My second poetry book published in India on 29.01.08 ... ISBN: 81-8206-012-5

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My first poetry book published in INDIA on Nov'06 --- ISBN NO 818903619X

Happiness and peace

Which is better?
Happiness or peace…
Happiness is all pleasure.
Peace is just calmness.
Happy, we rogues
and peaceful are saints.


... M.K.Sanyal

Blindness

Our eyes were closed
while in womb.
Blindness is within us.
We close our eyes in case of
too much glare.
Yes, we are toddlers in brightness.
Inertia forces us to go back
to our pre-birth time.
We then get used to the new
and love it.
Is it the reason for our
social blindness?
May be… who knows!

M.K.Sanyal

Jogs a poet with poem, poetry and poetics

‘POEM’ of time reflected lucid thoughts

Feelings and memories of yore

Musical rain or, darkened past

Pens a poet from heart’s core.

Writings with meaning and emotions

Intuitive and echoed creativeness

Weaving with magical lively strings

Uplifts mentally with solace in duress.

Quench of eager thirst of soul

Gyrates the inert cycle of life teary

And illuminating pensive mindset of strife

Expressed as ‘POETRY’ of enigmatic mystery.

Stirred with awakened swirl

Banquet images from deep yearning

Swell at the edge with contentment

And flow as ‘POETICS’ with velvety lightening.

... Manoj Krishna Sanyal

Awake (butterfly cinquain)

Preaching
Sprout fanatics.
Religion and terror
Bloom by brainwash of all lost souls.
Blindness!
Better is to search inner self.
God resides within all.
Love is thy name.
Awake.

Sound of music

Jesus, Allah or, Om
Serene melodious Sitar tune
Lyrical chirping birds
Nature smiling in scenic perfume.

Open blue sky above
without entry or exit doors
the worship place of our minds
we all are chanting in chorus.

All are singing together
Harmonious love songs of unity
Irrespective of cast, creed or, religion
with prayers to Trinity.

No jealousy or, hate
neither religious nor fanatic
just remains the essence
of love sound of music.

... M.K.Sanyal

We are one

Engrossed in the melody
of scintillating musical tune,
my inner soul rhythmic
is in tranquil harmony.

The notes of life,
being played by the strings
of events and happenings,
echo my passions and ecstasy.

Epic and lyrical tones
devoid of any uncertainties,
balanced with concern and trust,
peep as my companion.

You are the instrument,
my musical love,
and with your touch and care
my mood changes to completeness.

Let us play together
with accomplishment
as partners of togetherness;
we are one.

... Manoj Krishna Sanyal

Life is a madhouse( 55 words)

The other day, I visited an asylum.

There I met an elderly man in a cell.

He was mumbling about undressed beauty, loving hatred, dark brightness and vicious simplicity of life.

I pondered over his twisting talks and our lives’ race, cruel acts and fanatical wisdom.

True, life is a madhouse.

Mad I am too.



... M.K.Sanyal

Just enjoy

Haphazard brushing by an artist
or, color blots on canvas
give abstract images of wow.

A poet rants without meaning
and the reader does not understand
...A great poem it is.

Sun never rises or, sets
but the Earth does move;
we speak otherwise.

The pendulum swinging rhythmically,
clock hands moving,
it’s time and progress.

Rules or, unruly,
myth or truth,
all are apparent.

Life and time
as mixture of varieties
are illusive too, may be.

Let us forget
who swings what
and just enjoy.

... Manoj Krishna Sanyal

The Poet .. A tribute to World Poetry Day

If you would read this with amuse,

I will stop my writing.

If it gives you pain from your wounds,

I will remove myself from your grace.

If it makes you pensive and you feel like crying,

I will weep for my grave error.

If it is depressing for your positive thoughts of life,

I will tear my poetry pages.

If it negates your emotions for World Poetry Day,

I will cease to be a budding poet.

... Manoj Krishna Sanyal

Last rituals

Wails of relatives and friends
with rituals,
somber mood,
moist eyes,
.. A cemetery.

A cycle,
Life and Death,
all to face,
become philosophical,
deeds and misdeeds,
joys and sorrows,
love and enmity…

Meaning changes,
self analysis,
new beginning,
new motto…

Come back home,
become normal self,
broken promises,
philosophy forgotten…

Continue as before,
making life
a cemetery…
.. Cycle continues.

Wish to be a poet

Don’t laugh!
I am also writing poems.
Whether people read or not
My poems are in my ‘Blog’ and ‘Ryze’ pages.

Neither have I understood poetry
Nor, I can express with imagery and metaphors
Vocabulary problems are there due to memory loss
Still I am trying my best.

What to do?
Writing poems in easy language
With day to day talks and feels
And I am managing the show somehow.

Expression with clarity is my motto
May be one day people would read
Eventually may touch a chord in them
I am continuing with that vision and hope.

Why to worry?
Dark times would vanish one day
Be it in poetry, or, in progress
Sunny rays would drench someday.

Beauty of life … a musical symphony

Colorful LIFE I am, echoed in all minds like chimes

I am serenity and peace, change soul into brightness

as symbol of eternal love and tunes of joyous rhymes

with smiles and laughter along with music and happiness.

Scorching sun, cloudy sky or nasty and torrent rain

I am always there with you as beautiful spring

Saddened mind in love epidemic or in pain

joyous song and dance, always I bring.

Oh’ my darling dear, remove you sorrow and tear

come to my lovely retreat and your woes would vanish

till I am there, you have no worry and any fear

my fragrance with lively presence, you would cherish.

Multi colored rainbow I am with beauty and splendor

Listen to my call and make your mind a musical song

I am Inner deity of all soul with warmth and incensed odor

Enjoy life with fun and live long.

Avoid jealousy, hatred and all vices from your mind immune

break the shackles of your mind’s agony

and dance with my musical flute and its magic tune.

Make life colorful and fly free like bird and kite shiny.

Come out of this mad house of sorrows

Let this earth reverberate with melodious trance

all smiles with joy, you borrow

LIFE I am, a joy bringer with music and dance.

... Manoj Krishna Sanyal

Sound of silence

Colorful rainbow I am,

dazzling in mystic canvas

as symbol of eternal unison

and not a blurred illusion.

People see me in different colors and

when all the colors of VIBGYOR are combined,

I again become white

and submerging all the colors within myself

I become happiness and love

changing tumbled mind with tinged sensation.

I am white, the sound of silencemes

merizing everyone as mystic peace

rhythmical ambiance, incensed serenity and

sound of majestic eternity with symbolic unison.

I am the sound of soul, love and beauty,

the thought sound of mind,

sound of intelligence,

smell, sight, touch and all others,

sound of heritage and culture

combination sound of all colors.

I am the creation sound

the melodious essence

mythical illusion

the sound of silence.

Thoughts

God is nothing or, ‘Nothing’ is God?

Death is truth or, ‘Truth’ is Death?

Life is philosophy or Philosophy is Life?

Money is earth or Earth is Money?

Such thoughts we always ponder

On the basis of our own perception

a glass half filled or half empty

an optimist or pessimist’s perception.

Perception comes from knowledge

and knowledge provides wisdom.

Desire to learn gives us knowledge

But it is love which gives us God.

Nothing is perfect or imperfect in life

it is only thought and perception

but the important is always nothing

and ‘Nothing’ is always God.

We came to this earth with nothing

shall leave this earth with nothing

Result of our life is always a ‘zero’

with intermediate coward or a hero.

Total life is only a cosmic illusion

with various thoughts and perceptions

As long as we live in this illusive dome

let us jointly chant 'OM and only 'OM'.

NOTE: 'OM' is a cosmic sound pronounced as 'AUM' during meditation for peace and happiness.

Journey and search continues...

Starting from birth
Life is a journey
Serpentine and complex
with twists and turns
ups and downs.

Journey is wonderful
Pleasing stops
Progress and achievements
occasional encounters
of darkened caves
leaving loved ones behind.

Hope remains
with the twirling lights
Distant may be
but just outside the cave
and it is worthwhile
to strive for progresse
ven with mind's sad state.

Journey goes on
Even after end of one milestone
and new journey starts
with renewed grace
new twists and turns
new life and encounters
but the journey remains...

... Manoj.K. Sanyal

Let the shadow moon glow sometime after(Petrarchan sonnet)

Let the shadow moon glow sometime after
The dusky sky be in panorama
Spread some more mystical mistier aroma
And the night comes a little bit later.
Delay the dark nakedness to splatter
With misdeeds and all sorts of enigma
Full of horror acts and shocking comma
Wish for the whole day, Sun God to glitter.

Even with cultural lights, night is darkness
Full of wrong thoughts and evil deeds inhumane
No emotional warmth and all bitterness
Lack of concern with sadistic views mundane
So, let the sun skitter spreading happiness
And save the mankind from becoming insane.

... M.K.Sanyal

Musical Spring (Villanelle)

Robins sing in green
Spring flowers fertile
Flutter butterflies serene.

Tulips and daffodils seen
Humming bees agile
Robins sing in green.

Stars in sky grin
Chirping birds puerile
Flutter butterflies serene.

Magical breeze clean
Peeping leaves infantile
Robins sing in green.

Lovely roses virgin
Dancing Nature juvenile
Flutter butterflies serene.

In joyous flavor all spin
Lovebirds with smile
Robins sing in green
Flutter butterflies serene.

... Manoj.K.Sanyal