Kids’ Corner: Poems 02
July 25, 2008
4 POEMS
by
Nishat Sen
(age 11)
Poems
in English….
(2007-08)
An Unusual Pet
The unusual pet I saw at the store
Is a creature thought not to exist anymore.
Even though he has sharp teeth and breathes fire
He is something people just stare at and admire.
He has gleaming blue scales and beautiful eyes,
He is sleek and stealthy and could be with the spies.
He is a creature I am glad to have met,
He is a creature I will never forget.
Once he broke free from the cage in the shop
People tried to catch him but he wouldn’t stop!
At last he did one of those miraculous things,
He started flying with his once inefficient wings.
Finally, he stopped at a place, a little house with a dome
He walked quietly through the open door and now I have a new friend at home!
- September 2007
Jingle Mingle Alkazam
The most frequent hosts in a ghost toaster
Are roasted ghosts burnt to the moster.
The warrior that has the most honour
Is always the one that is a complete goner.
The horrible noises that the haunted house made
Actually came from a baby who had lost his marmalade.
And the reason the dragon had fire to send
Was because he didn’t want the gas to come from the other end.
- April 2008
Truth
A giant golden eagle was causing a lot of trouble
He had reduced half of the village to rubble
So seven mighty monster slayers set out to kill the beast
But I thought what it wanted was no fleshy feast
For actually how the creature created the floods of fear
Was by dropping one of many a tear
And when the warriors killed the eagle and cut open the hide
They found nothing but a broken heart inside
- April 2008
Haiku
Softly flowing streams
Glistening in the moonlight
Keep the hills alive.
- December 2007
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New Poetry Wallpapers
July 25, 2008
Download 11 new Poetry Wallpapers…
We had earlier released 2 Poetry Wallpapers in…
Sadho Wallpapers – Set A (click here)
We are happy to now present…
Sadho Wallpapers – Set B: 6 Poetry Wallpapers on the Himalaya, with photographs by Ashok Dilwali, who has been clicking this mountain range for nearly 30 years… and with lines from the Vedas. (click here)
Wallpapers by Friends: 5 Poetry Wallpapers by Friends of Sadho, like you (click here)
We would love to hear from you about your favorite Poetry-Wallpapers from amongst these 13. Please tell us about them, as response to this post.
Share Poems 02: A Poem for My Daughter
July 24, 2008
A delightful Hindi poem with its English translation…
Film still – Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita / Sidharth Pratap Singh / 3:10 / India
Filmmakers-animators Sidharth Pratap Singh & Rosy Singh made a poetry film, called “Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita” (A Poem for My Daughter). The short animated film is based on a beautiful Hindi poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena and it won the ‘Viewers’ Choice Award’ at the 1st Sadho Poetry Film Fest 2007-08.
Given below is the original Hindi poem and the English translation. (c) reserved with the poet / translator.
The filmmaker invites to you post your comments and to share your own poems or those by another author on the subject.
The titles / credits of the poems posted on the subject have been highlighted by the editors in bold text in the comments given below…
Share Poems 01: Favorite Haiku
July 23, 2008
Do you have a favorite Haiku? Share it here…
Filmmakers Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl made a trilogy of poetry films based on Haikus. Two films from this series, ‘Of Buddha and Other Beings’ were screened at the 1st Sadho Poetry Film Fest 2007-08. They share their favorite Haiku and INVITE YOU to post your favorite one, in the comments section given below…
This cold winter night
that old wooden-head Buddha
would make a nice fire
- Buson
Opinion 01: Indian Poetry Films – comment
July 22, 2008
Rajiv Mudgal saw some Indian Poetry Films presented at Sadho and sent a comment that could start an important debate. He says…
“Indian poetic films seems to be caught in a memetic dependence to conform…’
Sadho can now stream Audio
July 17, 2008
This is just a test to see Sadho’s audio streaming capability…
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Gandhi’s Spiritual message
Near the beginning of his address, Gandhi says:
“In my tour last year in Mysore [State], I met many poor villagers, and I found upon inquiry that they did not know who ruled Mysore. They simply said some God ruled it. If the knowledge of these poor people was so limited about their ruler, I, who am infinitely lesser in respect to God than they to their ruler need not be surprised if I do not realize the presence of God, the King of Kings. Nevertheless I do feel as the poor villagers felt about Mysore, that there is orderliness in the universe.”
Important Update (Sadho is now multilingual)
July 17, 2008
Sadho is now Indic aware and can post in several Indian languages. Editors can now use the wordpress WYSIWYG visual rich editor to post their text in Hindi.
It can also be used as an universal editor to write your mails in Hindi, by copying and pasting the text in your mail composer.
Please note - You can also now type in Hindi in the comment section. (Presently only works with IE7 and older version of firefox..)
Select the language from drop down box below, click on the ‘show keyboard’ to get the keyboard layout. and start typing in Hindi instantly.
If your browser presently doesn’t support this new Sadho feature, you can still post in Hindi using the following method:
For Firefox (latest version) please go here and install the ‘Indic Input Extension‘. Choose the language from the right bottom .
Indic input firefox interface
Quillpad also spellchecks as you type.
Have a good time
-Rajiv
Kids’ Corner: Poem 01
July 16, 2008
CHAIL by Sidharth Saxena
(age 12)
Hindi
with an English version
Chail
Chail is a quiet place
where you can play cricket,
and watch a beautiful sunrise
if you wake up in time.
The setting sun finds you
wherever you are…
Kisses you with its warmth
before the icy night
leads you indoors.
Chail is the home of monkeys,
Where there are just monkeys.
I mean we and the monkeys,
and ‘NO CROWD’,
I knock at their door
and they let me in.
Maybe, they think I am a monkey…
Maybe, I am a monkey…
…or was one in my previous life!
I want a monkey as a pet
No, let me think…
If I take a monkey home,
I will find a friend
But he will lose his family.
And his friends with whom
he plays cricket with the ball
he took away last summer.
The monkey will miss the pranks
he plays on hapless tourists…
the fresh air and the tall trees.
My home is tiny as compared to his.
He will think it is a cage and
I’m another monkey caught in it.
- Sidharth Saxena
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Kids’ Corner
July 12, 2008
Welcome to the best and the youngest Sadho!
We are delighted to launch the Kids’ Corner on our website. Children can post their poems & pictures in this area. If you would like to send a child’s poems for consideration – please go to the Kids’ Corner page in the top menu to know about how you can do that.
Sadho Poetry Recitations
July 12, 2008
Coming Soon…
Recitations by poets in various languages.
If you would like to send us a video or an audio recording for consideration, please go to the Recitations page in the top menu to know about how you can do that.
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