Philosophical Poems
The Measureless Motion
by Somali Mukherjee
The river flows on,
Though there are murky forests
On its either side.
Time to Pretend
by Somali Mukherjee
When life gets stationary
Like a mossy stone,
When time feels like
A claustrophobic cul-de-sac,
When people pelt stones at you
Like a pack of snarling stray-dogs,
It is felt that we must pretend;
Aye, it's time to pretend,
For, being unmasked, you can't
Survive in the midst of
......
Light Needed Within
by Somali Mukherjee
There's light everywhere;
Still, our hearts are full of murk;
We need light indeed.
False Insanity
by Somali Mukherjee
No need to hurry;
No need to hustle;
The waves do carry
Our each sandcastle.
Life contains a measured beat;
We need to accept all;
Freedom has a deep seat,
As we're given the call.
......
We are Human
by Sharon Morgan
We do come; we do go.
We do hide; we do show
We do love; we do hate
We do rush; we do wait
We do feel, we do think
We do swim; we do sink
We do plot; we do scheme
......
Mijn filosofisch gebakje
by Mario Odekerken
Op een klein bord
het heelal in lagen.
Room tussen wat was
en wat misschien nooit zal zijn.
De vork breekt door tijd en textuur,
en even
lijkt het leven
begrijpelijk.
......
Where the river meets the sky
by Mario Odekerken
There is a place
where the river forgets its name,
where it stretches upward
not to escape,
but to become.
The current does not argue
with the pull of the clouds.
It simply moves-
wider,slower-
......
Laying in the mud
by Mario Odekerken
Laying in the mud,
the weight of the sky presses down
through the soaked air,
through the damp smell of earth and rot.
My fingers disappear beneath the surface-
not lost,just swallowed,
held by the cold patience of the ground.
There is no hurry here,
......
Heartbeat as Compass
by Mario Odekerken
Heartbeat as compass,
guides me through the unseen path,
soft pulse of the soul,
trusting what the eyes can't see,
held by silence, not by fear.
Hartslag als Kompas
by Mario Odekerken
Hartslag als kompas,
leidt mij door mist en verlangen,
geen weg is te stil.
In vertrouwen schuilt de kracht
di mij naar huis doet keren.
