Dr. Abhiruchi Makker Kalia
Dr. Abhiruchi Makker Kalia is a dental surgeon by
profession. She has a wonderful heart that beats on her
passion for poetry.. Her poems are beautifully crafted and
framed in self speaking words.
She has been writing poems since childhood. She would
write poems on birthday and anniversary of her family
members and felt she had gifted something very special to
them.
Life went on with it's crests and troughs. When she was
assidously busy while completing her studies and shaping her
career, this tiny spark of writing would suffice at times, to
give those precious moments with herself.
She is married to an Orthopedic surgeon and is blessed with
an angelic daughter. She has worked as Dental Surgeon in
various hospitals and is now running her own private dental
practice.
Her poems always remained with her as hidden treasure and
her poems are like pearls to her. That's why she named her
maiden book as "Pristine Pearls", which was recently
published and launched by the gracious hands of esteemed
Thoughts
won't work until
they come out of
your brain;
Like Pearls,
they won't worth
until they come out
of shell.
...Author
GEMS | 49
Vaishali Shriram Desai
Vaishali Shriram Desai is a contemporary artist by passion
and lives and works in Mumbai, India. Vaishali started
painting at a very young age; she took up painting more
consistently in her growing years and her art work is highly
inspired from her mother Pratibha Shriram Desai who
herself is a painter. As a child she received prizes for her innate
talent. She has an admiration for nature and culture and her
activities. She also enjoys unconditional support and
inspiration from her spouse Govind Manas Rawliya.
She enjoys doing different mediums like oil, acrylic, water
and mix media. She loves to experiment with colors, figures
and patterns. Her experimentation is the key, and she utilizes
art as a tool for the expression of ideas and thoughts. She is
highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture.
Her effervescent and colorful, rich and vibrant paintings pay
tribute to her vivacious native country.
Vaishali sees herself as an observer and primarily portrays
through her paintings the beauty of Indian Art and Culture
and the traditional way of life. In her paintings, people and
events from different eras and level of existence are brought
together in a sight outside the notion of time. Vaishali's
portrayal of rich art and cultural heritage is turned into
striking art work and paintings. Working in acrylic paints
and water colours she adds a bold colour palette and fluid
style to give her art work a presence that captures the essence
of the culture unrevealing Indian heritage in its most
enthralling quality.
Her Famous Art Exhibitions:
Ÿ Prabhodhankr Thackeray Natygruha Art Gallery,
Mumbai in 2014,2015, 2016&2017.
Ÿ Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri,
Mumbai in 2017 & 2018
Ÿ West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016 &
2017.
Ÿ Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujrat in 2017.
Ÿ Bhagode Ki Haveli, Udaypur, Rajasthan in 2018.
Ÿ Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Art Enters Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Kalabhavan, Thane Festival in 2015.
Ÿ Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018.
Ÿ Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
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GEMS | 51
I Miss You
When I can't sleep at night
When rain drops fall heavily, I miss you.
When I remain alone
I remain alone most of the time
I miss you.
I miss you so much
I have to remain far away from you yet
When I burn in my own bodily desire
When i sing a song
When whisper a poem
I miss you.
I like to kiss you
Hold you tight in my arms
I know I can't
I miss you.
When I touch my flute
When write a poem
I miss you.
When the sun shines so bright
The sky is deep blue,
I miss you.
When there's no sound in midnight dark
When I wake up at dawn,
I miss you.
Before I go to sleep
When my sleep breaks at night,
I miss you.
Miss you like a lover misses his love
I miss you.
I miss you.
@Dipan Chowdhary
Pictorial Poetry
When your
words
make you
breathe
through the
picture and
smile through
its posture
...Author
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Dr Dipan Chowdhury
Dr Dipan Chowdhury is silent writer and the icon of
excellence. His words touches the human soul. He creates so
many wonderful verses in Bengali. He was born in 11th May
1977 in Comilla district in Bangladesh though his home
land is Hatazari Chittagong, Bangladesh near Bay of Bengal.
By profession he is a physician and a father of a beautiful
daughter. He is fond of Tagor's poetic works which had
influenced him to write poetry.
GEMS | 53
Fourth Dimension
I am an outsider on this flying trapeze
longing to move forward.
Racing up to this run
I am in a game of
hide and seek of a measured dream.
This is a wingless flight that always spins me
back into
a cold emptiness of fixed loop.
The farther I go nothing is left
undone or done
as
tomorrow too fades into
yesterday's image of an intra-space
with a beginning in the end
and the end
in its beginning.
The Reaping
Woods smear silence around
since primitive spirit of life is stifled
under sudden animosity from wind and fire
Koala and kangaroo stuck theirlives here,
touching hundreds with breath and life
but
now reap blood from torn soil.
Are they not tired of planting souls
between deep woods and charred wings to
let tortoise blink long miles of
escape journey in its shell
and to make tree trunks
fleef rom
standing upright in their
own graves?
@ Sreedevi Anumula
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Sreedevi Anumula
Sreedevi Anumula writes short stories and poetry both in
Teluguand English. Her Telugu short stories appeared in
literary magazines in the 1990s upto 2012. Her English
poetry has been published as part of anthologies both from
India and the US, Buoyant Bliss, Muse of Now Paradigm
and No Sin. Many of her poems appeared in print and
online journals, Indian and foreign. Sreedevi is an awardee of
Poet of Prowess and an Executive Editor for the poetry
anthology Vibrant Verses. She teaches Modern British
Poetry and American Literature at the Department of
English, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
When
colours fail to
describe feelings
of your portraits,
Your words
elaborate
the realm of their
body and soul
...Author
GEMS | 55
Mt. Everest
Blanketing frozen tears of
humanity,
Why you are withdrawing your embrace
very shortly?
standing unmoved with crossed hand,
How is your silent tower
staying unwind? Alone!
Do you sleep well there?
or staying as a frozen.
You are buying human
ambitions by selling your tower's scarce.
People, risking their life,
to be zoomed in your background,
in the name of conquering,
feeding their ego.
Could you please, come down once to
climb the deepness of ocean?
Hope
Chunking the hopes
I am dousing deep in my heart
from those wetted hope,
I might need to mop the ugly circumstances
tomorrow early morning
to mirror myself again !
Therefore,
breaking the hopes
I am crocheting the hope
continuously.
Standing alone bank of the life's river.
@Rupsingh Bhandari
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Rupsingh Bhandari
Rupsingh Bhandari is a poet and social activist from Nepal.
He has completed his M.ED and M.A in English from
Tribhuvan University. He is writer who writes song, poetry,
short stories and Novel in English, Nepali and Hindi.
Published several poem, articles and translates poem and
story. He is author of Conscience's Quantum poetry book.
He is a founders of Words Highway International He does
painting and music, loves to travel.
GEMS | 57
Your Smile !
In the crowded space of Diwali fare,
You were looking like
A drop in the ocean;
My roving eyes when captured your image,
I was spellbound,
Halted in my motion;
By dint of luck,
Your eyes met mine,
It was a brief encounter;
But once again the magic wand moved,
And sweet bells kept ringing
With meaningful rhymes;
Then you smiled coyly, and
I was bowled over;
Your infectious smile is
My treasure to keep!
Love Stories
I fall on earth
After leaving abode
In the shape of raindrops,
I miss you, clouds;
Fishermen break my safety
Cover and extract,
I'm the pearl,
I miss you, shells;
I look intently with
Moist eyes, I'm
The fallen leaves
I miss you, trees
Winds coming from everywhere
Echoes my agony,
I'm lovelorn diva,
I miss you, my beau!
@Rakesh Chandra
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Rakesh Chandra
A retired Civil Servant by profession. Currently pursuing his
Ph.D in Law from Lucknow University. He has got one
collection of poems Titled "Moon is Black" and also one
collection of Hindi Poems. His English poems have found
place in different Poetry Journals and News Papers' literary
supplements. He also has authored three books on Law.
Let Your mind
be shaped,
Let your Body
be moulded,
as per the needs of
system prevailing ;
Have seen
many disciplined
suffering at the most,
those who
remained adamant
later found repenting.
...Author
GEMS | 59
I Didn't Forget You
Many years have passed
but the pain hasn't subsided in me
tears go down the eyes
when someone asks me about us.
In the heart, deep void lies
and in my throat there's a stone
I'm still looking for your eyes
while the days are slowly gone.
People say time heals
that the pain and love torments will pass
but in me your traces
and deep wounds are not yet erased.
Many years have passed
and my eyes didn't
dry out from tears
I hope you are happy somewhere else
while for you
my soul still says prayers.
Always Stay The Same
I love it when
your lips smile
and black eyes
glistening in the dark
when you kiss me
shyly as a child
while we're passing
quietlyin our alley.
My heart beats
with happiness
when I hold you
like a bird in my lap
be always like the sun my dear
so I can never feel cold winter.
Let your whisper
wake me every morning
let the kisses fall
instead of rain
don't stop loving me
let your love, beautiful
keep me alive forever.
I love when your lips kiss me
and your dance
onthe rain in the summer
stay always as you are now
and I will be the happiest man in the world.
@Elizabeta Pavlovska
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Elizabeta Pavlovska
Elizabeta Pavlovska was born on 15th June 1972 in
Kumanovo, Macedonia. She is considered as one of the most
original voices of modern Macedonian poetry, is a member
of various welfare association at her native. Her gift of God
for writing she has got it from the duration of her elementary
school period. She participates in many competitions and
literary readings, but she didn't take her talent seriously
because she is giving preference to other priorities in her life.
After years in 2016 she has continued on her first collection
of poems in Macedonian language named,,Love Trembles".
Elizabeta participates in international competitions and her
poems are a part of many common collections of anthologies
worldwide. She is a member of the writers' association
Culture Dreams Zagreb, Association of Writers Zenit,
Montenegro and the Kumanovo club on the poets.
Pavlovska is representative and part of Pictured poetry-India
which is getting more popular in the world. She is also a
representative of "Lets the Join with Poetry"Mexico for
Macedonia too. Elizabeta is a multilingual poet, a translator,
essayist and researcher in the areas of Macedonian literature.
By profession, she is an economist, had graduated from the
school of Goce Delchev Kumanovo, Macedonia and works
as a broker in a insurance company. She is married and has
two children. She loves nature and animals very much.
Participates and supports the organization of humanitarian
actions.
Prefer to be
a necessity
than being
important ;
Love to be
Sincere
than being
sure.
...Author
GEMS | 61
Agave
Life is always a debut.
Like an agave–
only once
does it tempt with its blossoming beauty.
We learn words,
to be able to talk
and to try to understand the world.
We learn about life,
so with dignity
and our heads raised
we can say:
I don't regret.
Jokester
We frolic with death,
everyday we joke about life.
And its lips by.
Everyday we get closer
to no longer being human,
instead to being
only a body
and a memory
in the minds of the Jokesters.
@Eliza Segiet
Translated by Artur Komoter
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Eliza Segiet
Eliza Segiet graduated with a Master's Degree in Philosophy,
completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge,
Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University.
Author's poems Questions and Sea of Mists won the title of
the International Publication of the Year 2017 and 2018 in
Spillwords Press.
Nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2019,Nominated for
NajiNaaman Literary Prize 2020, Nominated for the
iWoman Global Awards 2020.
Author's works can be found in anthologies and literary
magazines worldwide.
Happiness,
A Bliss;
that speaks
that smiles
in your eyes
in your face
till you wish..
...Author
GEMS | 63
Govind M. Ravaliya
-Govind M. Ravaliya is an Artist of passion, love to enjoy
doing painting with different mediums like oil, acrylic, water
& mix media, experimenting with colors, figures and
patterns.
Highly influenced by rich heritage of Indian Art and Culture.
He says "Experimentation is the key, utilizing art as a
limitless tool for expression of ideas and thoughts". He has
conducted many famous exhibitions like
Ÿ Prabodhankar Thackeray Natyagruha Art Gallery,
Mumbai in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017.
Ÿ Hotel Kohinoor Continental Art Gallery, Andheri,
Mumbai in 2017 & 2018
Ÿ West 10 Art Gallery Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in 2016 &
2017.
Ÿ Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2017
Ÿ Bhagode Ki Haveli, Udaipur, Rajasthan in 2018.
Ÿ Centre Mall, Seawood, Navi Mumbai in 2018
Ÿ Art Enters Galllery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai in 2018.
Ÿ Kalabhavan, Gallery, Thane Festival in 2015.
Ÿ Espace Zen Art Gallery, Josselin, France in 2018.
Ÿ Corky Art, Munich, Germany in 2018.
Ÿ Ahmedabad NI Gufa Art Gallery - 2017
Ÿ Lalit kala Ahmedabad- 2017
Ÿ Art Compitition Junagadh - 2018
Ÿ My Akshar Art Group.
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GEMS | 65
In Search of Peace
I kept on moving from one prison to another,
For years and years and had no strength to move further.
I started doubting myself, losing all hope,
As if there was no way out, absolutely no scope.
Ruminating over my own condition,
I almost forgot to participate in the conversation.
Until brought back to senses by the strong touch of the jailer,
We had almost reached the unreachable cellar.
How traumatized was I at the sight of the carcass!
Was that a horrendous painting on the canvas ?
The unexpected click of the key opening the oxidized lock,
Brought a stir in the painting and it began to flock.
Moved the silhouette, flagging and limping,
Mumbling in a voice flimsy and quaking quavering.
How shaken was I at her condition!
Observing her moth-eaten clothes, her chiselled face and blood flecked eyes.
I notified her how much for her, the humanity cries.
With her contorted, rheumatic fingers, she held my hands.
Just have a look at me, my son and tell me today, where do I stand?
A Lone Wolf
I watch the city like a lone wolf in the crowd that
Divides the hum and haw from sincerity and senses.
The people avoid getting down to the nitty-gritty blinded by dazzles.
As I avoid the people on the rocks walk,
All set to rob Peter to pay Paul, pretending rolling in money.
Feel I like passing through a rogue's gallery, unnoticed, non-existent.
The world around me is falling like the house of cards
I observe honesty, truthfulness, integrity, love, care,
Vanishing in front of my eyes in thin air.
The vacant eyes search for a genuine friend,
Who is so hard to identify among thousand strangers.
Trying to climb the ladder of success,
Trespassing warning given by wise men,
Working day and night to make a memorial shrubbery.
Sparing no time for introspection they
Never understood that they are heading towards D-Day.
And everything will come to an end so soon.
Could not they have given it a thought?
That all the worldly possession they bought,
Would lead to disaster that would never be unwrought.
Could not I do something to save the doom?
Getting rid of the fear that looms
Have taken I the decision of coming out of gloom and why not take a lucky
dip into the evening of the moon?
@Meena Mishra
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MEENA MISHRA
MEENA MISHRA, Mumbai, is an award winning author,
poet, short-story writer, social worker, novelist, editor, an
educator and a publisher. The Impish Lass Publishing House
is her brainchild. Her poems, stories and book-reviews have
been published in many international journals and
magazines. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards.
She is an active member of Mumbai English Educators'
Team and was invited by the Education Department of
Maharashtra to be a part of The Review Committee for the
new English text book. She has been invited as a judge for
several literary competitions. Her poems are published in
many magazines, including the prestigious periodical
Woman's Era. She has been a contributing author and poet
for more than 30 anthologies.
Her contribution to the field of education and writing has
received acclamation from the esteemed newspapers like
Times of India and Mid Day. Her articles published in Times
of India's NIE and a suburban newspaper and leading
educational magazine of the country- Brainfeed Higher
Education Plus.
She is on the mission of publishing the articles of students
and educators of various schools across the globe under her
unique project, 'The Young Bards'. Her autobiographical
novella, The Impish Lass, has been converted into a web-
series by Visionary Studioz (Mumbai) and can be subscribed
on YouTube.
Under the banner of her publishing house ( The Impish Lass
Publishing House- Mumbai ) she has successfully published
more than 30 books in a year's duration apart from The
Young Bards- book 1, 2, 3 and 4. She was invited to share her
views by Sony TV for their first episode of, ZindagiKe
Crossroads, based on needs of special children. She was
recently invited by the “AajTak” news channel to express her
views on the special episode on the PMC Bank scam victims.
She had written an exclusive poem which was read and
appreciated by the living legend of Bollywood- Amitabh
Bachchan.
As a publisher she believes that EACH SOUL THAT
WRITES HAS THE RIGHT TO GET PUBLISHED.
GEMS | 67
You Come As A Goddess
I feel so joyful, when you come as a goddess,
With the moon on the forehead and the stars in the hair,
And, with sweet laugh, the spring you caress,
Like its flowers that are not measured there.
When I see your eyes like charcoal, bright,
To me, every vision in the world disappears,
And the sun seems distant, turned off his light,
Even though the day is beautiful, washed in glitter.
The days take life from your rays too
And my heart kindles the dawns in the peaks,
Smiles full of light when you say "I love you",
And all its colors, in my soul, Spring ignites.
Love spreads its wings to enfold our heart,
With the dreams of life the souls radiate,
With our love that we have a shield smart,
Time blossoms and beautifies happiness.
I Am Waiting
Time flies, in her madness, with fury,
Something disappears and something goes west,
You challenged the time and you didn't remain a memory,
To disturb my soul, like the autumn leaves.
You remained a song that often comes so fast,
With the breeze of flowers that sings for me,
In my memories, for the time that passed,
And the sweet spring always brings it to me.
From the flowers washed with the beautiful dew.
With the sound of whistle he calls me every morning,
You appear to me with the rays of dawn beyond,
And I try to keep my heart from exploding.
I would never compare the sun more beautifully,
With your joy so close to me, my love,
You are far away, but I feel you so closely,
I don't know what to do, I just open my arms.
@ Kujtim Hajdari
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Kujtim Hajdari
Kujtim Hajdari was born on April 10, 1956 in Albania. He
completed his university studies in Albania. Now he live in
Italy. He has written many volumes of poetry in Albanian
and in Italian.
I. Mbrëmë isha pa ty (2018), II. Do të vij natë (2018),
III. Emri i bukur dashuri (2019), IV. Do t'u them (2019),
V. I dolori del cuore (2020) in Italian language,
VI. Pse bëjmë kështu? (2020)
He has participated in many international competitions
where he has had several appreciations and awards in 17
competitions, till now.
Among which we are mentioning some of them:
- "SPECIAL PRIZE" and the CUP in "GOLDEN PAGES
OF ITALIAN POETRY" in Italy 2018
- "FIRST PRIZE" and POET OF HONOR of 2018
iNational Festival in Albania 2018
- FINALIST POET in FEDERICIANO 2019 Italy.
"ARTISTIC HONORARY TITLLE" as National Leader in
Art, Culture, Peace and Politics for 2019 in Albania.
- FINALIST in 7 place in "Europian Poetry Championship”
2020 etc., etc.
Up to now, with his poems he is part of 22 international
anthologies and 5 national anthologies. His poems have been
published in many newspapers in his country and abroad.
Ever love to be
honest
than being
honoured
...Author
GEMS | 69
My Lovely Fool
Oh, my lovely fool!
Why do you recoil, for what fault of mine;
what misdeed I authored!
I swear by my love;
I know no other face except
your moonlight countenance, which never allows me
any wanton delight other than drinking honey,
your cherry blossom smile spills over.
My love! I know no other place
except your heart's tender couch, where I luxuriate,
like a cuckoo cooing from a sheltered grove.
My love! I know no other fire barring the fire of love
burning bright your radiant form;
let that fire devour me alive;
for this hapless creature longs, once again,
to rise from the ashes.
Judge Me
Judge me once, at least; if you wish.
Scoop me out of your dark niche ever stinking
with isolation and throw me out, bag and baggage,
and see for yourself, how I can outsmart you
by gate crashing your heart's courtyard
with a moon-lit smile.
Judge me once, at least; if you wish.
Unlock me from your rusty, rickety cage;
and see for yourself, how, gathering spring
to my feet and wings, I can scale to dizzy heights,
far beyond all mortal means
and bounce back, in a while,
from the jewelled gates of blue heaven,
carrying for you in my beak, a letter celestial,
wrapped with a streak of gilded cloud
caressed by sun and wind.
@Dr. Namita Laxmi Jagaddeb
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Dr. Namita Laxmi Jagaddeb
Dr. Namita Laxmi Jagaddeb, a lecturer in Dept. of English,
Mahima Degree College, Bijapali, Jharsuguda, Odisha
(India), is a poet in Odia and English, a translator, an essayist
and a social activist. Her book of translation, titled “ My
Love, My Seasons” published by Black Eagle Books, Dublin,
OH (US) has been included at Columbus Metropolitan
Library (US). In recognition of her literary, critical and social
activities, she has been conferred with many national and
i n t e r n a t i o n a l a w a r d s a n d h o n o u r s s u c h a s :
TEMIRQAZYQ- the Best Poet-Writer of the World, 2018,
World Laureate in Literature-2018 and World Poetic Star,
2019 by WNWU, Kazakhstan; Literoma Laureate Award,
Women Achiever Award,2019, Nari Samman,2020 by
Literoma, Kolkata; Dr. Hannan Awwad Peace Award 2019,
Palestine; Biyotkesh Tripathy Best Paper Award inICPN,
2019, by Berhampur University; Bharat Ratna Indira
Gandhi Gold Medal in 2018 by GEPRA, (India).
Love to be
polite
than being
polished:
perfer to be
lovable
than being
praisable
...Author
GEMS | 71
Soul Mirror
Don't turn your eyes away my dearest,
Even if you do my light will float in your vision in earnest,
Within your depths where you still see me,
Where lies truth split into rays a million to flee,
Touching the darkest legions of your mind,
An endless tunnel spiraling to an unseen sigh, light to find,
Don't turn your purpose from my life ever,
When you've run and you pant to pause don't say "never",
For there I will wait to put lucid dreams back into your hope,
My veins and nerves will I offer as you hold on like a rope,
And when it is time for the stars to come out,
Night skies will never be a reason to stop your journey, have no
doubt,
For I shall hold my soul mirror to reflect a brightness,
My faith that you shall reach the shore will end the darkness.
Pagan Dance
Lost in a haze neither purple nor grey,
As time marks itself recording life on her tresses each day,
She conjures love born out of joy and pain,
Breathing the thrill of petrichor quenching thirst in the first rain,
Oblivious to who watches her, for she doesn't really care,
Time nor age is of no consequence, life she will dare,
As all her songs echoing her poems will rise with the dawn,
Moist with exhilaration she dances, dew on a grassy lawn.
Thank You
Don't turn your eyes away my dearest,
Even if you do my light will float in your vision in earnest,
Where lies truth split into rays a million to flee,
Within your depths where you still see me,
Touching the darkest legions of your mind,
An endless tunnel spiraling to an unseen sigh, light to find,
For I shall hold my soul mirror to reflect a brightness,
My faith that you shall reach the shore will end the darkness.
@Geethanjali Dilip
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Geethanjali Dilip
Geethanjali passionately contributes poems to poetry
platforms,literary blogs, and in her personal pages in
Facebook, including “ Poetry Voice, Soul Riff, Geethatmaa
and other collaborative pages.
A professor of French heading Zone Francofone at Salem,
India, and a graduate in English Literature from Ethiraj
College Madras, she has published anthologies, "Between
Moms and Sons" I and II, " The Virtual Reality ", “ Plant
Poetry “ and “ Float Poetry”, in collaboration with several
renowned poets.
Her poems have been featured in several anthologies. Her
solo anthology “'Geethatmaa” is now in book stands.
She has been awarded the prestigious Reuel International
Prize for Poetry 2017 by The Significant League and is an
awardee under the category of commendable mention at The
Great Indian Poetry Contest 2019, conducted by On Fire
Cultural Movement, and also been conferred the accolade as
“ A great poet and writer par excellence “ by World pictorial
poetry forum.
Geeth's mantra in life is “ Bloom where you are planted” and
she strongly believes that poetry connects the world.
GEMS | 73
Yogic Breathing
Incredibly increasing I am
As there is a
Boosting breathe, breathing
For
Fearlessly freedom free
From
Foreign fighters fight...
By
Collaborating conscious conscience
For
Modifying mitigating mind,
To acquire a state of
Celestial continuous construction
To get...
Individual's Inner improvement...
Yogic Love
Yogic Love starts with
Super surrendering soul...
A heart with no
Combination contract condition.
A phase where
Indulging inner intimacy
Has a power of
Proper prosperity possibilities...
With a sense of safety of
Liberal liberating love.
It's a sweet love having
Sweet sensational sense
By exploring the exciting excitement with
Willpower working wellness
Of one another, and
Living lovable lifetime love...
@Baijayanti Pradhan
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Baijayanti Pradhan
Baijayanti Pradhan is a content writer and trilingual writer in
English, Hindi, and Odia and a book to her credit. Free to
generate ideas and voice her opinion as her thought runs
through the vein and delivers from heart.
A woman of 3 elements with faith:
Faith in God
Faith in work
Faith in herself
Imagination revolves around her...so, she is a writer with
Nobel laureate kabi Rabindranath Tagore Award and 2
Golden Book of World Records...
My teacher
had taught me
that....
Mistakes
are never
recoverable
but still
they are our
best teachers.
...Author
GEMS | 75
Born To Be...
Born to be a girl
Borne with silence and smile
Conquering the minds of parents
Discovering other family agents
Born to be a student
Finding that learning in life is constant
Acquiring the life of modesty
Considering worthy people honestly
Born to be a beautiful lady
Building dreams of life amply
Constructing a wonderful soul
Exploring life's actual goal
Born to be a mother
Sworn to be a sacrifice
Dedicating entire life finding infinite possibility
Experiencing the presence of strength courage and dignity
Treasure Trove
My Father was a treasure trove
Filled with care and love
He was a man, interwoven
Bold, adventurous, courageous, gallant and a superhuman
Loved and loved to be loved by all
Your little girl grew up to a lady
Amazed you with her confidence and beauty
Loved you in return
Overloaded with life barrel
Considered you as the most precious gift of God
She proved to be a daddy's daughter
You taught her to be strong
Bustling around daring dauntless
You nurtured your daughter's daughter pretty princess
She is now a year old with your patience parenting.
Your life bubbled in our shining lives
Never dreamt about the creation so fragile as glorious.
The rainbow had spread its colors so intense and wide
And crossed the world of horizon
Proving that time never heals fission.
@Dr. Manjushree R
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Dr. Manjushree. R
Dr. Manjushree. R is a Ph.D, M.Phil, M. A. English, MA
Child Mental Health and Counseling, PG Diploma in
Translation Studies, B. Ed.
She is an Associate Professor in the Department of P.G.
Studies in English Alva's college, Vidyagiri Moodbidri,
Dakshina Kannada Karnataka and her accomplished
teaching offering 11 years of progressive experience at Alva's
college.
Her 12 research papers are published in different journals, 8
Poems in different Anthologies, 33 Research papers are
presented at various National and International Conferences/
seminars. Apart from research she prefers to do creative
writing as it gives lots of space for imagination and output
emotions those are hidden. According to her creativity flows
with art in all her crochet works and crafts. She trusts
literature certainly creates a good human being the crucial
need of an hour.
She is the Chairperson of (woman wing) National Child and
Woman Development Council (NCWDC) Through this
medium she is able to reach people, create awareness to the
society, Youths, children, students, workers, employees,
women and general public to know their rights.
Passion
a committed
force
that drives us
to reach our
goals
...Author
GEMS | 77
Musings
The world seems ecentric to me
Gesture doesn't exist anywhere
Distressing feat shatters me
Creating gloom everywhere
Why to go long and long
in this pessimism and desotation
Where to find solace
in the world of ruination
Ray of positivity seems to vanish
No one heals the wound
Betrayal compels to banish
But hidden hope revives the downed
Is this my dream place
Which i always longed for
Numerous dares to face
Here my emotions burned and
took for.
Divine Love
Love sparkles in your eyes,
Confers me inspiration,
Allurement fills enthusiasm,
Coaxing bestows motivation,
Purity of thy heart,
embraces my confusion,
Makes life beautiful
with passionate adoration.
Thy enticing glance radiates shining reverence,
Entraps my heart with assured affection,
Ambiance of thy adoring presence,
Flickers a ray of hope in distraction.
@Richa Anand
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Richa Anand
Richa Anand is a dedicated teacher by profession.
She loves her students from the core of her heart. A blessed
mother of a Doctor son, pampered wife of loving husband,
lives in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
She is a philanthropist and she believes that humanity is the
biggest religion. By the grace of God and inspiration of dear
friends and family, she started writing poems in Hindi and
English.
She feels poetry is a heavenly bliss which gives pleasure and
contentment to both the poets and readers as well. She is
thankful to God for everything.
I prefer to
instill confidence
among my
friends than
supporting them
for ever
...Author
GEMS | 79
Those Divine Tears
Those divine tears..
It started to flow
From the core of my eyes
From the space of my skies
With some untold stories
With some invisible mysteries
With some unseen glories
With some angelic fairies,
To meet your heart
To reach your art
To breath your Love
To bow your feet,
It known the truth
That you are mine
Oh ! My beloved God
You are my Bliss..!
This Moments Are Magic..!
This moments are magic
A rainbow writes me lyrics
Thousand stars in my heart
My crystal mind paints your art !
Melodies from thy flowers
Memories from my thoughts
Oh, those glistening rain drops
Kissing me with hope !
My dazzling dreams
They welcome your spring
A divine flute of your vibes
Singing the songs of Universe !
As thy love has given me wings
I am flying like a passionate bird
I could dance with your words
Oh ! this moments of yours, is magic.!!
@Suganthi Das
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Suganthi Das
Suganthi Das is an inspiring and enthusiastic teacher by
profession, and loving mother of two sons, living in Trichy
district of Tamil Nadu, India.
By the gift of God, she came to the poetry world, by writing
her poems in both languages (Tamil and English) on
Facebook. She believes that poetry can make a miracle to her,
will give a sky to fly, through it she will find her own
Universe!
Hence, She is writing poems by the blessings from God !
My tears never
make me cry,
Rather they
wash my eyes,
Clean my retina,
boost my sight,
So that I may see
my goals clearly,
Aim my targets
accurately,
And lead my life
hopefully.
...Author
GEMS | 81
Love Counts
I love you,
Since we met
feeling always
we are real soul mates
and so love flows
as if it's endless LOVE...
LOVE makes my
world alive
and so perfect,
Even heavenly
that I could live
as God planned- happy ME!
Let Peace and Justice Reign
Let's make the world a better and a fairer place
By promoting peace and a good sense of justice,
For under the rule of law they are so vital
And are real blessings to human survival.
Peace and justice are so embedded in our hearts,
By God's command, they should be respected and loved
Let them not be bargained away nor compromised
So that in our just world they could reign eternal.
Hence, let no man be disturbed in his work and rest,
Nor be maltreated through oppression, violence,
For when peace and justice are violated, dimmed
Poisoned hatred takes over and exact revenge.
Let's respect every man whatever his race, creed
Let him live, work, praise and dance the way he wishes,
Let there be no bullying, negativism
But friendship, caring, brotherhood, co-existence.
Let there be no greed for fame and goods for sharing
Let there be no persecution, war, violence
As God have ordained and by natural design,
Let peace and justice thrive in our world, reign supreme.
Peace we must cherish and justice we must enjoy,
Let us respect them, live with them forevermore.
@Fred M. Lobo
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Fred M. Lobo (Philippines)
Columnist, Manila Bulletin
Professor, University of the East
Past President: National Press Club (NPC) of the
Philippines, 1995-1998;
Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ), 1998-2000
Book Author: FVR : The Centennial President
Award-winning Poet:
Temirqazyq-the Best Poet-Writer of the World, 2018
(Second Station), World Nations Writers Union
(WNWU)
PENTASI B World Featured Poet 2017 (from the Phl)
PLATINUM POET (3 times) Blossom, Splendour (India)
2017
POET OF THE WEEK, Musical Musings (India) 2017
TALAANG GINTO (Golden List), 1980,Phl
GAWAD SAGISAG SA TULA (Symbol of Poetry
Award),1972, Phl
Administrator, PENTASI B
Peace Ambassador, World Institute for Peace)
Humanity Ambassador, HPAW
Founder, Living Poets Society Phl. (University of the East)
Mr. Lobo has been working as a journalist since he was 20
years old. His Mania Bulletin column mainly tackles current
political and economic issues, with focus on good
governance, anti-corruption campaign and national
development.
His poetry, which bloomed in his college days as a campus
writer of the UE DAWN, delves on poverty, injustice, war,
peace, love and universal understanding.
As a University professor, Mr. Lobo teaches at the University
of the East (UE).
As a person, he advocates universal brotherhood, diplomacy,
Godliness, simple living and environmental protection.
He considers himself as an "amicus humane generis" or a
"friend of the human race."
GEMS | 83
Be My Love
In your eyes I see myself
In your tears I drown
I want you to be
Near me..
Your forgiveness i owe you
Your love i need
May your heart receive me..
Like a queen
I want you to believe me..
I want you to see me..
So get ready
It's my right
Oh how much i love your voice
And your laugh.. oh my faith
I will not know why
Only you my heart.
Honey Eyes
Those sweet eyes
Candles burn without mercy
Its memories left a mark
It reminds me a majestic beauty
Honey coded eyes
Only beloved understands them
Dancing and flirting far away
As if they were a strange sea
Sends its summer breezes
To revive the broken heart
And refreshes the spirit of young child
Those magical eyes
As if a flash of nostalgia
Breaking the hustle of passersby
And weaken severity of others
They are honey eyes.
@ Warda Zerguine
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Warda Zerguine
WARDA ZERGUINE is born in guelma
(ALGERIA)
She is writer, poetess and journalist
She writes poems in Arabic, French and English
She has published 4 books on folk proverbs
She has participted in many anthologies, in
Algeria, Tunisia, Serbia, India, USA,
Indonesia..
Also has participated in many festivals in
Algeria and abroad in Morrocco, Tunisia,
Jordan and Liban.
She has published her poems in many
magazines in Arabic and English.
GEMS | 85
Freedom
My words are not to be paid
My thoughts are not always said
My verses are petals in red
Even when spring is sad
My flowers never fade
Since love makes me mad
Free is all I want to be
Only treasures I want to see
And my wings will guide me
Where horizon appears in the sea.
Art & Literature Defying Covid-19
A virus confined the world
But never the word
Fear invaded the globe
But never the heart
Courage, creation and intelligence
Were the soldiers of resistance
Between man and woman no difference
Since their messages lead a sens
For letters no more illness
For spirits no more sadness
For the world, all the happiness
Since languages glorify uniqueness.
@Hayet Haj Khlil, Cygne de Vie
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Hayet Haj Khlil
Hayet Haj Khalil was born on 10 April 1968 in Mahdia, a
city in Tunisia. From her father, she learned the perseverance
and devotion for work and from her mother she inherited
kindness and tenderness. Hayet lived in a patriarchal family,
where art is glorified and literature and science are wings to
reach a better life.
Sherished by her uncles, her aunts, her six brothers and her
sister, she is now grateful for the smile they painted for ever
on her face. That smile is also the result of devoted teachers
and helpful friends. She had her baccalaureate in "Lycée
mixte de Mahdia, where the shy girl was not making noise
but was writing her future with dignity.
Four years after, she had a master degree in combined
languages ( English/ Italian) from the Bourguiba institute of
languages ( I.B.L.V). In 1992, she begun teaching French
language in the south of Tunisia. There, she learned to be
more close to pupils and to discover the unseen thanks to
their hospitality. In 1994, she was married to her beloved, the
engineer Lotfi Hachani and they got two blessed sons: Mehdi
and Walid, future engineers, too.
After the Jasmin revolution in 2011, she started to Express
her thoughts, to share photos of flowers of her garden, to
encourage pupils learning, to emancipate the spirit of both
women and men on her Facebook page. Being a polyglot (
Arabic as a mother tongue,French as the second language in
Tunisia, English as a third language at school, Italian as a
combined language at university), she felt that all humans
sing the same language, that of the heart. Thanks to her will
to unify souls from the five continents, Cygne de vie had
birth one night and from that time it became the nest of her
dreams and the wings of her soul.
In classroom, on the blackboard she invites her pupils to
travel through letters and on her Facebook page, she inspires
and gets inspired, she teaches and gets wisdom, knowledge
and hope. She makes from her own photos lessons and from
her actions a school for love, peace and art. From 2017 she
started writing in anthologies compiled by the prestigious
Indian poet, the Golden Book of World Record holder, man
of virtue Mr Sethi Krishan Chand and his wife Mrs Sunita
Sethi. My research paper about pictorial poetry in
Expanding Horizons is my first print in the world of edition.
GEMS | 87
Your Essence
With the first ray of morning glory
The dew drops are shining bright
Do i wait a moment more
or preserve your essence in me
My world of dreams dream only you
Love colors are unique sprinkling your hue
My world's axis revolves around you
because I believe I got best of you
You are far away from me
Yet I feel you in closet of my heart
I pray we remain together forever
May we never be apart
Pray all remains safe due to HIM
Every one remains blessed
thanks to HIM.
Art & Literature Defying Covid-19
LOVE is a small four letter word
yet it covers my whole universe
It connects our melodious heart strings
Of rhythmic heart beat swings
We met as strangers to become dear friends
Now it is love necter flowing essence
Our love is indescribable blessing
It is wonderful and completely amazing
I dont have words to describe my feelings
Your touch,your smiles are mesmerising heavens
Our souls that reside in each other's souls
Is a reflection of pure platinum and gold
We would live with intense heart beats
Following each other here n life after as it leads.
@Atiya Saroj Saeed
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Atiya Saroj Saeed
ATIYA SAROJ SAEED is Indian, based in Australia. She is a
multi faceted n ever smiling positive personality..She is a
Poet n a Writer with severel books to her credit.She is a globe
trotter.An intense social worker.Trained councellor from
Alcoholic Annonymous centers.. curing drug addicts..Runs
various charitable trusts..helping the down trodden and
rehabilitating the victamised girls.She is a Nature
Therapist.Winner of severel beauty pagents and cookery
contests. She has done her makeup n grooming courses from
France,Canada and UK.Done painting courses from Italy
and IndiaHer food for all drive is picking up.Former
president green revolution. An event developer,An interior
decorater,Land scaper, Animal lover n care taker.Founder of
Global Youth Foundation, Member n Speaker of Peace n
Sprituality.Hobbies..painting,cooking,Gardening,making
Decopache building bridges of friendship.Every moment
with her is like ocean waves, she is like the jingling bells in
green jades.
Good or bad,
Pity or cruelty,
Love or hatred;
All are within
our thoughts
our mind and
our attitude
Above all in
Ourselves
It is we to decide
None other
...Author
GEMS | 89
For Ever Your Own
Why did you enter my life
as a thief of thought,
heart, soul and body?
You are approaching me%You are approaching me
you steal my thoughts,
you sow seas all over my body.
After dusk you steal my dream
you caress my soul according to your own
and you take my heart part, by part!
when you are with me everything is yours,
with the ego you hurt my pride.
You leave me with a naked soul, empty thoughts and heartache.
Leave once and for all!
I want to restore my peace,
Scented nights and joyful mornings.
Nothing will bring me closer to you
I will close the pain suitcase
I will throw it at the sea bottom.
New days will color my morning
hoping to be your own again
just your own and happy without you!!!
I will love you quietly
A sad tear shed on face
In a tone of heavy darkness
Lighted by a celestial vault
Diffused sentimental feelings have burst.
While I was covered by shadows
staying in the dark
I take some of the light for personal transformation
To live the curtain of the century.
I hear the sound of a magic string
which brightens the day
I run away from you like the dawn of the night
And you pull me out of the darkness when I need you the most.
I become a runner through the winds
Creative urges to flow freely
I sink into your eyes illuminated by love
I will love you quietly with mature beauties in us.
Today I am wandering in timelessness
The years flow like a flock in flight,
and your love stirreth up the longings of my flesh
not to kill the bird in me,
not to forget the flight inside
@Bozana Pero Trajkovska
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Bozana Pero Trajkovska
Bozana Pero Trajkovska was born in Skopje but lives with her
family in Kumanovo.
She graduated from a higher pedagogical school in Skopje
and was declared a particularly prominent educator of the
Republic of Macedonia. She is a gold medalist of labor from
the former joint SFRY.
She is the President of the Citizens Writers' Association -
Kumanovo
She is the President of the Writers' Union of the Republic of
Macedonia
She is also a donor to the Municipal Red Cross
She has been organizing International Poetry Meetings for
eleven years at the Kokino Observatory with a project,,Vigil
of Kokinо Dawns"which is attended by guests from Europe,
Asia, Australia and Canada.
The initiator is also the editor-in-chief of eight more
multilingual Almanacs,,of Citizens Writers' Association of
Kumanovo "Poetry Steps"
Participates in written and electronic media. She writes in
Macedonian and Serbian language. Collections of poetry,
prose, children's poetry and haiku poetry.
So far, she has written 24 collections and published 10.
Published collections:
-Sunny handful 2004
-The bell on dawn 2008
-The color of the soul 2009
-A knot of thought 2010
-On the wings of time 2011
-Sing heart 2012
-Knitted childrens happiness 2015- awarded
-Life is sometimes a bitch 2016
- A moment of love 2020
-Haiku in the ears of the wind 2020
-In preparation "Get drunk with life" in Serbian language.
GEMS | 91
Love
I feel love is a source of joy,
In the darkness of life, it is unconditional affection and joy.
But I felt acutely the sufferings of humanity.
When I see the starving peasantry,
Impoverished and helpless humanity.
When I see the people in rags,
And regal splendor on the other.
Then I can't reconcile to this vulgar display of wealth,
And just can't sing soothing songs of love.
Admitted, we couldn't turn this earth into a lane of love,
We removed a few thorns at least where ever we passed.
My Life
I have desires countless, which I somehow suppress.
If I live little longer this life I find,
I have other ideas in my mind.
All joy from my heart flies,
Without some reason, nobody cries.
Thousands of desires life consuming and tough,
I had fulfilled them in plenty, but not enough.
It is ages now that we were by our friends visited,
And had the home with food and candles illuminated.
I woke up and looked my face in the mirror,
The poor mirror felt small as it saw my glamour.
@Ishrat Umar
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Ishrat Umar
Ishrat Umar, 67 years is a writer who belongs to a highly
educated family, Her parents were book lovers, also siblings
too. Husband is retired paramilitary personnel; both her
children are well settled in life. Reading and writing is her
main hobby. She writes both in Hindi, Urdu and English.
Simplicity in life makes her blissful; the vast disparity
currently prevailing in the society hurts her. She believes in
happiness which is the best virtue to take up in life. The most
important thing in life is to enjoy life in its full potentiality.
Be happy, try to do good for others without expecting any
return - this is her life policy. She says, life is so hard but we
need to make it with peace of mind which is very important
and one should always cordial relations with friends, relatives
and neighbours. Difficulties strengthen the human mind, as
labour does to the body. she had widely traveled across India
and abroad, She is much happy to write her own life stories
and inspiration poems as well
Love is only
human made
product
That increases
On sharing
...Author
GEMS | 93
Confession
Though,
You might not see
Where have you been dwelt.
Though,
I might not show
Where do you lie.
You might be searching,
Yourself all over,
here and there,
Not knowing a guilty.
But
I am sorry
I have already confessed
to my heart,
When i entrapped you
And
Since then
You are all over me.
Flowers
Sometimes,
the times thrives
and sometimes
the evil shades,
you won't know
when the colour fades.
but you know,
time changes
and that won't be so far,
if you wait.
are you feeling weak?
go to the garden
and a colour you choose,
bring it home
and plant.
let that flower blossom on you
hope the better
and obviously new
do not let the time to stale
for,
those flowers
are happiness and the grace.
@Manisha Koirala
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Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala is a poet and freelancer from Nepal. She was
born in Dhading, Nepal. She is studying Bachelor in
Pharmacy from Little Buddha College of Health Science,
Purbanchal University.
Professionally, She belongs to different field but it has not
stopped her from loving literatures. She began writing since
her childhood.
Her love towards literature has made her an emerging poet.
In her school days she used to write essays and poems in
Nepali; her mother language. Appreciation of those writings
from teachers and parents inspired her to write more and
more. But it was after 10th standard, when she started
writing in english. Later on she showed love for poetry, and
now she is blessed as a poet.
Manisha is a member of "Words Highway Nepal" which
aims in promoting English literature in Nepal. She also
participates in various literarary programs and writes poems,
articles as a freelancer. She loves to read novel, drama, stories
and others.
Besides, she is interested in translation too, she has translated
few poems of Sethi Krishan chand's poem in Nepali. She also
loves to write critics on literary works. Her dreams of service
to literature makes her more responsible and inspired.
Make your
reach
strong enough ;
to hold your sky
tightly
in your arms.
...Author
GEMS | 95
Memories are great
healings of one's life,
I usually enjoy it
...Author
Ms. Ekta Desai belongs to
Gujrat and been model for
our coffee table binders
s i n c e w e p u b l i s h e d
"Passion'' our rst coffee
table book in 2015.She is
married to Mr. Ankur
Desai an advocate and been
blessed with a beautiful
daughter Shaanee. Banker
by profession she loves
photography, driving and
travelling. A soft spoken
lady has boundless love for
her daughter and hubby. In
her priorities health, job
and family comes rst. In
some of our coffee table
books they all three have
posed together. We wish
her great success in her life.
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