VOICE OF THE BONSAI

 

VOICE OF THE BONSAI

Unknown village rustic life shows,
Humans live in peace, happy woe,
Mud walls and floor, dung-pasted,
Straws full of rice in the backyard, (1)

Pigmy before wealth and power,
The limbs, heart, and mind shower,
The living style varies, rhythm wear,
Festival custom practices appear (2)

The cartwheel and bullock-driven,
Carry bag of paddy, cities smitten,
Dwarfs the high-rise towers think,
Surprised it differs, Earth links, (3)

Polished dress, dining or working,
And carry, tension, worry, sockingly,
The mind creates thought, fearful,
The heart shows frustrated lustful (4)

And achieve, skill, various promote
A myriad of dream steal peace note,
Thunderstorm disaster uproots life,
Ensure untimely death born strife, (5)

Compare big tree fruit and flowers,
Touch far and wide praise shower,
Illusive, dissipate quickly, the wave,
The bonsai proud less, a life paves, (6)

Decoration piece, dwarfs, the mirror,
Carries roots, trunk, branches here,
Leaves and flowers, different colors,
Message of the Lord be small allure, (7)

Voice of bonsai whispers the secret,
Discard rosy life, invite nature directly,
Escape from summer rain or winter,
The drawing room adorns the decor. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 27 January 2026
Themes: Small is beautiful
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INTARSIA

 

INTARSIA

An ancient land millennia old,
Culture, customs, civilization, gold,
Innumerable people's languages,
Lifestyle, food, dress, faith, crazes,
Time-tested survivors grew to linger,
Hues festivity lunar solar longer,
Across the country, names differ,
Happiness melting fogs disappear,
Warmth will be visible in winter, frigid,
The arrival of summer farmingis rigid,
Farmer dreams of annual output,
The spine of the country grain sprout,
Emotional today, Bihu Pongal,
Makar links to the time eons,
Who looted the country's poor,
Dying without food, a cry sufferer,
Killed natives, burned houses,
Looted gold, silver anger rouses,
Still, the land displays miracles,
Flood the milk-river, gold carnival,
The bountiful earth, fertile riversides,
Feed a billion lives, feed sufferers,
The harmony, amity, and fraternity,
Intarsia in exhibitions links serenity,
Unite, you survive; divided perish,
Intarsia cultural hues life cherish,
The prosperity education skill,
Stronger in history, invincible drill,
The highways, railways, and flights
Hubs of transport intarsia right,
Enormous effort culmination,
Dreams billion front, realization,
painful hunger and poverty read history,
A thousand-year country in slavery,
No more, I cried, hues inviting,
How beautiful India, women singing,
Electric their smile, inviting lips,
Intarsia-strewn colored dresses,
Rhythmic, their dance song is ecstatic,
Enigmatic intarsia, republic, romantic.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Title of Poem: Intarsia
Themes: The Republic Day
Written: 26 January 2026
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THE RUDDERLESS BOAT

 

THE RUDDERLESS BOAT

 

Unfulfilled desires and dreams hurt,

The direction or purpose of life, lost,

Humans search, destiny, and puzzle,

Fame and fortune, pseudo, dazzle, (1)

 

 

Fate, the synonym of fallacy, changes,

From the rag to riches, time amazes,

Humans build mansions, sell quickly,

Gold and diamond lose hand unluckily (2)

 

 

Name and fame, applause resounds,

Aloof, lonely, repentance surrounds,

Misses consolation guidance moves,

The mind thoughtless sails removes, (3)

 

 

Why should humans feel gloomy, say?

Opportunity lies ahead, hopes display,

The silhouette of a boatman, sunrise,

Netting solutions, clues, find precise, (4)

 

 

Life is not an ocean of sorrow, aspire,

The seed sprouts in the heart. desires,

Implement fruitful actions to guide life,

From the turbulent water, rock, strife, (5)

 

 

Salvage ruined life, misfortune events,

Consolidate strength, build no lament,

Defy the obstacles, proceed or defiant,

Success is written on foreheads, instant, (6)

Bright sunlight, glorious future invites,

Victory, not fantasy, the reality excites,

By the dusk sun sinks, western sky tells,

A day belongs to humans, hopes dwell, (7)

 

 

Many a dream, frustration, crumbles,

The rudderless boat stabilized rumble,

Achieves the purpose of life, a mission,

Contemplate the phase boat in motion. (viii)

 

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 25 January 2026

Themes: Lost the purpose and direction

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EPHEMERAL CHILDHOOD

 

EPHEMERAL CHILDHOOD

Starry eyes glisten, and the dimple,

Pink rose buds, fragrant joy trickle,

Transient sunrise luminous radiate,

Curiosity affects surprise, light, fate, (1)

 

Dew carries morning glory, gems,

Disappear quickly yet overwhelm,

The ropeway bridge, calm water,

Turned to molten lake encounter, (2)

 

Amaze children's minds, pictures,

Coconut trees inclined and a mirror,

A gentle breeze will create ripples,

Reflection will be lost soon, simple, (3)

 

Coconut dry leaves stream carry,

Flocks of birds fly and chirp, worry,

Soon all of them fled in silence, stay,

Passing clouds sail lazily or display, (4)

 

Reflections of clouds are missing,

Shimmer leaves the wind kissing,

The mural, ages ago, children play,

Grown up, became young, sway, (5)

 

Grew, responsibility, burden of life,

Face challenges, trouble, and strife,

Lost the kid's innocence, dreamy,

Fighting for survival, fear is uncanny (6)

 

Grip solitude and silence look back,

Childhood melt morning mist, lack,

Fairy stories, king, queen, princess,

Heart once believed laugh witness, (7)

 

Remember, drop a pebble, wave.

Spread in circles gradually fades,

Ephemeral childhood is an emotion,

Dew or morning fog vanishes notion. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 24 January 2026

Themes: The transient nature

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PERFECT ENSEMBLE

 PERFECT ENSEMBLE

 

Different instruments music tally,

Performers play melodious, lovely,

Hypnotize the audience listeners,

Spellbound eyes glued, life thirsty, (1)

 

Hours of symphony or orchestra,

Apparently, a second wish extra,

Drunk with sounds, vibrate well,

Wipeout agony pain love prevail, (2)

 

Fame and fortune shower tempt,

A wild crowd gathers, soon attempts,

Ensemble organ other item, tune,

Create the themes, an opportune (3)

 

Favorite for millions, liked albums,

Immortal composition awesome,

Touched the core of hearts, crying,

The melancholic, prayerful songs (4)

 

Plethora of different classes, know,

Understand the patterns, shows,

Some cry, rest smile, tunes heal,

Magical effect uplift hearts seal, (5)

 

Humans face troubles and hurt,

Harmonious melody and escort,

Real transformation wonderful

Humans are desperate and appeal, (6)

 

Across all ages and states pull,

Magnetic effect charms, fully,

Not only music but clothes fit,

Variety of colors fascinates a gift, (7)

 

Human mind search, beautiful,

From music to artists, colorful,

Perfect ensemble and flowers,

Fragrance bright smile shower. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 23 January 2026

Themes: Simulate patterns

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THE BROKEN DOOR

 

THE BROKEN DOOR

Painful human life is deserted, left to rot,
Destiny and fate mean nothing, escort.
Fled happiness, pleasure, and laughter,
Crippled life fails to move, sadly suffers, (1)

Consolation, sympathy, a healing touch,
Broken bed crumpled life begs, search,
Left kith and kin, family accepted well,
Shadows of intoxicating memories sail, (2)

Many-fold lovely stories, fun, and smiles,
Tearful, the human, looking void, senile,
How soon time passed, a sweet home,
Blown by the terrible wind, found gone, (3)

Watches the moon and stars shed tears,
Visible blistering sun spider nets sheer,
Perforated roof, crumbling walls show,
The man contemplates, and he knows, (4)

Condemned, unprovoked, succumbed,
No chance to escape, watch, numbed,
Moss, bush, and long roots of plants,
Lost all dreams and hope life implants, (5)

Ajar, wooden door, and without paint,
Partly broken mirror, his life remnant,
Scarcely, the darkness petered out soon,
Anticipate a remote chance, revive a boon, (6)

The initial chapter of life, sweet home,
Days passed peacefully and beautifully
Soaked with the river of desires flown,
Aspired to the brave heart efforts shown, (7)

Uprooted the tree of life, astonished,
Still living in the broken home, he wished,
The broken door, sunken life thrives,
The bad dream melts, wishes survive. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date 22 January 2026
Themes: Shattered life ajar
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THE DESTINATION PEACE

 

THE DESTINATION PEACE

 

The holocaust humans made cruelly,

Ravages, horrible war, uproot family,

Reverberates outcry and cries touch,

Today, humanity is perplexed to search (1)

 

Not a mountain of gold or a metropolis,

Neither mansion nor assets cripples,

Air, polluted, suffocates life, threatens,

Water turned toxic, death precedes, (2)

 

Green mountains eaten up, boulder,

Rockwall gnawed the savages shoulder,

Arid grassy lands, dry river bed, long,

Wish for verdant valleys flows song, (3)

 

Dense forest, blue river, or waterfall,

Animal habitat, birds chirp, life rolls,

Spectral streak of sunlight and dew,

Grass is laden with gems, life views, (4)

 

Ends the horrible war, calamity rebuild,

Search humans' scopes to live, shield,

Dawn upon humans' hearts unite well,

Dispelled distrust, suspicions quell, (5)

 

Abolished discrimination, cast, creed,

Diminishes illiteracy, prosper indeed,

Reject rivalry, anarchy, or bitter fight,

The land found real gold, the delight, (6)

 

Bright gold is peace, happiness, love,

Decades of animosity, realized, solved,

Cements the brotherhood, cultures,

Tolerant of festivals, customs allure, (7)

 

Nature golden lake sunrise message,

The destination peace the land says,

Unsinkable boat of trust, exist Earth,

Unique blue planet yet visible worth. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 21 January 2026

Themes: Humans search for peace

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