We wake up early
Pack our bags
Turn the key
And leave
From one destination to another
From one memory to another
From one day to another
We breathe the air of a new city
Smell the aroma of exotic cuisines
Taste the salt that defines a place
Take in the shore tugging the skyline
Walk barefeet upon endless sands
Climb a ladder to the heavens
Overwhelming our senses
With adrenaline
As time passes
And days turn to years
As the body weakens
And the senses are lost
One thing remains
Locked inside our heart: Nostalgia
Nothing can take it away from us
It is ours
And ours alone
Author: Frank Solanki
Making the world a better place one poem at a time.
Limerick #7
There was once a man from Aberdeen
Who stared all day into a screen
He neglected his life
His kids and wife
Till he became a mindless machine
Every Time I Hold You In My Arms
My heart aches
A shiver runs through me
Every time I hold you
For I fear that it may
Be the last time
That I am holding you
In my arms
It is irrational
It most certainly is
But how do I explain to my senses
Who have experienced nothing
But loss and pain
That sometimes something
Is meant to be?
How do I come up
With an explanation
To tell my body
To let go of the grieving
That it is time to move on
Start afresh and
Open the doors to
A bright sunshine?
The more I delay
The worse it gets
This false comfort is a curse
It haunts me to know
How I am keeping love at bay
Every day of my life
When I should be
Embracing it with all my affections
I know better
Yet I cannot summon the courage
To act better
The traumas of yester-years are
Etched deep in my soul
They caution me at every move
They warn me at every step
I, foolishly, yield to them
Telling myself that the next time
I shall be wiser
Instead of being a slave to their whims
Yet that tomorrow never comes
They are not wrong either
They are here to protect me
When I say I am hurting
Who is in fact hurting?
It is my senses
It is them
They undergo the trauma
They get wounded
They have to do the healing
How can I blame them for trying to protect themselves?
Do I call them selfish?
Isn’t that what we all do?
Brave are those who can overcome these obstacles
And face life as it comes
Me? I am weak
Or in other words, my senses are
So yes, my heart aches
A shiver runs through me
Every time I hold you
In my arms
For I fear that it may
Be the last time
That I am holding you
In my arms
Why I Want Humans To Colonize The Moon
That day really couldn’t come too soon
When humans start to colonize the moon
That should bring the estate prices down
So I could buy a decent house in town
On A Hot Air Balloon
Before the sun awoke
We unfolded our wings
To rise and dance
Amongst the clouds
The sky full of
Balloon-shaped birds
Was fuelled by fire
And imagination
Conquering fears
Reaching new heights
Sipping champagne
All in a morning’s work
Light The Candles
Light the candles
Light the candles
Shoo the darkness away
The demons and the evil
Have no place to stay
Bring your lanterns
Bring your lanterns
In the middle of the street
Of the town centre
Is where we would meet
Flash your lights
Flash your lights
Show the world your might
Let the celebrations
Flow into the night
Light the candles
Light the candles
All come out to play
Goodness will take over
And send evil away
Untitled #16
Light It Up With A Thousand Suns
Step inside my empty heart
Show me what is light for once
Light it up
Light it up with a thousand suns
Light it up
Your eyes look home to me
It’s a place I cannot be
Or so I thought
I won’t let it make me stop
I will not
All we have is us
It’s enough
Let it rain or shine
Or be rough
Come let us walk the fields
Holding hands beneath the sky
Where we lie
Two rocks gazing at the sky
Where we lie
All we have is us
It’s enough
Let it rain or shine
Or be rough
Hold my hand in yours
Leave it there
For all eternity
I don’t care
Come let us walk the fields
Show me what is light for once
There Will Come A Day
I believe that there will come a day
I believe with all my heart
When all our troubles will sink
To the bottom of this sea called Time
Lose themselves in the unfathomable depths
Or be eaten by mysterious creatures
I believe that there will come a day
My vision shall not fail me
When the seed of love begins to sprout
Upwards and upwards into the sky
With firm roots hidden underneath
Forming a solid foundation
I believe that there will come a day
I have eternal hope within me
When the stars align themselves perfectly
Pouring down serenity from the heavens
For us to collect in baskets
To store and use as we may please
I believe
I believe
With honesty and sincerity
In the power of the future
In Time’s ability to change
To flow from east to west
And sometimes from west to east
I believe in that future
And the future’s beautiful
And the future’s ours
How To Become A Better Writer
Step out of your house, barefeet
Feel the cracks on the sidewalk
Marvel at the vegetation growing in them
Bend down and watch the industrious ants
Scurrying
Step out of your house, without an umbrella
Walk and watch the others run for cover
Get drenched till your shirt sticks to your chest
Walk straight till the road ends without wiping your misty glasses
At any cost do not let a single drop fall on the book in your hand
Approach her, ask her out publicly
Get rejected and make an ass of yourself
Crash her wedding and be kicked out of it
But not before trying an exotic new dish
Spicier the better
Wear mismatched shoes on a flight
To a country whose language is alien to you
Chat with the person next to you
Tell him your secrets so that he may tell you his
Know that even he has a story to tell
Visit a hospital
Watch a life come into existence
And another extinguish
Whatever you do, do not stay home
Do not be staring at the screen
Do not wait for ideas to strike you
Step out and chase after them
They are waiting for you
Frank Solanki 