Showing posts with label twain couplets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twain couplets. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Twain Couplets After Rumi



Befilled with delight    thus God has created you
all free with no fright    thus God has created you


ascend to the utter height    of your deepest dream!
let chains and restraints be gone    like a wisp of steam

 

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Verse vs. Worry


Worry is a total waste of time
verse requires a careful use of rhyme


can one rhyme if one is in a hurry?
who has time to waste on useless worry?

Sunday, September 18, 2011

"Prediction" [gnomic verses]



Life is unpredictable one said?
life is not depictable I've read
those who strive to marshal a depiction
shall at best fail beautifully (prediction)

Saturday, September 17, 2011

"Vituperation"   [gnomic verses]



Vituperation   that verbal regurgitation
betokens   surplus emotional information
emotional assimilation   when accomplished
the urge for vituperative purge is largely vanquished



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Vituperation [Merriam-Webster online]

Friday, June 17, 2011

"When Anjan Ray reaches L.A." [twain couplets / Hinglish ditty]



When Anjan Ray reaches L.A.
will he have bilkul lots to say?
Los Angeles awaits his visit
with anticipation is it?

Thursday, June 16, 2011

"Total lunar eclipse!" [twain couplets]



‎Total lunar eclipse!
(total lunatic quips)
Moon's a grape in the sky!
No escaping it!   Try!


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image borrowed from photos-lunar-eclipse (Toronto Sun)