick
Eager to consume

Into that flaming core of rage
In that blaze, melt down
Melt with the heat
And flow down

Changing form and self
Molten liquid hotter than flame
Taking on a new form
A new shape, life anew

Out of the furnace
Glimmer now
No trace of rust
Shimmering glow

Years of disuse
Patina of age
Cleansed by fire
Emerge unscathed

Hard metal now
Solid steel core
Take me on
I’m game

Will never crack
Whatever the blow
Been through fire
That makes me strong

Flame

2008-09-11T23:33:00.001-07:00

Self immolation

Isn’t that what you do everyday?

To spread some light around

And show them the way?

Blind fools groping in darkness

Stumbling…falling…getting hurt

If it were not for you

Throwing some light around…guiding them

Will they ever remember

That it was you who gave them light

At a time they were fumbling

Not knowing what lies ahead

Yet you burn yourself out

At pyre of knowledge

Sharing what you know

Without a care

Lighting many earthen lamps

With your burning flame

The room glows brighter

When eager young faces shine

You know you’ve done your job

When you don’t see them again next year

In your class, in this room

They’ve moved on to greater heights

Some day when they come back

And tell you how good you’ve been

Passing on the flame of knowledge

That made them who they are

Someday, when they forgive your chiding

and red welts on palms

And realize the pains you took

In making them learn

You’ll feel that’s it’s justified

Your troubles forgotten for a while

Someday, when the oil gets diminished

And the wick shortened

You’ll bask in the glow

Of a thousand lamps lit!

The road downhill

2008-09-03T18:17:00.003-07:00

The road downhill
Winding snake-like, creeps
Making me want to just throw up
I shudder as I hurtle down
Deep gorges and valleys

Tight, I shut my eye.

Bumping over potholes
Aching back and numb mind
Eyes sleepless, red with rubbing
A rumbling belly drives me on

That’s all I can think of now!

Piercing through the darkness
Twin swathes of light beam the way
Don’t know what lies beyond

Just pitch darkness, not that I care

I close my eyes into a dreamless sleep
Tired and weary, it’s bliss for a while
Thrown and thrashed by jolts
I wake up with a start, to drift again
Somewhere down the road, the bumps cease
And I wake up in my favourite fantasy

Here I am in the big bad city!

I gaze up in disbelief
Towering high, in the skies above
Glistening in the sun, my eyes squint
I shade them with my cupped palm

My ears get used to the un-nerving din
The wail, cries and roar of the multitude
Voices crying to be heard
Louder and louder the wails
I hold my nose as the stench invades
Rotting dreams or putrid flesh?

The city smells of unwashed hopes
Of a million dreams of sweet success

I swing my rucksack on to my back
My knees buckle, yet I do not fall
Steady on my feet, I take those steps

Into the crowds, I lose myself!

The road downhill

2008-09-03T18:17:00.001-07:00

Dear, dear friend!

2008-07-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

To let down all defense

To cast aside pretense

Let slip the mask

And just be yourself

Devoid of drama

Except for silly pranks

No use of tantrums

Simply won’t work

To laugh at each other

And still be together

To tease and admonish

Without fear of revenge

To know what he’s thinking

And do what’s to be done

No words needed

It’s understood

To walk beside each other

To be a true friend

Not leading, nor following

Just walking side by side

No fear of judgment

No ridicule

You’ve known me since ages

My dear, dear friend

Meeting after a decade

We pick up lost threads

No fumbling for words

We know where we left

There’s comfort in your presence

I know that you care

We may not see each other

But you’re always there

True friendships need no reasons

Logic or explanations

Deep down in your heart, you know

That it’s always been there

To let down all defenses

To cast aside all pretense

To let slip the mask

And just be yourself

A Poem by MVJ Simon / Bittersweet

Those flowers, so fresh!

2008-06-30T09:05:00.000-07:00

As I lie pale and white

Those flowers on my chest so fresh

Mourners in black and white

Shedding right tears, in right measure

As I lie pale and white

I never knew I had friends so many

Would have been nice if they were around

While I was alive

As I lie pale and white

I never knew I was so good

Worthy of praise so kindly showered

It’s news I was the noblest!

As I lie pale and white

I know they’re so eager

To see who gets what

And share what’s left

As I lie pale and white

Shorn of gold even in my teeth

They just can’t wait

To share the divides

As I lie pale and white

I smile

By MVJ Simon / Bittersweet

It's fun being creative!

2008-06-25T20:58:00.000-07:00

Grabbing an idea when it’s tossed
Running like mad till I reach the goal
The feeling is great as I score
One more hit, one more time

It’s fun making up stories
And rhyming when you’re bored
It’s great being creative
The sheer joy that’s so addictive

Playing around with colors
Splashing some paint around
Coaxing a tune out of a piano
Till my ears yell STOP!

Keying it all in font size twelve
And biting my nails waiting for comments
Doesn’t matter if none sees it
It’s fun being creative

Making sand castles on the beach
Watching the tide wash it away
Scooping up the wet sand again
Building where the castle once lay

The ones who watch say I am mad
Not listening to their words of wisdom
Making my mistakes and enjoying them
While I should have sat down and cried

It’s a crazy thought alright
The sea’s there, the sands too
The tide will rise and wane
But on the shore, I’ll keep playing

It’s fun being creative.

By MVJ Simon/ Bitter-sweet

Needs and desires

2008-06-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

I got what I need

Then I knew I wanted more

I kept on wanting more

Till I got what I needed

Then I realized I want something else

Kept wanting something else

That’s not what I wanted

Once I had it in my hands

I kept chasing better

Till I got the best

The best didn’t seem so good

Now that it’s so near

Then I looked around to see

Whose is better than mine

Then it was just a question

Of mine being better always

Even that was tiring after a while

The stress of looking around

Then I said, to hell with it

I’ll be happy with what I have

But then again I looked around

And my wants and needs arose

Again I wanted something better

Better than what I have

I remember

2008-06-11T22:29:00.000-07:00

Splashing turgid waters
Kicking hard to stay afloat
Sinking, gasping and then coming up
Coughing, spluttering, laughing
I remember

The muddy waters in a river full spate
Foaming when it hits the rock-face
Bubbling as it swirls and twirls
Frolicking briskly ahead
I remember

Proud silver oaks, ramrod straight
Row after row, in perfect lines
Plump jackfruit jostling for space
Squat coffee bushes pruned perfectly round
I remember

The air so clean, biting cold
Wisps of mist clouding my view
Shades of green all around
Dewdrops on leafs quivering
I remember

Moist earth laden with leaves
Squishy as I tread gently
Mushrooms wild on rotten tree trunks
Grabbing some space from lichen around
I remember

Orchids so rare blooming when they please
Unseen, unknown to man’s prying eyes
Clusters of bamboo leaning over the edge
Looking at the river as it flows carelessly below
I remember

Lying down on the soft green grass
Looking at the changing sky
Travelling clouds so busy and driven
They keep on moving, as though they must
I remember

Gentle breeze ruffling my hair
Blades of grass, bending softly below
Rays of sun playfully shines
Through rustling leaves caressed by breeze
I remember

I close my eyes and breathe deeply in
The fragrance of nature as I know it
So tender and nice, my resting place
It’s mine, forever
I remember

Golden Sunshine

2008-05-29T21:03:00.001-07:00

Girl, you walked right in

Throwing wide open

Doors of my heavy heart

Lightening it with your laugh

Girl, you walked right in

Without an invite

No ringing bells

You barged in straight

Girl, like the golden sunshine

Passing through the sheer white curtain

Waking me up from deep slumber

Squinting my eyes with brightness

Girl, you breeze through life

With a naughty delight

Savouring all that’s nice

And spreading joy around

Girl, don’t grow up please

It’s a choice you can make

Just be the way you are

Not letting life break you

Girl, even when you pout and sulk

And throw nasty tantrums

I stifle my smile, look serious

You may never know why

Girl, you’re a dear little friend

Queen of drama

Princess of hearts

When you feel sad, so do I

Girl, just be the drop

Of golden sunshine

Just breeze through life

Spreading a warm glow around

By MVJ Simon/Bittersweet

An old Bungalow

2008-05-22T03:25:00.001-07:00

An octagonal verandah
Wide steps below
Polished red oxide floor
Shining with a glow

A large leather settee set
A round table in the midst
With tiger claws at it’s feet
Clasping a globe

Brown wood all around
Smells really good
Framing French windows
With clear panels of glass

Etched in my memory
Looming the house stood
Once it was my home
Now it’s on my mind

In it’s place stands a tower
Glass and steel and chrome
Looks cold and menacing to me
Just doesn’t have the charm

Gone is the grass covered lawn
And the roses that surround
In it’s place is a car park
Space well utilized

They tell me it’s progress
Maybe I do agree
But somewhere in my heart's corner
Looms the old bungalow

Through life's raging storms

2008-05-22T03:23:00.000-07:00

When life’s storm rages
And I have none beside
That’s when you arrive
My friend, who’s always there

Holding my hand
Assuring me it’s ok
Gently pulling me through
You’re there when I need you

That’s when I feel guilty
Not having acknowledged you
Your love for me shines through
Even though I had none for you

When life’s storms rage
And I need your help
You’ve always been there
Your hand around me

And once there’s peace
I forsake you
Yet, you remain
So loyal and true

True to my frailties
And deceitful nature
I am only human
And you’re so divine

Yet through life’s storms
You hold my hand
You’re always there
Friend in deed

You loved me so much
You gave your life for me
I’ve felt your presence
Through life’s raging storms

The Silent Sounds of Feelings

2008-05-03T07:55:00.000-07:00

Muffled sobs

Gasping to be let out

Strangling you

Leaving you breathless

Silently

Clenching of jaws

Every tendon taut

A throb in temple

Blazing heat waves

Striking your face

A racing heart

Pounding loud

Warmth creeping up

From below ears

Eyes sparkling with love

Bitter-sweet

2008-04-29T00:39:00.000-07:00

Brevity

Some wise man said
It’s the soul of wit

I do agree
Whole-heartedly

Coz I’m plain lazy!

Laziness

I would’ve composed
A fine love-song

I would’ve built
a Taj Mahal

For your love, anything, I say!

Free Speech

I speak from my heart
For I know not how to read!

Serves you right too
Coz you didn’t use your head!

When with your fingers, you pushed me into power!

Power

The more corrupt we are
The more powerful we become

Let’s all be corrupt
And make our nation the greatest

We’re well on our way!

The Way

Give a man the earth
He’ll blow it apart in minutes

Billions of years of civilization
He’ll raze to dust in seconds

And he’ll call it progress!

By MVJ Simon / Poet Bittersweet

Yesterday...

2008-04-26T19:44:00.000-07:00

Just yesterday I was a child
Gazing in wonder at the twinkling stars

I wonder now when it was last
I looked at the inky black skies

Just yesterday I was chasing butterflies
Leaping after them in playful glee

I wonder now when I last laughed like that
And ran about, without a care

Just yesterday, my biggest thrill was an ice-stick
Licking it up before it melts

I wonder when, I’ll eat two at once
And have a moustache of milk

Just yesterday, I screamed at him
My voice used full, at its loudest

I wonder when I last shouted
I’ve been mum all the while

Just yesterday, I gave a hug
Without a care, while all are looking

I wonder why, I cannot show love
Innocence lost, hangs head in shame

Just yesterday, I feared boo-boos
Dark rooms and creepy lizards

I wonder where all fears vanished
And with it, the child in me!

A Poem by MVJ Simon / Poet Bittersweet

A tribute to a real woman

2008-03-08T07:05:00.000-08:00

To love without conditions
To embrace without shame
To rise above barriers man-made
And live without guilt

To share without a thought
To lend without expectations
To care for humanity
And show what love really means

To touch poor hearts
To nourish them with hope
To nudge them into action
So they live a better life

To look beyond colour
To speak through actions
To listen without judging
When they look towards you

To live a life worthy
To open many eyes
To spread love where it's lacking
And making many see God

In frailty, you showed strength
In poverty, you saw rich hearts
In sickness, you were there
Through your life, you showed me the way.

Snowflake

2008-03-04T07:16:00.000-08:00

Sparkling in the sunshine
Pristine, white and pure
I am a snowflake there
High up above them all

Clear and shining,
Refreshing and rippling
Melting at the sun’s request
Charging down beneath

The vigor of youth
Glorious power
As I hurtle down
Rocks be damned

Youth left behind
I start bloating up
As I lose my strength
And take life as it comes

I go with the flow
Accept all the muck
The rot and garbage
Flung daily at me

Vile and defiled
I’m black at heart
No life in me
Just feel like giving up

But nature has her rules
Being born a river
I must flow on and on
Till the day I merge with the mighty ocean

Will I be cleansed?
I do not know
Or will the ocean refuse me?
Saying I’m dirty, tainted and vile

I started out pure
Gurgling and laughing
Up there in the mountains

Deep down below, I still am.

Identity

2008-02-20T19:35:00.000-08:00

As a baby, you picked me up

Held me upside down

And while I bawled

You started your discrimination

At school, you brought in caste

Sub-caste, creed, religion

When Gopi, Mathew, Iqbal

And Melissa were just my friends

When I went to college

You made me a professional

While all I wanted was to sing

Dance, paint and read

When I looked for a job

You looked at my skills

And how you could use me

To achieve your ends

When I got married

You put a price on me

Made me a commodity

And walked all over my dignity

And when I grow old

You will make me a senior

label me unfit

And treat me special

When will you ever learn

That I am me

And will always be me

Despite whatever you say or do

M V J Simon

Time just walks

2007-12-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

An easy pace

Relaxed and calm

Time just walks

Arms swinging by

Not a worry

Not a care

Time just walks

Arms swinging by

Step by step

An even pace

Time just walks

And leaves you by

Run if you want

Relax for a while

Time just walks

A never ending walk

Let him be

Let him walk

Just walk beside

And be his friend

Never overtake

Nor lag behind

Just walk beside

And be his friend

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

A Poem by MVJ Simon

Rebel

2007-12-21T21:33:00.000-08:00

I like “No”

The way it sounds

I like arguments

For the sake of it

I like to defy

For the fun of it

I like to fight

For the heck of it

I like to be rude

For no reason

I like my sneer

For warding away people

I like to shock

For the sake of it

I like to ridicule

For the annoyance it leaves

I like to be different

For the thrill of it

I like the attention

That’s why I do all this

I like some love

Give me a hug please!

Shattering my silence

2007-12-21T21:31:00.000-08:00

Your words break though

The fragile glass of my mind

Shattering my silence

Into shards with pointed edges

Lying down in my glass palace

You woke me up from slumber

With stones thrown with might

To shatter my walls of silence

The fragments lie all over

Barefoot, I need to watch my step

Broken glass can hurt real bad

When it pierces through my thick hide

I want to lie down in deep slumber

In my glass palace

I wish to go back in time

A time before my silence was shattered

At nib-point you hold me ransom

2007-12-01T04:43:00.000-08:00

At nib-point you hold me ransom

As visions of my life unveil

The past, present and future

Emotions, the navrasas you make me feel

Inspiring me when I am down

Cheering me on to achieve

Setting examples to emulate

Telling stories I can relate

Making me laugh when I feel like crying

Calming me down when I feel like shouting

You hold me ransom at your nib point

And take me to places I haven’t even dream't

You show the mirror to my soul

And by accepting what I see, you make me whole

Wild Flower-child

2007-11-10T22:31:00.000-08:00

Precious angel, dearest one

Nature’s finest display

Sweeter than roses

Anointed with nectar

Epitome of beauty

Wild flower-child

Impish tempest

Innocent wiles

Woman Brat

Fascinating and alluring

Free as a butterfly

Flutters in my heart

Dark mysterious eyes

Drawing me in

Tempting and seducing

Saucy with mischief

Wild and free

Subdued and shy

Mysterious woman-child

Will I ever really know you?

Let go ! Move on !!

2007-11-05T10:54:00.000-08:00

Let go of past heartaches
Move on!

Easier said than done!

The pain lingers
Memories flood in!

Tears and anger at once!

Let go of the numbing pain
And let it heal you

Till you don't feel anything anymore

Just move on
Forgive and forget

Easier said than done

Past mistakes, the past itself
Lock it up in a corner cupboard

And throw the key away

Don't ever let it hold you back
Forgive and forget, let go!

And just move on!

Clueless

2007-10-29T07:32:00.000-07:00

Wonder where I’m going

No path clearly seen

Thick fog along the way

Can’t view the gravelly road ahead

Walking the path less taken

Stumbling along the wilderness

Knowing not where this may lead

The chill wintry wind biting into me

I rub my hands together

My breath spewing clouds of mist

Quickening my pace, unsure

Of what really lies ahead

Somewhere the path may reveal a turn

That will lead me on to freedom

To a land where I belong

With singing heart, I keep walking.

A Poem by MVJ Simon (Copyright 2007)

Dreams come true!!!

2007-10-26T07:38:00.001-07:00

Dreams come true

When you dream enough

And believe in your dreams

Dreams come true

When you wake up

And wish fervently that it must

Dreams come true

Just when you are about to give up

And give in to harsh reality

Dreams come true

When you know it will

And scorn every iota of doubt

Dreams come true

In its own time

When you least expect it

Dreams come true

Catching you unawares

Leaving you at a loss for words

Dreams come true

Making you believe

Reaffirming your faith

A Poem by MVJ Simon (Copyright 2007)

Alone, not lonely

2007-10-20T22:05:00.000-07:00

Calm, serene, greenish water.
Clear, cool and deep

Ripples gentle floating away
In perfect rhythm and beat

Chill, misty mountain breeze
Ruffling your hair

The reeds of wet bamboo
Entwined, bound together

Forms the boat on which I lie
On my back gazing up

Floating gently, rocked to sleep
Drowsy in the lap of that wonderful lake

Time loses it's vice-like grip
Nature takes over and I'm drunk

Sweet stupor and daze-like dreams
Take over as I give in and sleep

A Poem by MVJ Simon Copyright 2007

Stand firm

2007-10-12T23:25:00.000-07:00

When the battle rages within

between ethics and greed

Don't ever give in

And give up what you value most

Stand firm

When you feel so down

About the way you are treated

Unfair and unjust

Don't give up, just bide your time

Stand firm

When life sucks the best out of you

And you get nothing in return

Don't reciprocate the same way

Just keep doing what you love

Stand firm

When faced with death

Laugh at it's face

You know you've given your best

And that's what you've left behind

Stand firm

Life will go on

And your spirit will live on

Inspiring the ones to come

By the way you lived and died

A Poem by MVJ Simon. Copyright 2007

Thinking Afresh

2007-10-08T00:11:00.000-07:00

The same old words

Churned and shuffled

Conveying meanings new

Tired rusty ideas

Squeezed out till

It’s flat and stale

Working at creation

No, that’s not the word

Adaptation

Taking what’s out there

Clothing naked emotions

Making it new

Playing with fire

Feelings and storms

Puzzles and scenes

Making no headway

Writing on and on

Got to think fresh

Tear it all out

Take a clean page

Start over again.

A Poem by MVJ Simon 2007

Sense and Nonsense

2007-09-21T23:24:00.000-07:00

what we understand is sense
what we do not is nonsense

what we like is sense
what we do not is nonsense

what we accept is sense
what we do not is nonsense

what we preach is sense
what others do is nonsense

the way we live is sense
the way others do is nonsense

what we perceive is sense
what others imagine is nonsense

the weapons we wield is sense
the bombs they shell is nonsense

the way we dress is sense
what they wear is nonsense

the wars we make is sense
the peace they dream about is nonsense

the hunger we feel is sense
people dying of hunger, nonsense

our life gets better is sense
the world gets worse is nonsense

A poem by MVJ Simon (All rights reserved)

Resigned

2007-09-01T19:22:00.000-07:00

Resigned to a life a mediocrity
Plodding on mindless

Resigned to all the injustice
That happens all around

Resigned to all the hate
And negativity prevalent

Resigned to an earth
Ravaged mercilessly

Resigned to our rivers
Full of refuse and stink

Resigned to the garbage
Rotten and piling up

Resigned to the slavery
In the name of career growth

Resigned to the corruption
Seeping in to the soul

Resigned to the numbness
That stems from apathy

Resigned to our marketers
Eyes for ever on your pocket

Resigned to the people
Who have lost the power to react

Resigned to the globe
Getting smaller, like its resource

Resigned to life
Disgusting as it ebbs

Resigned to the mind
As it's overwhelmed with shame

Resigned.

A Poem by MVJ Simon

Here today...

2007-08-24T21:43:00.000-07:00

The curse of this century
Feeling alone

While all are scrambling
Reaching for the stars

Making a living
Losing out on life

Working the day off
Doing what, nobody knows

Working at night too
Serving the other half

Life passes by soon
At it's own pace

End of the day
When you look back

You find yourself alone
Together with a billion more

Life has a purpose
You need to find out why

Slaving for tomorrow
While today passes you by

Search for the answers
You'll find them inside

Living for others
While your life is a lie

A Poem by MVJ Simon (Copyright MVJ Simon 2007)

Poesis

2007-08-22T20:29:00.000-07:00

Staring at the blank white space
Wondering what to write

Letting the thoughts flow on
While the words take shape

One by one, stringed together
Slowly, they take on new life

Emerging, forming a world
Sometimes ugly, at times good

Not knowing what will form next
Without rhyme nor reason

Just let it flow
And soon there will be reason

And soon the page is filled up
And the mind renewed

And with a burst of energy
A new poem is born

Just wish it was this simple
Sometimes it isn’t

You wrestle with grammar
Check if syntax is right

Sometimes the rhyme has no music
And the rhythm falls flat on it’s face

Yet just keep on writing
There’s a lot of space out there

And some people who love to read
Whatever form it takes

So get that blank white space
And wipe that smirk off its face

And leave some marks on it
That will tell a tale of love

A Poem by MVJ Simon (Copyright MVJ Simon 2007)

Thoda Adjust Karo

2007-08-17T03:50:00.001-07:00

My momma told me I was five
While I was really six

The school had some funny rules
That put her in a fix

Thoda Adjust Karo

When I reached my teenage
I faced my first big exam

My closest friend who hated maths
Scored a centum, while I had a just pass

Thoda Adjust Karo

I went to a local college
while he became a Doc

Life's stories changed
With a bag full of cash

Thoda Adjust Karo

His father, moneybags
Took it all back

When he sold his son
To the highest bidder

Thoda Adjust Karo

Now he's got a wife
A car and a bungalow

While I sit and write
Alone in a basti

Thoda Adjust Karo

A Poem by MVJ Simon (copyright 2007)

One Hard Nut

2007-08-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

I was blown away by the wind
And landed on the worst surface you’d imagine

When I broke out of my shell and looked around
All I could see was a desolate grey

Hard and cold, the place was tough
No food to eat, neither water nor sun

Energy drained, I had to push
Buried in the darkness, I yearned for light

Somewhere within, perhaps my genes
I had to break free, I knew I should

Day after day, I kept pushing
And one morning, a ray fell on me

Enveloping me with a warm glow
I felt energy renewed

I knew the path was right
I just had to use all my might

Frail I was, weak and small
And my foe, mighty and strong

I kept at it, day after day
Till one morning, I saw the light

The surface cracked, a minute one
I knew I had won

The task became lighter
Once the concrete gave way

I know the secret now
Just keep doing what you must

And one day, the light will fall on you
And make you grow, come what may

A Poem by MVJ Simon Copyright2007

Are we free?

2007-08-16T00:04:00.000-07:00

To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt

To laugh out loud without reproach
To sing without shame

To walk without fear anywhere, anytime
To sleep without worries

To wake to a new dawn with a singing heart
And to wear a sparkling smile, that comes from within

And then, we'll call ourselves "Free"

"Walk" is on Australian Poetic Society's site

2007-08-11T00:18:00.001-07:00

Walk

Muse India, a good place to be

2007-08-11T00:11:00.000-07:00

The site Muse India has a place where you can post your poems online.

A Paper World, published on NDTV site

2007-08-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

A Paper World

2007-08-01T22:21:00.001-07:00

Watch humanity chasing paper all the while
With inhumane fervour

Quite like its nature it wraps a person
Completely till he’s unseen

Neither scissor nor fire can quell
His pangs

Neither hell’s fires nor earthly dungeons
Tame his desire

With beady eyes, he looks around
For more

Imagine a world where there is no paper
Green beauteous virgin

Imagine a world where people are human
Paperless, but truly rich

By MVJ Simon

Have you got what it takes?

2007-08-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

Here is an interesting poem I found. Author unknown.

It Takes Courage

It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.

It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.

It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.

A world of poetry

2007-08-01T05:15:00.000-07:00

World Poetry Society

My work(????) has been recognised! And it feels good.

The Winner

2007-07-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

If you think you are beaten, you are;
if you think you dare not, you don't;
if you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
it's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost,
for out in the world you find
success begins with a person's will.
It's all in the state of the mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are;
you've got to think high to rise;
you've got to be sure of yourself before
you can ever win the prize.

Many a race is lost
before a step is run;
and many a coward fails
before ever his work's begun.

Think big and your deeds will grow;
think small and you'll fall behind;
think that you can and you will.
It's all in the state of the mind.

HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

2007-07-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even
more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO! Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO, What a Ride!!"

Rhymes of Love??????

2007-07-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

These are entries to a competition asking for a rhyme with the most romantic first line but least romantic second line....

Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss,
But I only slept with you, cause I was pissed.

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

I thought that I could love no other,
Until, that is, I met your brother.

Kind, intelligent, loving and hot,
This describes everything you are not.

I want to feel, your sweet embrace,
But don't take that paper bag, off of your face.

I love your smile, your face, and your eyes-
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!

My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife,
Marrying you, screwed up my life.

I see your face, when I am dreaming,
That's why I always wake up screaming.

My love, you take my breath away,
What have you stepped in, to smell this way?

My feelings for you, no words can tell,
Except for maybe "go to hell".

What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.

Poetry in our time

2007-07-12T02:59:00.000-07:00

I am delighted to inform you that Kritya has published my poems.

Let me live, a poem by MVJ Simon

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A Mid-summer's Daydream

Beyond Words?

2007-06-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

What are the ways to communicate, beyond words?
A Smile?
A Painting?
How would you talk to someone who doesn't know your language?
How about films? And Music?
Imagine a world united by one language, which everyone can understand.
What would that language be?

Let me know your views

Ideas please!

My all-time favourite poem, "If" by Rudyard Kipling

2007-06-12T04:07:00.000-07:00

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

--Rudyard Kipling

The Optimist's CREED

2007-06-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

Here is something that I received. I have made it my screen saver and wallpaper

Be on Creative Poems

2007-06-11T20:58:00.000-07:00

A very interesting site. The place for any poet to be. A place for anyone who loves to write Creative Poems

Poems by MVJ Simon on Festisite

2007-06-11T20:55:00.000-07:00

Poems written by me are on Festisite

Poems by MVJ Simon, most popular on American Poems

2007-06-11T20:51:00.000-07:00

My poems are published on American Poems, and they have been rated the most popular amongst member poems

Poems by MVJ Simon on Starlite Cafe

2007-06-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

The Poems by MVJ Simon are on the Starlite Cafe.

Poems by MVJ Simon on PoetsIndia.com

2007-06-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

I am happy to inform you that my poems are on Poets India

Walk

Mid Summer's Daydream

Poems are on Poem Hunter

2007-06-09T00:27:00.001-07:00

You can view my poems, download an e-book and more at www.poemhunter.com

Poems are on Boloji.com

2007-06-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

I am happy to inform you that my poems are published on Boloji.com

Both NDTV and Boloji are great places for new, emerging, contemporary Indian Poets.

Poems are on NDTV Poetry Corner

2007-06-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

I am happy to inform you that my poems are published on NDTV Poetry Corner.

Walk

Let me live

Mid Summer's Day Dream

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Rain

Be

2007-06-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

Boy girl
Black white
Strong weak
Pretty ugly

Unemployed self
Happy lucky
Married single
Whatever be

Hindu muslim
Rich poor
High low
Human we

Gone we will
Fight should we
Think, Exist
Simply Be.

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Poem of the Month

2007-06-01T22:25:00.001-07:00

The poem "Let Me Live" was the Poem of the Month at www.poetrymag.com in April.

That makes it twice in a row.

(Grin)

Poem of the month

2007-06-01T22:20:00.000-07:00

This poem "Mid Summer's Day Dream" has become the Poem of the Month at Poetry Magazine.
www.poetrymag.com

Mid Summer's Daydream

2007-05-23T11:05:00.000-07:00

Streams of sweat
Bringing sweet relief

Sizzling city streets
Scorching hurried feet

Temperatures rising
Flaring tempers

Scowling sullen faces
Drowsy with sleeplessness

Bare upper bodies
Shimmering in the sun

The days go on
Nights are long

The rich escape
Hills and misty air

It's the poor
who bear the brunt

Summer's here
every year

Will it rain?
If ever, when?

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Walk

2007-04-16T18:17:00.000-07:00

The wide blue highway
Or a narrow winding road,
It really doesn’t matter
As long as you’re walking.

Walk.
That’s all you’ve gotta do

The tender desert sand
Or a hard rocky mountain
It really doesn’t matter
As long as you’re walking

Walk.
That’s all you’ve gotta do

The taut tight rope
Or loose corridors of power
It really doesn’t matter
As long as you’re walking

Walk.
That’s all you’ve gotta do

Portals of hallowed learning
Or lessons learnt on street
It doesn’t really matter
As long as you’re walking

Walk.
That’s all you’ve gotta do

The wild side of life
Or the straight and narrow path
It doesn’t really matter
As long as you’re walking

Walk.
That’s all you’ve gotta do

Walk

Nameless

2007-03-07T18:22:00.000-08:00

Arre babu, shhhhhh, hoyyy, edo
Names they call me
Names disgusting
When I am just me

The same olde me
In branded sheen
And big-name car
Make them change

Saar, ji, Mr. Sir
Names appalling
Whoaaaaa, that’s not me
It’s a pity

Kicking then,
Grovelling now
Oh what magic
These brands do

While I remain me

Let me live

2007-02-14T02:34:00.000-08:00

I want to watch the sun rise on Mt. Kanchenjunga
And feel its warm rays seep down to my heart

I want to lie down on a moist grass carpet
And feel the rhythm of my own heart beat

I want to watch the sky lying down
And see the stars shine down on me

I want to sleep on a rustic canoe
And let the lakes waters gently rock me deep

I want to drink sweet nectar
Freshly drawn from a wild flower

I want to ride a stallion
Bareback with no saddle and stirrup

I want to fly out into space
And look at earth down below

I want to reach to my fellow man
And comfort him when he’s down

I want to lend a helping hand
And lift up the ones who are in need

I want to live a full life
And live on after I am gone

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10 ways to write great copy

2007-01-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

1. Learn as much as you can about the product or service
2. List out all you have learnt
3. Think of all the possible uses and benefits
4. Drink a lot of beer
5. Sleep tight
6. Use a dreamcatcher
7. Doodle when u wake up
8. Pray
9. Yes, you’ve done it
10. You made them buy

10 ways to make a dull product look great

2007-01-03T23:07:00.000-08:00

1. Pretend to stay awake while taking the brief
2. Keep telling yourself that the client and his brief is important
3. Convince yourself that his product is the panacea
4. Collect a fat, juicy advance
5. Check into a seaside resort for inspiration
6. Make sure the client pays all the bills
7. Get hold of a good book, chilled beer, a comfy mat and plonk yourself on the beach
8. Check if suntan lotions really do their promised work on curved lissome bodies
9. Close your eyes
10. The target audience will do that anyway

Rain

2006-11-16T23:03:00.000-08:00

Rain
By MVJ SIMON

Stinging your face
Harsh rebukes
Thunder roll
Flashes of pain
Dark and furious
Waters of rain

Fading slowly
Anger receding
Soft and gentle
A caressing touch
Earth renewed
A fragrance spread

Showers of love
Moods natural
Wondrous chameleons
Nature’s ways
Loving and harsh
Bitter-sweet

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Search

2006-11-16T23:01:00.000-08:00

Search
By MVJ Simon

Searching for inspiration,
Looking here and there;
Not knowing where the key is,
The lock’s in your mind.

Listening to the music,
Watching life go by;
Sensing an emptiness,
Seen by none

Its time to look inside, look inside,
The answer’s within:
You call yourself creative;
Coz he resides within.

Look inside, look inside,
The answer’s within:
Unlock those hidden treasures,
Right within you

You’ve got to look inside.

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