Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017 22/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
22 Dauntless →
For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.
Infused :: Inspired by and Infused to Love. — [Infused]
My first 250 poems are all about various themes that have touched me.
Collection: Essays to a Swan.
Essays to a Swan.
God, March 2004 1/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
God, 26 Mar 2016 2/50
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan.
2 Thank You →
Inspired to write again after 3 years, this one simply shows gratitude to the Lord for things we behold.
Women, 13 Apr 2016 3/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
Gypsy, 10 Nov 2016 4/50
Birthdays, Essays to a Swan.
4 Wishes →
Birthday wishes for a good friend of mine. I usually send this out on birthdays along with a fresh poem.
Sandra, 10 Nov 2016 5/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
Uma, 12 Nov 2016 6/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
6 Mother →
A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".
Self, 19 Nov 2016 7/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
Asha P, 15 Dec 2016 8/50
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan.
God, 23 Dec 2016 9/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
9 Ebbs and Flows →
A plea to one and all to have enthusiasm in life to "flow through our niggles" and be "full of joy" despite the ups and downs.
Uma, 31 Dec 2016 10/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
God, 31 Dec 2016 11/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
Vichu, 31 Dec 2016 12/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
Sama, 14 Jan 2017 13/50
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".
Jayan, 15 Jan 2017 14/50
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan.
14 Mentors →
For mentors who "push the boundaries of our abilities", a "chain of nurturers showing us the way".
God, 22 Jan 2017 15/50
Nature, Essays to a Swan.
15 Nature →
Beginning with romantic thoughts like "standing under a waterfall beside one you love", this poem ends with a call to have "deep wells of love, for the plants and animals that share this planet".
Sama, 22 Jan 2017 16/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
16 Muse Male →
Love, from a woman's eyes, for her man "whose graceful nature and toil, kept us in abundance and comfort".
God, 4 Feb 2017 17/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan.
17 Doing →
About seeing life as a constant effort to Serve God through benevolence to his creatures.
Shobi, 8 Feb 2017 18/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan.
18 Friends →
For a dear friend who I "thank for being steadfast in love for those are the very things - that makes us feel not like paupers but as kings".
MSA, 11 Feb 2017 19/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
MSA, 12 Mar 2017 20/50
Imagine, Essays to a Swan.
20 Teeming With Life →
How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".
God, 12 Mar 2017 21/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan.
21 The Path to God →
Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".
MSA, 19 Mar 2017 23/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
23 Perfection →
Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".
God, 19 Mar 2017 24/50
Nature, Essays to a Swan.
24 Acres Wild →
Named for the Jethro Tull song, this poem tells of forests that "give a weary traveller rest", - those of us who "see acres wild, filled with the wonder of a child".
Gary, 25 Mar 2017 25/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
25 A Friendly Nod →
America - On looking back to my time in Bellevue in Nov 2013 and how I was touched by so many people - receiving both positivity and encouragement.
Tracey, 25 Apr 2017 26/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
26 Wistfulness →
Introducing Tracey (future imagined lover) - a character from Wilbur Smith's Diamond Hunters.
God, 3 Jun 2017 27/50
Devotional, Essays to a Swan.
27 Touched →
One more of those devotional poems that talks of life, with "experiences so engraved in our minds - emotions that linger in all shapes and kinds".
God, 3 Jun 2017 28/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
28 Cycle →
Begins with a mention of the Indian God of Death - Yama, this one talks of the cycles of life and death - each one ending with a rebirth
Uma, 3 Jun 2017 29/50
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"
Tracey, 19 Jun 2017 30/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
Tracey, 23 Jun 2017 31/50
French, Essays to a Swan.
31 Mademoiselle →
A romantic poem in French about how "my days are incomplete without you - the nights without colour and alone".
Srividya, 15 Jul 2017 32/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
32 Tether →
Another fun romantic poem. This one sung by a friend while the ink was still drying.
Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017 33/50
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".
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017 34/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017 35/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
35 Light →
I think of those days I was rapt - "so deep the bond we lovingly forged - feel you beside me our lips engorged".
Women, 29 July 2017 36/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan.
36 Glimmer →
For a girl I met that evening, sitting quiet and not talking much - "It gets lonely sometimes as one waits - For love to come and flood the gates"
Veena, 6 Aug 2017 37/50
Friends, Essays to a Swan.
37 Friends2 →
For a dear old friend, in memory of good times and a imperative to "raise our glasses we did in toast - to a life from which we would wrest the most".
Tolkien, 6 Aug 2017 38/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
38 Notables →
For Tolkien et alii - a tribute to books, movies and songs - hence the category Medley. "to rediscover the Flame Imperishable - set in the heart of every man able".
MSA, 7 Aug 2017 39/50
Spirit, Essays to a Swan.
39 Striving →
As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".
Women, 13 Aug 2017 40/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
40 Dwell →
Ah, to be young and in love again... "methinks a partner is the best thing to keep - in sickness and in health, a spirit so deep - entrenched in your soul"
Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017 41/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
Vasantha, 2 Sep 2017 42/50
Family, Essays to a Swan.
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".
MSA, 9 Sep 2017 43/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
Sandra, 29 Sep 2017 44/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
Richard Bach, 2 Oct 2017 45/50
Famous People, Essays to a Swan.
45 Stormy →
Dedicated to Richard Bach, ispired by his character Stormy, who with her partner Strobe work to teach children by "Open[ing] their hearts to the glee of boundless flight - Supporting them so dearly with all of our might"
Tracey, 3 Nov 2017 46/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
46 For AFT →
9 things I learned by loving 9 different women :). Written with a hope to leave the past in the past and look to the future...
Tracey, 12 Nov 2017 47/50
Romance, Essays to a Swan.
47 To Hold →
Wedding Vows (as to be expected - there wasnt even a girl on the horizon when I wrote this :p)
God, 18 Dec 2017 48/50
French, Essays to a Swan.
48 Nos Animaux →
A poem in French about the animals and animal characters in my (younger) life.
Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017 49/50
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.
Gypsy, 13 Nov 2017 50/50
Death, Essays to a Swan.
50 Prayer Rebirth →
At every death, there is cause to pause and reflect on these, it helps put living in perspective and to celebrate the time we have (left).
