The Trump

 The president of USA has carried the geopolitical situation of world , especially the Asian Continent to a ignition point. The fire is ablaze 

War : The World Fashion

 War : The World Fashion

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School - college - university

Career - growth opportunity

Big job - big deed - big name

Big achievement - big fame.

The activity is to win competitions 

To defeat the other is the sole notion

So, ever in urge for new tools of victory:

Design and scheme domination, to Be.

Thus fights and revenges to fashion

And claim virtuous ownerships, then.

World thus fashions battles and war

War and war, here - there : far and far.

Ammunition production is primary 

It is the folder for war and victory.

© Arvind Shah 110824.

Shall We Be Still

Shall We Be Still 

• Arvind Shah -

Looking out grim through the tough glass panels

from the waiting lounge of the high-tech airport,

see queues of big winged steel birds standing still

immovable like  dumb model structures.

And here comes the announcement for me:

global software system to run computers,

navigate airplanes and give you any updates

crashed into dysfunction, but the repair work is on,

we will update you as soon as we receive  inputs.

Six hours of stillness, I am  like  the still steel bird

across the wall of the tough  glass panels -

we both, the bird and me are hostage of tilted development 

stuck in useless stillness - the bird wants to fly 

and I too want, not to idle, so try my pen

to tell you -  to beckon you - to question you.

Shall we be still in tilted social development psy

crashed and cracked, losing connect and hold

to go developed into the haze of clouds and dampness #?!

© Arvind Shah 19/07/2024 IGI Airport New Delhi

One Stanza Poems

 My Weekend Poems # 14

One Stanza Poems

Nothing, To Be.

The scattered bits and pieces: collect

assemble the mess leaving the intellect

be  blessed , having all, but no ownership

in and out to become one with " Nothing"

© Arvind Shah 0524

Poetry is silence

The word to lead to say

and lay the smooth way

from sound to silence

poetry is vibrating thence.

© Arvind Shah 0524

Sober Moon 

Oh! rose, bloom in moonlight

decorate the sacred scared sober disc

for it merely keeps pulsating stars 

devoid of any fragrance.

© Arvind Shah 0724

Compassionate Moon

Oh! the Moon though you are not, today

yet! keep alive,  my inquisitive instinct

the urge on me , my hope to meet

gradually compassion comes to light.

© Arvind Shah 0724

Language of Nature

 Language of Nature

Nature, the open book: Greatest

complete in content, and the best

it has everything to teach

and preach to each

the text is simple

with examples ample -

read on every bit – everywhere

in expressions lucidly clear.

The lesson and knowledge -

is  everybody's language

a continuous  expression,  profound

but for the sensitive and concerned 

the communication, for sane

who, keep no suicidal malevolence to tame.

Assimilating nature is an ability plain:

keeping sense to sense real: joy or pain.

Language of nature is flow and vibration

common to all without any restriction:

the flow of the breeze and wind around

move of waters and greens in surround -

the cosmic moves in this existence

in living and non-living substance.

Every movement, a  linguistic system

the man, to survive, has to be within system.

©  Arvind Shah

Development to Devastation

 My Weekend Poem # 12

Development to Devastation

Man headlong into the indulgence 

working on, artificial intelligence 

market sensex graph index

finding ways to gain dominance -

thence

drugged not to see the consequence.

The Sun reaches the Earth with violence

splashes heat waves , lives to price

snow gets helpless to lose substance

the waters rush  mountains to pierce 

habitations devastate to remorse -

thence 

man installs misery is the consequence.

Breezes change to ghastly turbulence 

systematic systems fail convenience 

the eco-system gives up routine sense

spring summer autumn winter lose sequence 

even the anther and pollen grain lose romance - 

thence

man has lost rhyme with relevance.

Is man working to develop devastation # ? !

© Arvind Shah 230624

Kabir Kai Doha as I read

 On Sun, 23 Jun, 2024, 5:31 am Arvind Shah, <shah.arvindshah@gmail.com> wrote:

 'Kabir Kai Doha -as I Read" © Arvind Shah 220624

Kabir is a poet of realism therefore he speaks reality of everyone. The power of the poetry of Kabir is simple and straightforward to touch heart and head, alike. It bathes  the body and sets in vibration on the spirit to get sustainable freshening rejuvenation. Kabir uses images from every day life to make his expressions revealing.

तिनका कबहुं ना निन्दिये, जो पांवन तर होय,
कबहुं उड़ी आंखिन पड़े, तो पीर घनेरी होय।
Translation
Never ever look down upon the weak
small, insignificant a straw bit , meek
any time it gets to get into the eye
gives intense agony one can't buy. ( negotiated)
Imagery
the image used is a little flake of straw getting into the eye, the insignificant bit makes the life miserable with agony.

धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय,
माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय।
Translation
Oh! my mind , mind to learn patience
patience gets forth the result thence
the gardner cares the bed with patience
season sets in to bring the flowers thence.
Imagery
the image is, a flower bed and gardener is used to show the significance of patience . A gardner , with patience, nurtures a flower bet to get blooms.

कबीर हमारा कोई नहीं, हम काहू के नाहिं,
पारै पहुंचे नाव ज्यौ, मीलके बिछुरी जाह। Translation
oh! Kabir: we have none to be our own
and we have none to own, as our own
no sooner the boat gets to the bank, across
then every associate is to go and  get lost.

Imagery
There is none who is a permanent connect and support to rely upon. The image of a boat that ferries passengers accross a river. The connect of passenger and the boat over as soon as the journey is complete.

दोस पराए देखि करि, चला हसन्त हसन्त,
अपने याद न आवई, जिनका आदि न अंत।
Translation
Seeing  others in a faulty ploy
for sarcastic smiles to enjoy -
look into self to see own fault
will find end to end plenty, a lot .

Imagery
persons find faults with other to be laughed at, but it will be more laughable when one looks at own faults.

ऐसी बानी बोलिये, मन का आपा खोय,
औरन को सीतल करे आपहुं सीतल होय।
Translation
Speak such a word of virtue
selfhood vanish, and be, true
others to get warmth to cheer
and self to get warmth to bear.

Imagery 

The image of relationship between an expression of the word and  compassion

Translation and Notes © Arvind Shah 220624