My Poetry

“In science, one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one knew before. But in poetry it is the exact opposite,” said Paul Dirac.

Vincent Van Gogh said “Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is,alas not so easy as looking at it.”

Both the above quotes sum up aptly, what I think poetry is. I have written poems for many years now. Most of my poems are very simple yet profound written in an easy to understand approach.

Following is a poem which was published in the book ‘Sisters in Rhyme’. A few more poems of mine will also appear in ‘Chicken soup for the soul’ series.

For more poems written by me click here.

Who Killed Imagination?

I drew what my mind could see
An orange worm and a purple tree
A blue rose without any thorns
A dancing pig with crimson horns.

My teacher asked me where I had seen 
What I had drawn, as trees are green.
A dancing pig with horns that are red?
She pursed her lips .She shook her head.

I looked at my picture again and again
I wanted to add tears but I added rain
What I wished was that my teacher could see
What I had seen and just let it be.

Imagination and creativity were killed that day
“Trees are green, Roses are red” I was made to say. 
Though at that time, I did not know
Looking back now, it is clear as snow.

So I ask you today, to think a hundred times, 
To watch what you say and to be gentle and kind
To admire-- even if you don’t understand,
Look again--You may be opening a mind.

----- Preeti Shenoy