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Mango people- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

21/4/2022

 
Mango people 

She said: we are mango people,
We don't read or write poetry;

We don't create, or knead 
A better universe for others;

We don't weave the peace
With our acts, words or tweets.

He said: the comparison
Is an insult, a denigrating

Act, against the mangoes;

Our magical fruit

Pleases our senses,
Never schemes

Using serpentine thoughts,

Never spews the venom.

©drjal02, © https://www.poeticnoesis.com/

An Attic Hand- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

16/4/2022

 
An Attic Hand

There is a steed
of life, within all of us.
 
It is tall, muscular,
hyperventilating with the air
 
of our desires.
We all mount it, gaily,
 
carrying an armour
of reason, a sword
 
of free will.
We all make our steed
 
neigh, trot, and gallop
at our own will;
 
until an Attic Hand
grabs its reins.

(Poet's Espresso Review- USA)
©️drjal02

Social media - a poem by Dr Javed Alam

14/4/2022

 
Social media 

Like an irresistible intrusive impulse 
I keep checking my social media accounts, 
More than I initially thought I would.
Everyone here carries a tongue 

Of Martin Luther King, a heart of Rumi,
A soul of Mandela, a mind of Socrates;
Everyone here uses Likes and Shares,
A new currency of altruism and activism.

Everyone here sends love emojis 
Across the oceans, yet ignoring
Their families, their friends, across the tables, 
Their neighbours down the streets.

People discover their inner activist, 
Inner philosopher, inner poet, 
Inner prejudice and bigotry here.
People behave like celebrities here.

My News-feed is colourful like a rainbow. 
Sadness has evaporated from our perfect 
Timelines, yet sharp icicles of loneliness 
Hang from the grey ceilings of our minds.

©drjal02, © https://www.poeticnoesis.com/

How to be happy- a poem by Dr Javed Alam

2/4/2022

 
How to be happy 

"Never", say philosophers, 
chase happiness.
More you chase it,
more elusive happiness becomes.

If you can learn to invest in your family, 
friends, community, and work, 
and not move like an unhinged asteroid;
If you can find a purpose, 
beyond yourself, to live,
and not get caught in your vanities;
If you can find an activity, a hobby, 
where you forget the daily drudgery,
and live in the present moment;
If you can remember 
everyone gets his share of problems,
and learn to carry a hope

despite life's tribulations;
If you can use gratitude 
to tame your unbridled desires, 
and learn to interpret 

life experiences more positively; 
And if you can stop, throwing seeds 
on sand, chasing happiness, 
THEN you will discover the truth:

"happiness is a side effect
of leading a good, meaningful, life".

(Poet's Espresso Review- USA)

©️drjal02
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    I Love Dreaming- A Poem
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    It Is Not Every Day- A Poem
    Like A Poem- A Poem
    Mango People- A Poem
    O Dreams- A Poem
    Of Man- A Poem
    Of Wind- A Poem
    Of Women- A Poem
    O Life- A Poem
    O My Soul- A Poem
    O My Unruly Mind- A Poem
    Once Again- A Poem
    Our Brain- A Poem
    Perhaps-it-is-not-your-famed-beauty-a-poem
    Proem- A Poem
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    There Again- A Poem
    Time Is Going To Come- A Poem
    We Are Often Lost- A Poem
    We Often Believe- A Poem
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    Who Am I- A Poem
    You Are Always With Me- A Poem

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