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Rise to the Occasion

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  When life is pushing you to an end And you cannot endure to mend When courage abandons you in straits And mind cannot contemplate All you need is a transformation You need to rise to the occasion       When friends desert you in need And you lose all strength to succeed When … Read more

Poem: I rise again

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  I fought to affirm my worth to the world only to be defeated each time I struggled to keep pace with the world only to be wounded each time I voiced against prejudice by the world only to be ridiculed each time Yet I rose to proclaim my existence each time I challenged the … Read more

Introspection: Let’s Know Ourselves Better

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  Every human being, habitually or unintentionally, is quite possessive about his own self. This is evident from the amount of time one allocates to selecting own food or clothing or in maintaining health, career or relationships as well as on pursuing hobbies or passion. Not implying that this is a negative trait of any … Read more

Tanka: Silence

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Tanka is a poetry form which originated in Japan more than 13 centuries ago. Tanka, translated, means “short song.” It is similar to haiku in that there are specific numbers of syllables for each line of the poem and they often discuss the same topics of emotions, seasons, nature, love and sadness. This Japanese form has five lines with … Read more