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Ron Sparks Jun 2023
So many
years behind me,
but instead of wisdom
all I seem to have acquired is
regret
Unpolished Ink Feb 2023
Fog
great ship in the fog
creaks low on a rising tide
rusting whale in pain
Unpolished Ink Feb 2023
Our connection
is a pale moon above
and stars that shine
they are yours as much as ever they were mine
we feel the grey of falling rain
the warmth of joy and the chill of pain
we live and we love, we laugh and die
under a yellow sun and the same blue sky
Unpolished Ink Feb 2023
dawn in the garden
fragrant blossoms fill my cup
hot tea with lemon
Unpolished Ink Feb 2023
Hear the dripping branches sing
when the icy breath of winter
melts to kiss the waiting lips of spring
Unpolished Ink Jan 2023
To be a bird
free on the breeze
taking in the charm of trees
to feel the light and taste the air
is not a gift that we can share
shackled to the ground it seems
we must content ourselves with dreams
leaving you to own the sky
while we look up and long to fly
Unpolished Ink Jan 2023
To amuse myself
I will dance with the mirror
pas de deux pour un
ना माथे पर शिकन कोई,
ना रूह में कोई भय है,
ना दहशत हीं फैली ,
ना हिंसा परलय है
हादसा हुआ तो है,
लहू भी बहा मगर,
खबर भी बन जाए,
अभी ना तय है,
माहौल भी नरम है,
अफवाह ना गरम है,
आवाम में अमन है,
कोई रोष ना भरम है,
बिखरा नहीं चमन है ,
अभी आंख तो नरम है
थोड़ी बात तो बढ़ जाए,
थोड़ी आग तो लग जाए,
रहने दो खबर बाकी,
रहने दो असर बाकी,
लोहा जो कुछ गरम हो,
असर तभी चरम हो,
ठहरो कि कुछ पतन हो ,
कुछ राख में वतन हो,
अभी खाक क्या मिलेगा,
खबर में कुछ भी दम हो,
अखबार में आ जाए,
अभी ना समय है,
सही ना समय है,
सही ना समय है।

अजय अमिताभ सुमन
Unpolished Ink Nov 2022
Fat shiny pebble
Bright jewel on golden sand
Dries dull in your hand
Some things are just for looking at.
Here comes the beautiful blonde
in the blue coat that kills me.
She was out in the snow all night
looking for an African
gray parrot that someone
let slip away,
calling with a voice
that could coo even the
wildest of beasts down from the
heights of the cold trees.
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