We paint things so that
Their original markings are covered
They look beautiful
And can tempt the eye.
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, a renowned poet and writer from Chandigarh, India, shares his mystic poetry
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, based in Chandigarh, is an Indian poet and scholar credited with 170 plus books of English literature, philosophy and spirituality. He won great Serbian Award Charter of Morava and his name adorns the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. He was honored with Seneca Award LAUDIS CHARTA by Academy of Arts & Philosophical Sciences, Bari, Italy 2024. He is Founder President of the International Academy of Ethics and conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by University of Engineering & Management, (UEM) Jaipur. Email anandjs55@yahoo.com
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PAINT
We paint things so that
Their original markings are covered
They look beautiful
And can tempt the eye.
As we say beauty lies in the eye
Of the beholder
So we just serve the eye
It does not matter how it is in reality
Is it not strange
The sweets sold in fairs
Are covered with silver ‘vark’ (layer)
So that they shine from a distance?
Rotten things need to be given
A harder dose of the silver vark
Which covers everything
All scars, all patches, all Illnesses.
How much time we spend in front of the mirror
And put heavy paint
On our lips, cheeks, and on our bodies
And to beat the stink, how many deos and scents?
Worldly paints only make
A paradise of hell
And make third rate things
Like hot cakes sell.
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I WAS THERE
You did not see me,
It does not mean
I was not there.
I was there
Though it was the singer
On whom
The camera was fixed.
The music was on, didn’t ye hear?
I was there
Among them who were
Making the music
Had I not been there
There would have been
No singers, nor any song.
It would have been
Just a weird noise
I was there
Participating in the creation
Of the orchestra divine
I was not in the view of the camera
I was not the hero
I was fighting
It was I who fell
When the hero became hero.
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