BIJAY KUMAR SHOW - POEMS

Bijay Kumar Show from Durgapur, India has been teaching in National Institute of Technology, Durgapur for about 10 years. He enjoys teaching and research and likes to spend quality time with family. To him, poetry is the painting of one’s inner self with colours of eclectic feelings. Poetry is also a source of contentment and peace for him. His poetry has been published in several online magazines and in various anthologies

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​Only Love

I asked the rising sun in despair,
Why don’t you freeze?
On the wake of global warming;
 
I asked the glorious full moon in disgrace,
Why don’t you hide and become ‘no moon’?
Having witnessed the violence on femininity;
 
I asked the stars in anguish,
Why don’t you stop twinkling?
While seeing terror attacks on humanity;
 
I asked the vast blue sky in grief,
Why don’t you cover yourself with cloud’s blanket?
On the crisis of global intolerance;
 
Then reply came from………
 
The Sun and the Moon,
The blue sky and the little Stars;
 
That…………
 
Why don’t you wake up and turn inwards?
To witness all the chaos inside;
Outer world is just a reflection,
Of everybody’s inner hate and violence;
Thus the only solution for all these is,
LOVE and ONLY LOVE.
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​Longing

​The brook emanated from
The fountain of my heart,
In your search, has now
Become turbulent and intolerant;
 
The ray of light radiated from
The heart’s fire of longing,
In your hunt, has now
Converted into gigantic volcano;
 
The cold breeze escaped from
My restless and swaying heart,
In your quest, has now
Transformed into ruthless storm;
 
The tiny cloud of hope formed
In my heart’s empty sky,
For seeking your company, has now
Consumed my heart’s whole sky;
 
The tree of optimism sprouted
From my heart’s bare land,
In your search, has now been
Standing with fallen leaves;
 
Seeking you, in sheer madness;
Rebellious thus became, my
Five elements of existence;
 
But I know…….
One day……….
 
Brook will merge into sea;
Suppressed fire will erupt;
Storm will calm down;
Clouds disappear on raining;
Spring will come again;
 
I will find you one day, thus.

Ignore Not
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​Ignore not, please!
Run away, instead,
If, want not my company;
 
Ignore not, please!
React strongly, instead,
If, want not listen to me;
 
Ignore not, please!
Express aggression, instead,
If, want not eye-contact;
 
Ignore not, please!
Reject me, instead,
If, want not to like me;
 
Your mere rejection
Is as good as your love;
Stronger the disapproval
Deeper will be your love;
 
As waves emerge,
From deep serene sea;
So, rejection surfaces,
From deep attraction;