Sunday 20 November 2016

What to do? (poem)



I can't think of a poem,
What do I do?
Draw? Eat gum?
Or polish a shoe?

Write just anything?
Not worrying if it's horrendous?
Dance or sing?
Or play with a toy bus?

Should I read a book thoroughly?
Or should I take a nap?
Talk to people peevishly?
Or collect rubber tree sap?

I don't have any theme,
What do I write?
Maybe I'll just post these points
Before they go out of sight!

~ Anoushka Sabnis





Sunday 13 November 2016

My Feelies (poem)



When I am bored,
In my mind nothing gets stored,
I don't want to sleep,
Or hear my alarm clock's beep.

When I'm happy,
I would like a chilled Appy;
And I'll play with my friends,
With a smile at all ends! 

When I'm sad, I don't want to talk,
I feel I want to be, by the sea, on a rock.
Sometimes I cry in my bed,
"Love you baby!" until Mumma's said.

When I'm angry, I want to shout 
Throw things and jump about!
I am rude, when angry, you know?
Can hit anybody, friend or foe! 

When I'm scared, I want to be with mom,
I don't let her go, even to fill an important form.
I'll stick to her like a tail, at home,
And alone, I would not roam.

When I'm disgusted, I can be sarcastic. 
Like when I see public washrooms and dirty plastic!
Dustbins etc and all things yuck,
Or food between teeth, stuck. 

When I'm writing poems, I'm thoughtful.
I am, like, swept into it, full!
I write fast, I write well,
Surreal imaginations and lovely stories I tell!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Saturday 5 November 2016

I wonder how! (poem)



I wonder how a little seed grows,
And how the cool breeze blows;

How the trees don't need to work hard,
And how the ATM works with just one card.

How the stars don't fall to ground,
And mice make the littlest sound;

How water flows and never stops,
And all our farmers grow the crops.

How do the phones call,
And a skyscraper stands so tall;

How are shoes made,
And in knives there is a blade.

How do we live, on this planet,
Did we come by a train or a jet?

How is life so wonderful,
With nature, concrete and us, it's beautiful!

~ Anoushka Sabnis 

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