Let in thy eyes vest skies
Here the secret of eternal fragrance lies.
In these philosophical poems, Dr. Jernail Singh Anand takes a dig on man who is stinking because he is full of himself. The second poem ‘Furniture’, he focuses on the pleasure notes of birds, simply because they know they have to go tomorrow. What makes man unhappy is his longer stay.
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand is President of the International Academy of Ethics. He is author of 160 plus books in English poetry, fiction, non-fiction, philosophy and spirituality. The Academy of Arts and Philosophical Sciences, Bari (Italy) honored him with the prestigious position of Honorable Academic. He was awarded Charter of Morava, the great International Award in Creativity by Serbian Writers Association, Belgrade at the60th Belgrade International Writers Meeting (Oct 2023), and his name was engraved on the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. Recently, he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy [Honoris Causa] by the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. His most phenomenal book is Lustus: The Prince of Darkness [first epic of the Mahkaal Trilogy]. [Email: anandjs55@yahoo.com
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THE SECRET OF ETERNAL FRAGRANCE
I saw people, even my very own
Were tuning their nose away from me
You are too full of yourself
That you stink
Then I realized
How uneven I was
Don’t cut everything to your size
It is folly, said the wise
Turn yourself shapeless like winds
And bountiful like water
Let in thy eyes vest skies
Here the secret of eternal fragrance lies.
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FURNITURE
Birds are always found singing.
Because they know
Tomorrow they will go.
We are always crying
Because we know
We have a day after tomorrow.
Going is such a pleasure
And Aah! A longer stay
A curse in its own way
Birds don’t mind anything
But gods, be reminded
We men don’t let anything unminded.
We don’t let go of playing
With past and future
While birds have only the present as their furniture.
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Read: Poetry is not a Romantic Luxury – Dr. Jernail Singh Anand
