The fear of death does not make a Methuselah,
Nor does the love of life or its taking.
Where I Was Born
If the land of our fathers
stabs us like adders
are we still obliged to love it,
to nod our assent to its blind conceit,
and cultivate patriotism
in a loveless acre
massed with rocks?
Where I Was Born
It’s not in caution that man’s safety lies
Or in timid silence when he ought to speak.
An end awaits the valiant as the weak.
Even the dumb dies.
Where I Was Born
The glorious path is paved with sacrifice.
In death, the buried gift is not forgiven.
Where I Was Born
And yet the poet should not deny his pain,
Or fail for lack to stress his fair bargain.
For if poets do not make money,
Then, neither does money make poets.
Where I Was Born
The wisdom of the world and age apart,
The truly wise must listen to his heart.
"The Way I Want To Go"
If I'd ever grown prosperous like Sahjahan was, I'd not have waited for my beloved's death before I erected a Taj Mahal.
An uneasy rhythm of life is more lifelike than an easy death.
Poetry is a combination of images and music written in words.
you have one life to live...live it to the fullest you can...learn all you can...love to your fullest...give it all your best
