Infused :: Inspired by and Infused to Love. — [Infused]

My first 250 poems are all about various themes that have touched me.

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Category: Family
Family


Uma, 12 Nov 2016 1/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

6 Mother →

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

Self, 19 Nov 2016 2/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

7 Son →

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

Uma, 31 Dec 2016 3/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

10 Infants →

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

Vichu, 31 Dec 2016 4/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

12 Brother →

For my dearest friend whom I see like a brother.

Sama, 14 Jan 2017 5/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

13 Cousins →

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

Uma, 3 Jun 2017 6/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

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"

Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017 7/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

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".

Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017 8/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

41 Maa →

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

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".

Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017 10/29
Family, Essays to a Swan.

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.

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".

Vichu, 6 Apr 2018 12/29
Family, Spontaneous Love.

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".

Vichu, 6 Jun 2018 13/29
Family, Spontaneous Love.

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, 24 Jun 2018 14/29
Family, Spontaneous Love.

67 All My Loving →

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

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".

131 Kiss And Make Up →

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

145 Oh Father →

After losing my father

Father

165 Father →

Heaven knows I try to make you proud of me.

190 Pliable →

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

196 Mothers Love →

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

198 Ace →

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

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

234 Going the distance →

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

Vichu, 31 Jul 2020 28/29
Family, Ante Up [and kick in].

235 Time →

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

Uma, 27 Sep 2020 29/29
Family, Ante Up [and kick in].

248 Footsteps →

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