s.zaynab kamoonpury Poems

Wear a smile all day, smile away the day
and watch the effect you pass around
It might just cheer up the not so gay
and happiness might as well abound.
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In our Asian-cum-Eastern land
No one prefers or admires
the dark-skinned or tanned
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In the wake of the corona virus pandemic that looms round the world
transporting many to doomsday's waiting room
leaving the diseased deceased's bereaved in gloom
I send my prayers to all affected and afflicted.
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O' Salty tear, a mere clear drop that you are
You've emerged for a million different reasons
many of which only the shedder knows
for you've emerged in all seasons.
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Come with a smile, come with a wink
Come to the land of pink pink pink!
For though my best color is emerald green
my 2nd favorite happens to be pink.
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Everyone learns what's known as the Arabic numerals
like many learnt the Roman numerals
Anyone can:
Dine on delicious swiss rolls
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POEM
I saw a shoe a' sailing
a' sailing on the sea
The fairies were it a' using
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Oh, everything looked far
like tiny toy cars
Living things hurrying
Everything scurrying
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Experienced a third bigger earthquake recently but this poem I wrote for a smaller earthquake years ago)

My first trivial tremor experience had been in Southern Africa
And now this puny earthquake I felt in Tanzania.
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(Inspired by Eleanor Farjeon's poem 'Cats sleep anywhere)

Gah, , babies cry anywhere
Anywhere and everywhere
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