Old Man Poet by Raj Arumugam
Old Man Poet by Raj Arumugam Poetry and poverty go together, the saying goes; this poem explores this bleak idea. The narrative is set in an ancient Chinese context. Old Man Poet you’ve grown a rich self while your body grows weary and your vision fades; all your friends Old Man Poet have hoarded silver […]
oh no – not another love poem! by Raj Arumugam
oh no – not another love poem! by Raj Arumugam poem after poem at online poetry sites you find is another love poem Oh Susi your eyes are like fire and my heart is hot for your touch OK, fair enough everybody falls in love and we got to keep the human race pumping OK, […]
of spiritual matters by Raj Arumugam
of spiritual matters by Raj Arumugam and now, most dignified Gentlemen and most cultured Ladies – it is time to turn our attention to loftier matters, to speak of the spirit rather than of mundane concerns and to be stuck in unimaginative and non-inspiring habits; and so we turn our attention to the spirits to […]
Number 1 by Raj Arumugam
Number 1 by Raj Arumugam 1 two days ago we argued about food and my sweetheart she moved out; she picked up her pillow and she slept in the next room 2 the next morning we joked and laughed as if nothing had happened but in the evening we argued over her phone bills and […]
nonsense verse by Raj Arumugam
nonsense verse by Raj Arumugam I told my mind (using the principles of creative bidding): “All right; let’s two write some nonsense verse O Mind of mine, be silent awhile and draw from the deepest recesses of your profundity some short nonsense verse” and the Mind answered with desperate urgency: “But what have we been […]
no ambition for eternity by Raj Arumugam
no ambition for eternity by Raj Arumugam you know that little bird that’s on the tree and sings when it wants to and then just sits just looking about? you’ve seen that thin cloud in the vast clear blue sky that little wisp of cotton that seems so aimless and so pointless? have you seen […]
Nature’s song for the children by Raj Arumugam
Nature’s song for the children by Raj Arumugam 1 stand up, children stand up and wipe those tears; smile and laugh in your love of the fields and the stars smile and laugh little darlings; smile and laugh in your love of the birds and trees and the streams and the creatures of the earth […]
Nasrudin’s donkey eats poetry by Raj Arumugam
Nasrudin looks in the magic mirror that allows him to peep into the future and he sees many marvelous poems in cyberspace. So Nasrudin calls his donkey and he says to the donkey: See, donkey – there are so many marvelous poems in cyberspace. They are beautiful poems. But Nasrudin’s donkey says: Ah what’s the […]
Mummy, mummy who invented school? by Raj Arumugam
Mummy, mummy who invented school? by Raj Arumugam mummy, mummy, who invented school? oh, sweetheart, what a clever girl you are; why don’t you tell me first who you think invented school? I think, mummy, school must have been invented it must be by people like old grumpy Uncle Grim next door; and the grouchy […]
Mum and children in the street by Raj Arumugam
give my children O most noble Sirs a means to a life; give them hope, Sirs and let them smile give my children O most esteemed Sirs a way to dignity and respect; give the young and innocent the will, a skill, and strength with your wealth, Sirs set up schools that the poor may […]
Mr Anonymous, a life by Raj Arumugam
Mr Anonymous, a life by Raj Arumugam Oedipus man you’re not done worlds move in and out and meaning is undone; and the Sphinx says it’s your mommy and daddy and this time you can never unravel the riddle the woman dad sleeps with is not his wife and his wife is not your mom […]
Moon poems by Raj Arumugam
Moon poems by Raj Arumugam 1 five moons for earth sometimes I wish dear moon sometimes I wish the earth had five moons and all so positioned we can see one every night and then in twos and in threes never four (just so for mystery’s sake) and then all five all in perfect alignment […]
Moon, I hear you are moving away by Raj Arumugam
Moon, I hear you are moving away by Raj Arumugam Moon, I hear you are moving away Why moon, are you moving away? Don’t you like your neighbors earth so blue and green and earthlings so adorable? Did you not come so near to get to know your neighbors? why then are you moving, moon? […]
minding love by Raj Arumugam
minding love by Raj Arumugam but when we are not there in the space circumstances bring us together and we are away, separate as we came to this earth, you are but spirit to me, it appears; though the body and the image and your mannerisms are there in my mind and if I clutch […]
message from the sun by Raj Arumugam
message from the sun by Raj Arumugam I lie asleep and you send in beams of messengers each with the same warm words: ‘Hey, lazybones – wakie! wakie!’ Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster — the ultimate […]
may each find the peace within by Raj Arumugam
may each find the peace within by Raj Arumugam may each find the peace within and may each see the stillness as love embraces one; let the peace fill all hearts; let the quiet embrace nurture the life within the mind and one’s being and may one’s love flow with no preference and embrace all; […]
M for Man, Money and Moon by Raj Arumugam
M for Man, Money and Moon by Raj Arumugam M for moon M for Man M for Money; and at last Man has seen the moonlight and now they know Man can make Money out of the Moon ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and […]
lovers in nature by Raj Arumugam
lovers in nature by Raj Arumugam sweet love come gentle love we’ll stand before the altar of flowers that bloom on the arms of trees and with the fish in the embracing lake; and moss and soft grass on the ground and clouds kissed by the benign sun we’ll have our hands tied with vines […]
love growing by Raj Arumugam
love growing by Raj Arumugam it does not seem to be a complete love this love that seems to grow on me that grows over you; for one day like today it is your smile I remember as I drive home and it is that which hovers in my dream; and the other day was […]
love by Raj Arumugam
love by Raj Arumugam you come too late; I’m quite dead Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster — the ultimate repository of world poetry. Poetry Monster — the multilingual library of poetic works. Here you’ll find original […]
little teddy bear lost by Raj Arumugam
little teddy bear lost by Raj Arumugam Little Teddy bear pink and cuddly lying on the kerb with the lights of the cafes bouncing off you Oh who’s missing you tonight crying for her teddy bear? maybe it’s little Amy asleep who dropped you while her mum carried her into the car? and maybe now […]
little Sara’s sleep by Raj Arumugam
little Sara’s sleep by Raj Arumugam Mum, says little Sara Yes, darling, says Mum Let’s not sleep tonight. Why, sweetheart? Cos, mom, have you never thought about it? the world might disappear when we sleep and when we wake it may never come back; so let’s watch over the world tonight as everybody else sleeps […]
life on the escalator by Raj Arumugam
life on the escalator by Raj Arumugam slow time on the escalator easy baby; a life of leisure and idle moments… tra la la la li head held high and proud one foot on one step and one foot lower: it’s the picture of grace and ease; it’s cool baby stand leaning with no care […]
Life of Ms Anonymous by Raj Arumugam
Life of Ms Anonymous by Raj Arumugam sometimes, baby you’re soft and angelic; for some time you’re a saint and sometimes you’re a bitch sometimes life takes you along sometimes you’re Athena sometimes you’re innocent and taken for a ride; sometimes you’re the CEO sometimes you’re dumped bad, darling O; O sometimes you’re the Black […]
life begins tomorrow by Raj Arumugam
life begins tomorrow by Raj Arumugam when life begins tomorrow you’ll wait for sunrise and you’ll say life’s like a new day with sun rays and roses I wouldn’t mind having a few, you’d say and when life begins tomorrow you’d be waiting with test instruments like a child entering cold water or a nervous […]
Li Po, the moon and me by Raj Arumugam
Li Po, the moon and me by Raj Arumugam You know lovely moon Li Po was drunk and he paddled out to you seeing your reflection and he jumped in to the lake embracing you in the waters and so he drowned; but, you know loving moon, I will not come to you thus; instead […]
Li Po drowns by Raj Arumugam
Li Po drowns by Raj Arumugam Li Po sits drinking wine; he is in his garden below the tree reciting his poems to the night and he sings to the cool air and he sings to the moon and he drinks more in between Li Po walks to the lake and he sings to the […]
Let us pull, pull the boat by Raj Arumugam
Let us pull, pull the boat by Raj Arumugam Let us pull, pull the boat, young man… away from the waters safe on to land just the while perhaps till the morning and pull, young one…take a deep breath and pull… generations have worked and gone past exertion and into a discovery of inner strength […]
let us go with no care by Raj Arumugam
let us go with no care by Raj Arumugam let us go with no care just the basic necessities, sweetheart; just the proper care and due diligence for the times afar but not forgetting each other for that’s all that’s the only we have here and now though time’s waves might roll our boat forwards […]
let the calm of the evening by Raj Arumugam
let the calm of the evening by Raj Arumugam let the calm of the evening let it descend in our hearts; embrace its coolness and its quiet its invitation to thought and reflection; let its peace let its power come in; and perhaps let us put aside all our concepts and vengeance and perhaps in […]
let’s love the lawn by Raj Arumugam
let’s love the lawn by Raj Arumugam let’s love the lawn sweetheart let’s trim the lawn; let’s get it cut and neat and fine; let’s do the groovy lawn dance baby so the neighbors will be green as nourished grass let’s feed the lawn sweetheart all chemicals and fertilizers; let’s read the warnings first baby: […]
let’s go mummy by Raj Arumugam
let’s go mummy by Raj Arumugam Let’s go mummy, let’s mummy; let’s to the shops – we need to get a few good things Nothing for me, honest not a thing for me: just maybe for little Tom; he’s been crying you know, mommy; he’s been crying and we’ll get him a few biscuits and […]
laugh to cry by Raj Arumugam
laugh to cry by Raj Arumugam I don’t love to cry (do you?) but when I laugh it seems I laugh to cry because I laugh so much and so long so unrestrained my laugh takes me to cry; so though I don’t love to cry I just laugh that leads to cry but it […]
last words to the moon by Raj Arumugam
last words to the moon by Raj Arumugam just as people sitting in your spell soon tire of your charm so I’m tired of writing lines to you as you are bored being the subject; but well, wait till I fall in love again Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The End And that’s the End […]
Kangaroo talks to the Sun by Raj Arumugam
Kangaroo talks to the Sun by Raj Arumugam Hey Sun, look Man – I can move around and hop and I can run around even at 70km/h; I can kangaroo fight and kick for a mate and I can go all across the land – and you? All you can do is to spin and […]
Kadambari by Raj Arumugam
I walked past and I heard you play the sitar, Kadambari; and I waited at the side in the streets as I heard the soothing tunes and the notes and the playfulness and the pleas and eloquence and the pain and the joys and the ecstasy O I heard the coming to of each note […]
it flows by Raj Arumugam
it flows by Raj Arumugam It flows people gape but do not see it flows they rather postulate and grasp at comfort-ideas and doctrine and theology and build systems of beliefs and fantasize in the hereafter But it flows not with a beginning or end or with a start or finish with promise or tension […]
in praise of the moon by Raj Arumugam
in praise of the moon by Raj Arumugam I will not sing you a song of praise O gentle moon there are too many modern people around too many enlightened minds tonight they reckon they don’t need your light; there are too many elect and too many going to Heaven and if I sang in […]
I waited by Raj Arumugam
I waited by Raj Arumugam I waited sweetheart and I have waited but you have not come I waited early and I waited past through the retreating light and the late hours of the night but you did not come O I have waited all eternity but you are not to be seen I have […]
I see you moon by Raj Arumugam
I see you moon by Raj Arumugam I see you moon this cool autumn morning you sing over the river and trees and you are supported by your dance troupe of stars Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry […]