All About You by Shel Silverstein
In the Grandville greyhound station in the lightly drizzlin’ rain Sittin’ on my suitcase goin’ quietly insane all about you babe all about you All about you and then no feelin’ double dealin’ things that you do Uh every man in Grandville says he knows you well Burn your ears if you could hear the […]
Alimony by Shel Silverstein
Alimony alimony I work till my fingers are bloody and boney Me oh my oh goodness sake I’m paying for my mistake She calls it alimony alimony yeah you single men may think it’s funny Till one of these days you’re gonna wake and find you’re payin’ for your mistake Pom pom I walk around […]
A Light In The Attic by Shel Silverstein
There’s a light on in the attic. Thought the house is dark and shuttered, I can see a flickerin’ flutter, And I know what it’s about. There’s a light on in the attic. I can see it from the outside. And I know you’re on the inside… lookin’ out. ————— The End And that’s the […]
A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing by Shel Silverstein
Now you know some fellahs, they want fame and fortune Yeah, and other fellahs they just wanna swing But all I wanted all my life Was a TV set and a truck and a wife And a front row seat to hear ole Johnny sing. Yeah the TV and the truck I got on credit. […]
A Couple More Years by Shel Silverstein
I’ve got a couple more years on you, baby…that’s all. I’ve had more chances to fly and more places to fall. And it ain’t that I’m wiser… It’s only that I’ve spent more time with my back to the wall. And I’ve picked up a couple more years on you, baby.. that’s all. I’ve walked […]
25 Minutes To Go by Shel Silverstein
They’re buildin’ the gallows outside my cell. I got 25 minutes to go. And in 25 minutes I’ll be in Hell. I got 24 minutes to go. Well, they give me some beans for my last meal. 23 minutes to go. And you know… nobody asked me how I feel. I got 22 minutes to […]
100,000 Pennies by Shel Silverstein
I broke into the bank on Sunday, You should see the money I got. I couldn’t drag it home ’til Monday, ‘Cause it sure weighed an awful lot. Then I sat down to count it, And much to my surprise, A whole lotta little brown, little round coins, Rolled out before my eyes Chorus: I’ve […]
Stir in Stillness by Shruti Talnikar
STIR IN STILLNESS Silent shimmers, silent shine Silent words & silence- mine Silent city, silent rush Silent me, silent blush Silent rains, silent clay Silence digs in-a silent play Today I wanna untie the lace of moroces Wanna bid bie evrey malacy that crosses Today I let my emotions play Today, I don’t wanna fix […]
Statistic by Shivam Pandya
A statistic maketh a man The man becometh a number. The track is long, winding, With numerous hurdles thrown in at will, And running, slaving on it, Are the zombies, toiling with an inked till. A statistic maketh a man The man becometh a number A blasphemy it is, on the track, To have an […]
Projector by Shreekumar Varma
in a hall where curtains crush the last sunrays, they wait in semi-silent stupor– hundreds, facing a white bright screen; kindred, as they share a dream. no-one notices me; the screen sparkles to life and the story begins, spouting from my eye through a magic ray slicing the night– image quickens and becomes life. i […]
Stir in Stillness by Shruti Talnikar
STIR IN STILLNESS Silent shimmers, silent shine Silent words & silence- mine Silent city, silent rush Silent me, silent blush Silent rains, silent clay Silence digs in-a silent play Today I wanna untie the lace of moroces Wanna bid bie evrey malacy that crosses Today I let my emotions play Today, I don’t wanna fix […]
Noe more unto my thoughts appeare by Sidney Godolphin
Noe more unto my thoughts appeare by Sidney Godolphin NOE more unto my thoughts appeare, Att least appeare lesse fayre, For crazy tempers justly feare The goodnesse of the ayre; Whilst your pure Image hath a place 5 In my impurer Mynde, Your very shaddow is the glasse Where my defects I finde. Shall I […]
Statistic by Shivam Pandya
A statistic maketh a man The man becometh a number. The track is long, winding, With numerous hurdles thrown in at will, And running, slaving on it, Are the zombies, toiling with an inked till. A statistic maketh a man The man becometh a number A blasphemy it is, on the track, To have an […]
Night At The Marina by Shreekumar Varma
He plucks a flower from her hair finds her soul embedded; “I’d rather have a flat for us, what will your father spare?” The waters crunch into the night soaking up a tremble, She takes his hand upon her cheek “I haven’t had a bite.” The moon is pale upon her smile; stomach gives a […]
Projector by Shreekumar Varma
in a hall where curtains crush the last sunrays, they wait in semi-silent stupor– hundreds, facing a white bright screen; kindred, as they share a dream. no-one notices me; the screen sparkles to life and the story begins, spouting from my eye through a magic ray slicing the night– image quickens and becomes life. i […]
Lord when the wise men came from farr by Sidney Godolphin
Lord when the wise men came from farr by Sidney Godolphin LORD when the wise men came from farr Ledd to thy Cradle by A Starr, Then did the shepheards too rejoyce, Instructed by thy Angells voyce, Blest were the wisemen in their skill, 5 And shepheards in their harmelesse will. Wisemen in tracing natures […]
Kumarakom (after the boat tragedy) by Shreekumar Varma
days after the drowning when companion villages raised the memory of their various dead, and boats and blame were re-examined, and officials packed up, exhausted, dredging out certificates and compensations; one evening when the wails had stilled the sky like ghost singers fading out, and the lamp reached the threshold like any other evening, the […]
Noe more unto my thoughts appeare by Sidney Godolphin
Noe more unto my thoughts appeare by Sidney Godolphin NOE more unto my thoughts appeare, Att least appeare lesse fayre, For crazy tempers justly feare The goodnesse of the ayre; Whilst your pure Image hath a place 5 In my impurer Mynde, Your very shaddow is the glasse Where my defects I finde. Shall I […]
Night At The Marina by Shreekumar Varma
He plucks a flower from her hair finds her soul embedded; “I’d rather have a flat for us, what will your father spare?” The waters crunch into the night soaking up a tremble, She takes his hand upon her cheek “I haven’t had a bite.” The moon is pale upon her smile; stomach gives a […]
Hymn by Sidney Godolphin
Hymn by Sidney Godolphin Lord when the wise men came from farr, Led to thy Cradle by a Starr, Then did the shepherds too rejoyce, Instructed by thy Angells voyce: Blest were the wisemen in their skill, And shepherds in their harmlesse will. Wisemen in tracing Natures lawes Ascend unto the highest cause, Shepheards with […]
Lord when the wise men came from farr by Sidney Godolphin
Lord when the wise men came from farr by Sidney Godolphin LORD when the wise men came from farr Ledd to thy Cradle by A Starr, Then did the shepheards too rejoyce, Instructed by thy Angells voyce, Blest were the wisemen in their skill, 5 And shepheards in their harmelesse will. Wisemen in tracing natures […]
Kumarakom (after the boat tragedy) by Shreekumar Varma
days after the drowning when companion villages raised the memory of their various dead, and boats and blame were re-examined, and officials packed up, exhausted, dredging out certificates and compensations; one evening when the wails had stilled the sky like ghost singers fading out, and the lamp reached the threshold like any other evening, the […]
Hymn by Sidney Godolphin
Hymn by Sidney Godolphin Lord when the wise men came from farr, Led to thy Cradle by a Starr, Then did the shepherds too rejoyce, Instructed by thy Angells voyce: Blest were the wisemen in their skill, And shepherds in their harmlesse will. Wisemen in tracing Natures lawes Ascend unto the highest cause, Shepheards with […]