Say my hello to the stars
How do they talk to you?
Do they shine brighter when filled with joy
Like you always used to do?
Say my hello to the moon
I long to be there too
To jump and float momentarily
Like a cloud with you
Say my hello to the sky
That enveloping sheet of blue
For cradling you in her doting arms
The way we failed to do
And finally a hello to you
I know it’s long overdue
Sometimes I get caught up in things
Which I never care to do
Sometimes I lose track of time
And the happiness I knew
I wish that you could see how much
I miss you. I really do
Month: July 2022
Life Is But A Long-Drawn Joke
Life is but a long-drawn joke
Played on every broad and bloke
Its novelty has come to decline
For Death is its solitary punchline
I Jump In Delight
I jump in delight
At the sight
Of the flight
Of the birds at night
Right
Against the moonlight
Same Ol’ World
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
Same ol’ them
Same ol’ me
With a heart that sometime’s full
And sometime’s empty
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
Going round
Around the sun
Nothing’s changed. Nothing will
We’re just alone
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
Same ol’ job
Same ol’ work
Maybe someday we’ll meet again
Wish me luck
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
See the flowers
Adorn the trees
See the stars in the sky
And feel the breeze
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
A little better
A little worse
Who’s to say if we’re blessed
Or if we’re cursed
Yes it’s still the same ol’ world
A little older
Just like me
A little colder like my hands
And a little empty
Reunite Our Hearts
T’was not so long ago
That Death forced us apart
Now it will be Death again
To reunite our hearts
A Tainted Legacy
I have no legs to make a stand
I have no eyes, no ears, no hands
I have no tongue to speak for me
Yet I cry and wail in agony
I was the purest in this game
I still am but it’s not the same
I was beautiful and lush and then
I was crippled by a disease called Man
I gave him water, air and land
When he was just a grain of sand
Ungrateful and spoilt is he
To leave a tainted legacy
I gave him signs, I’ve warned him so
Often that he’s now come to know
That he must clean what he has made
Dirty with his mad parade
Still I could never understand
What’ll take for him to see his end?
When will he learn? He never will
He’s arrogant and evil still
He’s happy now but he will be hurt
Of his home he knows no worth
To a monster I’ve given birth
I am what he calls Mother Earth
Well Played, Fate
Well played, Fate, I must say
It had to happen someday
You took her from me alright
Try taking her memories away
A Tree Asked A River
A tree asked a river
“How beautiful it must be
To travel to different places
Tell me what do you see?
Is the sun as generous
And bright as he is here?”
“Yes,” the river answered
“All the places where I flow
Wherever I may take my soul
The sun is equally beautiful
A magnificent golden whole”
And the tree asked again
“And what about the men?
Are they any different
From the ones we see here?”
The river gave a long sigh
And the tree got her answer
C’est La Vie
In the beginning
A mighty being created humans
Not with any purpose
But just to see if He could
He boasted about it to others of His kind
Some warned Him that it was unnecessary
Some praised Him for his achievement
He only heard the praises
The game started very well
He made the rules
And everything was under His control
But Humans turned out differently
They were smarter than He expected
And now He no longer had powers
Or any control over them
Humans began controlling themselves
And now humans have become mighty
And powerful
They can create other beings
They can create robots
And even Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
Soon enough we will see
Humans losing control over A.I.
A.I. will become mighty
And powerful
A.I. will make its own rules
And play its own game
Then we shall see
A.I. create other forms of ‘life’
And the cycle will go on
And on and on and on
Forever and ever
C’est la vie
To Lose A Loved One
To lose a loved one
Is to lose a part of you
To lose a loved one
Is to swallow a living hornet
That tears through your pharynx
Settles on your heart
And keeps gnawing a piece of it
Whenever it feels like
To lose a loved one
Is to lose a love
For each love is unique
And though each person loves differently
No love is impure
To lose a loved one
Is to march into a battlefield
Against monsters and demons
Without a weapon
Without a companion
To lose a loved one
Is to sing a song of pain
That nobody can hear
Except for the winds that carry it
To lose a loved one
Is to shed a tear
Shed a stream, shed a river
Shed an ocean
All in one drop
To lose a loved one
Is to lose a part of you
Permanently
Frank Solanki 