Rajesh Thankappan Poems

When we cheat others
We cheat ourselves first
Of our honesty
Our integrity
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We should learn to laugh
Even through the clouds dark,
Though our spirit may be low
And trampled under the boots below.
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When there is no rain
Farmers groan in pain
And with unseasonal rain
There produce flood the drains.
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Life's little pleasures
Are the real treasures
That makes it twinkle
And provide it with a sparkle.
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I rose, I rose,
From the trampled soil
I rose, I rose,
From the dust and the dirt
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Peace can be shred to billion burning bleeding pieces
In an age where sophisticated weaponry holds the rein
Bombs, machine guns and armoury of destructive armaments
Could slash our psyche and flesh to inflict unimaginable pain.
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Her home was housed upon the mountain high
Where the earth rose steeply to embrace the sky,
Where clouds and dreams in tandem roam
Mix and mingle unhindered in their celestial home.
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I asked my cricketer uncle
To buy me a toy,
But he bought me a tricycle
And I danced with joy.
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I warmly remember those winter days
When in our lawns we would set bonfires ablaze,
And our neighbors would automatically swarm
To share with us its glowing warmth.
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