Disabled

Disabled


Man in a wheelchair, people see disability
Brilliant cells of the brain, they are his ability

How can he achieve resounding success?
When everywhere he has to fight for, access

Time and energy spent on working the bureaucracy
Are these the fruits of governments in democracy

Future looks like a forest in mist
Disabled, you are last on the list.


Poets note: As a disabled person, reflects my life.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Depression -Nonet Poem

Nonet is a nine line poem. The first line containing nine syllables, the next line has eight syllables,  this continues till the ninth line which has one syllable. Nonet can be
about any subject.

Depression

I am probably in depression.
I have a secret confession
My smile gives wrong impression
I mask my expression
Fooled by aggression
Need attention
Suffering
Get me
Help.


© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Perfume - Septolet Poem

Septolet can be described as micro poem as it has  just fourteen words. It is consists of  two stanzas, each stanza can have seven words as norm not rule. However both stanzas have  the same thought and create a word picture.

Perfume

Few stolen kisses on
The garden bench.

Fragrance of old memories
Still lingers on.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Support me friends, that I may live- Triolet

Triolet is a eight line poem with a rhyme scheme abaaabab. The fourth and seventh lines are the same as the first. Eighth line is the same as the second.


Support me friends, that I may live
need nothing but freedom and happiness
let me be healthy and active
Support me friends, that I may live

I shall win the fight I believe
You can help me out of this distress
Support me friends, that I may live
need nothing but freedom and happiness.

This is a  Triolet style poem about asking support to overcome adversity.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Love -Pleiades –Poem by Win Phatak

Pleiades is a small poem of seven line and a single word as a title. Simple rule to follow is that the first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title.

Love


Living with abandon and free will
Longing for someone can’t sit still
Levels of anxiety will increase
Love makes you want to please
Local pub is now so boring
Life is much more than chick scoring
Lessons of life are learnt in love.

This is a  Pleiades style poem about how being in love changes a man’s perspective.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Cinquain –Poem by Win Phatak

Cinquain is a small poem of just five lines. Adelaide Crapsey developed the cinquain; it has a strict structure based on syllable count. Crapsey criterion for a cinquain is five lines of accentual-syllabic verse, in which the lines comprise, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 stresses and 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables. Crapsey always titled her cinquains, effectively utilizing the title as a sixth line. A cinquain depends on strict structure and intense physical imagery to communicate a mood or feeling.

Abortion

Why, why
Are you killing
The unborn female child
She is the future of our race
Stop now.

This is a Cinquain  style poem conveying the anguish about killing unborn girls in India.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.

Naani –Poem by Win Phatak

Naani is a type of small poem consisting of four lines. The poem has between twenty and twenty five syllables. The poem can be about any subject but generally human relations or current issues.

Spring

Watching flowers in full bloom,
takes away depression and gloom.
Happiness will grow,
watching nature's show.

This is a Naani style poem of sixteen words and the syllable count is twenty five.

© Vinay Phatak 2012. All rights reserved.