MIDNIGHT POETRY – ‘Be Who You Are’

mediocre life
from job to bed
selling your soul
raise the bar

load a camel
cross a desert
refuge in an oasis
who needs a car

fragrant spices
lamps and oils
awaiting at an
exotic bazaar

coins and trinkets
for a rainy day
collected and stored
in a glass jar

find your guru
under the bodhi tree
who do you think
you are

search on google
still not sure
sit in meditation
go beyond far

a chair or a bed
get inside your head
undergo an operation
without any scar

kundalini rising
if you have no clue
do your research
it’s rather bizarre

convincing as real
conscious energy
is what we are
god and a superstar

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Poem ‘Be Who You Are’ read by the author.

MIDDAY POETRY – ‘Random Truths’

pull out the skis
in this scorching heat
that’s really just a tease

food that agrees
with vego lifestyle
is likely not Chinese

a ship on an open seas
people getting sea sick
by a little bit of breeze

when one has an expertise
in whichever profession
they can ask for higher fees

selection of green teas
drank around the world
loved by the Japanese

we need mature trees
oxygen from our air
plus pollinator bees

secrets locked without keys
passed down by devotees
universal truths like these

i still eat butter and cheese
until i deserve it fully
don’t call me vegan please

carpe diem
it’s not too late
the day let’s seize

Poem ‘Random Truths’ read by the author.

MIDNIGHT POETRY ‘Extraordinary Read’

Don Miguel Ruiz’s
The Four Agreements
influenced me immensely
a publication
transcending time

from the teaching
and wisdom of Toltecs
tradition passed down
through generations
of their shamans

openly uncovering
the secret of life
how to live a happy
content life
being the best
version of oneself

the first of the
four agreements
Be impeccable
with your word

simple yet powerful
refers to our choice
of words we speak
and how to say them
using them for good

the second of the
agreements
Don’t take anything
personally

be immune to
words and deeds
of others

what they say and do
is not about you
but about themselves
their own story

third agreement
Don’t make assumptions
communicate with clarity
and ask if you don’t know

the last one of the four
Always do your best
to avoid regret
always do your
utmost

the above agreements
have an ongoing
significant impact
on my life

if you are intrigued
go find the book
i highly recommend it

let’s make each other
accountable

MIDDAY POETRY – ‘Overweight’

an update!
what we ate
could relate
to our fate

there has been a debate
that what is on the plate
illness can create

how could one translate
kind words of a mate
saying we carry extra weight

our appetite does dilate
we start to eat at eight
stop when it’s too late

exercise we sure hate
to wiggle like a fat bait
then meet the same fate

yet! it is not in us innate

I willfully state
it is not too late
new habits to dictate

the promise is great
to change our fate
we cannot wait

for a better date
or be too overweight
to fit the heavens gate

Poem ‘Overweight’ read by the author.