Amrit Rathi Poems

In the lap of nature’s breathless beauty,
on the foothills of the mountain’s snow crest,
surrounded by the stretch of lush green forest,
like a gateway to heaven,
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We have met the enemy, and they are us.
—Walt Kelley, Pogo
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You don’t always have freedom
except one type of freedom- one
which nobody can take away from you
whatever situation you are into.
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Some men see things as they are and say why,
I dream that never were and say, why not?
— Rober F. Keneddy
†
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If you touch the heart
of a person,
of your work,
of an experience,
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In the morning, I went to the garden,
but the presentation was on my mind,
and how I would face my boss.
A flower tickled me and asked,
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You wonder who inflicts on you such pain,
as if playing some sort of dirty game,
not you in any case, but it can be anything else,
a person, situation, or just a thought,
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I am very excited,
since I read about J. Craig Venter,
and his achievement
that they created a replicating species
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As usual, with my legs in the water,
I sat chatting with the silvery river,
that mirrored the moving blue sky
like a fleeting dream
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“Why do you work so hard? ”
I asked the young folks,
“What’s the reason? ”
“Cause I want to be happy, ”
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