Morning breeze

Sun shine enters followed by
Cool breeze through the window,
Kingdom of sleep comes to end
Some string pulls head from pillow.

Feel of morning cool breeze
touching the body, soul wakes.
Thunder of memories of night cooled
on flow of dreams, putting brake.

Trees have worked whole night
now singing lullaby before go to rest.
Leaves are swaying and dancing
as some one shaking holding hands.

Reach passing through woods, orchards
mountains, sea and meadows
with sweet, salty, whiffed cool touch
wane blossoms and faces glow.

Blooming blossoms swaying say
good morning to kissing sun rays.
Whispering breeze performs prayer
in the temples and the churches.

Chirping birds swing their wings
to welcome and embrace the breeze.
Celestial cool touch pierce the soul
thoughts for a while freeze.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Transplantation

       Senryu

Saves lives of many
the organs transplantation
great are the donors


       Tanka

Removed ova eggs
fertilized with sperm in fluid;
Zygote planted in
leads successful pregnancy
giving bliss to issueless

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Holy City Varanasi

Religious and cultural centre, holy city Varanasi
A revered shrine at bank of holy river Ganges.
Founded by God himself, Lord Shiva’s adobe Kashi
Religious and cultural centre, holy city Varanasi.
Bathing in Ganges purifies soul and remits the sin,
Dying in Kashi ensures, obtaining the final release.
Religious and cultural centre, holy city Varanasi
A revered shrine at bank of holy river Ganges.

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Morning mantra hymns make you feel in heaven
Ghat, temples and festivals, are icons of Varanasi.
Sacred river. sacred place; Hindu's great pilgrimage
Morning mantra hymns make you feel in heaven.
The city has given birth to many great personalities
Great souls Tulsi, Kabir, Ravidas lived in varanasi.
Morning mantra hymns make you feel in heaven
Ghat, temples and festivals, are icons of Varanasi.

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Varanasi is the city, where Budhism was founded
Sarnath, Budhist’s holy place, is too in Varanasi.
First sermon to his disciples Budha here sounded
Varanasi is the city where Budhism was founded.
Glorified by creation of great music and literature,
Classical folk culture, music, craft and philosophy.
Varanasi is the city, where Budhism was founded
Sarnath, Budhist’s holy place, is too in Varanasi.

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(C) S. D. Tiwari

Gluttony

Eating too much with eager,
Takes out some of other pleasure.
Overeating if you perpetuate,
Fight to reduce gained weight.
Instead of having lot of glory,
Amass in body fat and calories.
Laziness will delay your task,
And invite sickness more fast.

Excessiveness of consumption
Deprives things to else one.  

(C) S D Tiwari

Rain (Ya Du)

Every where croak
came the frogs out
earth soaked water
saw in morning
first rain was heavily raining.

Filled ponds  and tanks
river banks lost
fields sank in water
excess of  rain  
flooded whole terrain.

Glided farmers
saw better rain
there hoped for good
vegetation
they can grow in the season.

(C) S D Tiwari

18 till die

Glistening, dreaming eyes

lived today, hoped for future;

heart: full of winning spirit,

courage, craze and adventures.

Watching movies and sports,

listening music, eating fast food,

traveling, meeting to friends;

dancing at verge of adulthood.

Without fear of the criticism

can accept bigger challenges;

Filled with energy and enthusiasm

this is age of the cutting edge.

At my eighteen she met first,

our eyes aligned together;

Shot camera first time on her

and captured image for ever.

Yearning to retain this age till I die

but no one can stop the aging.

Though memories will stay till end

of that golden year of eighteen.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Growing old

Sliding down of the hill is started,

now losing the climbing adventure.

Grown from the childhood to young,

young to old, now at the verge of older.

Looking ahead: the agonies of sickness,
pills and liabilities, that're undesirable.
To be compelled to live with challenges
and difficulties, until the breath of final.

Diminished so many years of the age,
much of strength and desires of work.
But gained lot of experience, knowledge
and wisdom to return to the world.

When landed on the earth, I was
just a son, a grandson and a citizen.
Now too husband, father, grandfather,
and hold in society various positions.

When grown to young, dreamt of career,
found the love and a beautiful partner.
Lived an interesting life with full of joy,
successful challenges and adventures.

Now encompass knowledge and experience, 

for the society and the progeny, to give. 

I enjoy love and laughter of grandchildren,

their beauty, my duties inspire to live.

Sometimes I re-look the past memories
of those cute innocent childhood days.
Wish to be child again, free from all the
responsibilities, tensions and funny plays.

There's no escape of aging, let it be asset,
learn how to make it lively and better.

Enjoy your foods, music, relations, tours, 
and of course, God's regular prayer.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Sleigh bell rings -song

Sleigh is sliding, bell is ringing;

In whole terrain snow is glistening.

Children are happy, schools closed

Sleigh is sliding, bell is ringing;

They will get their gifts of Christmas

Season has come for Santa’s arriving.

Sleigh is sliding, bell is ringing;

In whole terrain snow is glistening.

Season has come for Santa’s arriving,

People exchange love and greetings.

Season of winter swiftly has entered,

Season has come for Santa’s arriving.

Young hearts are filled love and joy,

In a wonderful season life is thriving.

Season has come for Santa’s arriving,

People exchange love and greetings.

In a wonderful season life is thriving,

Snowy gardens, snowy is surrounding.

Snow on the roof top, snow in streets,

In a wonderful season life is thriving.

Snow on the ground, snow on trees,

Lakes are frozen, breeze is whistling.

In a wonderful season life is thriving,

Snowy gardens, snowy is surrounding.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Honoured for nose

My nose is running, having congestion.

Have to visit doctor for medication.

Loosing taste of mouth, cannot smell rose  

But my friend is honoured of his nose.

He is sensitive to the surrounding,

In his duty he proved outstanding,

Being very daring and composed,

Last year promoted to senior post.  

A special task he was assigned,

With the police team combined,

On the eve of holidays of new year,

To patrol at venues every where.

Venues suspected were at risk,

Concealed explosive he frisked,

Was planted in a crowded place,

The suspect was thereafter chased.

If the explosive was exploded

Lives of many could have eroded,

Diligence of the sniffer saved those,

So honoured for his amazing nose.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Nectar of grapes

Nectar of the grapes
power of atom to click life
control explosion

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Birth of a poem

Sitting lonely at shore of the sea,
Between me and the waves came, she
I saw her walk, heard her talk.
Glimpsed her style,  her smile,

Liked her fashion, her passion,
My eyes hooked on her look,
Was not easy to miss her kiss,
Wished to be on couch for her touch.

But nothing happened, she vanished,
Memories of the moment, I carried
Mind was disturbed, tried to divert,
Universe is vast, my conscious did alert.

All around me I saw the amazing world,
I gobbled words, swallowed proverbs,
Poured the spices of depth, conciseness,
Creativity, metaphor, meter and verse,

Muddled up all with my thoughts,
Took deep and cooked in the heart,
Stirred gradually in brain with intellect.
On a piece of paper, poetry I depicted.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

1st Jan Happy new year

Earth dances every day
show to sun front and back,
even in a year once
zenith and underneath too;
but discover no change
in that fellow’s attitude.

Beings on earth
exchange their wish,
gobble their dish,
gulp liquor and beer;
say, first January
happy new year.

(C) S. D. Tiwari

Parenthood

By taking birth of a child, miracle occurs.
Man becomes father and woman mother.
Husband and wife  transformed to parents.
Birthing gives a unique pain and pleasure.

Selfless love and devotion for infant is natural,
Great love of mother is witnessed even in animals.
Most animals take care and protect their little ones.
Human as parents have got some more obligations.

To feed them, help them, love them and train,
Tell about their duties and what are the refrains.
Parents  have clay in  hands to carve a human.
They are the Lord’s agent to thrive his children.

God blessed child, parents have to bless him life,
and make them the facts of the universe to realise.
Put in diligence, judgement, religious and obedience,
Make to posses their heart love, faith and reverence.

Being parent is  little stressful but has a great joy.
In the course of doing God’s duty enjoying his toy.

(C) S D Tiwari

Year 2012

Earth revolves the Sun

for many million of years

counting two zero twelve

(C) S. D. Tiwari