All my Poems and Prose



Category: Family
Family

466 Amma →

I think of the years stretching in front of your grandchildren and know, that they will carry your spirit fierce through all their laughs and tears.

353 Uma →

Another realization with regret that I can be a better son / nephew instead of neglecting / being gruff and terse. Ends with an imperative to "drop what your doing and show family LOVE not fuss"

Carolyn, 26 Jan 2021
Family, Teeming with Life | WORK: impelled

301 Knit Knit →

About knitting memories inthe tapestry of lives,this poem tells of granny who lived through ww II but whose spirit remained unconquered till the end and who left me a number of things each of which rekindles a treasured moment

Uma, 27 Sep 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused

248 Footsteps →

A touching poem about my mother and how I ask her to "Grant a poet his place in dreaming of tomorrow"

Vichu, 31 Jul 2020
Family, Ante Up [and kick in] | WORK: infused

235 Time →

Touch and tasteeach feeling and I promise you'll find that life is worth living.

234 Going the distance →

let your dreams hold sway,be prepared to go the distancefor then will life have deep resonance.

220 My Papa Never Said →

There's things I never learnt to say or see but papa, I am grateful for all that I got from Thee.

218 One →

One day I hope to understandwhat it is to be a father and also to take the loss of your near and dear ones and not be devastated.

215 Namazi Senior →

It wasn't till the last four yearsthat i spoke of being broken upon the rocks of life,was when i sensed your strength.

206 Someone to watch over me →

"I'm glad you won me over as you stood the test of years... I now let go of my fears and grow up, enriched by my tears"

201 Bless Me →

Bless me father for i purport to build a field of dreams,i wish to srve with arms wide,so grant me your grace.

198 Ace →

Has a year passed since from our midst you bid adieu.

196 Mothers Love →

Me the apple of her eye,she certainly my tether.

190 Pliable →

All i have to beis pliable at a well-wishers touch.

Father

165 Father →

Heaven knows I try to make you proud of me.

145 Oh Father →

After losing my father

131 Kiss And Make Up →

Small bit of prose written on my father's last birthday

104 Superman →

Wondering if I can ever be as cool as my father. "As time and again I realise he is the best of us - What can I say except papa I'll do my best in life".

Vichu, 24 Jun 2018
Family, Spontaneous Love | WORK: infused

67 All My Loving →

Begins by addressing Tracey, a future love, but becomes an address for this friend I fell out with.

Vichu, 6 Jun 2018
Family, Spontaneous Love | WORK: infused

64 Angels →

On the strain in relationships. "Why do we lose so consistently - When there's angels among us - Seems everything weve ever known is here - I never wanted it to die". That last bit from GnR

Vichu, 6 Apr 2018
Family, Spontaneous Love | WORK: infused

56 Friends Oughtnt Fight →

When I fought with a dear friend and asked "[Is there] No setting aside our cloak of bitterness?- Can you find it in your heart to forgive? - This madness that is my despair confounded".

55 What Time Remains →

A somber reflection on death. "Precious is each minute and content he - Who fills each one with sixty seconds - Worth of distance run".

Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

49 Go Back →

I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.

Vasantha, 2 Sep 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

42 Music →

For my grandmother again - that carnatic vocalist of yester year. "music was in you its what gave your life soul - soul that rang true as a melody in a bowl".

Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

41 Maa →

On the death of my grandmother Vasantha whom we used to call Maa.

Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

33 Sivam →

Devotional - For Mahakala and Mahakali (the Primal Aspects) - Lord and Queen of TIME. "reveal themselves they do to a few - seers and saints in every hue - to instill in us a sense of direction - to stay the course".

Uma, 3 Jun 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

29 Inspire →

For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"

Sama, 14 Jan 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

13 Cousins →

A plea to cousins to treat each other well and accumulate good memories of "mischievous deeds and healthy fun".

Vichu, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

12 Brother →

For my dearest friend whom I see like a brother.

Uma, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

10 Infants →

About babies and how they can soothe our hearts. For my mother Uma.

Self, 19 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

7 Son →

On myself, this tells a personal tale of my youth.

Uma, 12 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused

6 Mother →

A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".


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