Kishore Asthana Poems

Many an angel came calling
When ‘twas the Devil I went to meet
They tempted me with bribes of honey
And other things hard to beat
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What earth shakes, what stomach fills
With the airing of Sanjay’s wedding ills?
And if Aishwarya visits a holy shrine
What concern is it of yours and mine?
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Dearly beloved
Thank you for bringing me here
And showing
That real love is
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When religions make my heart bitter
And my mind is in turmoil
Music is a my safe refuge
And wine a useful foil
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I am where the wind blows across the Prairie
And I am where snows cover the hill
Where tears wash out grave sorrows
I watch the crying, completely still
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The Sanatan…

I am a swimmer in the infinite
Watching myself
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Learning to talk
Learning to walk
The struggles of youth,
Then romance
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My body
Daughter of the earth
Moves with the Earth
My mind
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I met a man in Varanasi
In a narrow lane
Eyes like lamps in the dark
Alit in a leonine mane
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I miss you when you are not
In the same room as me
And when you are’nt in the house
I often rush to see
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