Author: SreeLakshmy.

MY FATHER

My father is a great man,
who loves & cares me
Whenever I falls in a problem
he shows me a solution.
Whenever I feel myself hurt
he calms & relaxes me,
Whenever I win for something
he inspires & encourages me;
Whenever I ask him something
he bought me in pleasure
Whenever my mother scolds me
he will come for my rescue
My father is a great man, and
i love him always.

He always makes me happy by
giving me all things.
He always seems to be happy when,
he saw my smile;
He never made me feel alone and
loved me as a precious gift;
He is the present I got from my god
and’ll stay with me always,
My father is a great man, and
i love him always.

I am thanking my god, to present me with
such a wonderful father.
His care and love towards me makes me feel
to live my entire life with him.
I love him and will take care of my father
throughout my whole life
I will help him always and will not make
him feel alone, because
I am his only and favorite daughter
who loves him always.
My father is a great man, and
I love him always.

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

MY WISHES

I wish god appears in front of me and
ask me what I want,
I wish I ask him some great boons
which none have thought.
Soon my list of wishes started to flow;

I wish to go to a far away land
where no life exists,
I wish to climb on a big mountain
where none has reached,
I wish to fly to a never never land
where guys wish to go,
I wish to swim into a deep sea palace
where treasures are hidden;
I wish to be in a Milky Way galaxy
where I will be free,
I wish to visit an unidentified island
where life is a game,
I wish to live in a beautiful place
where no trouble lies,
I wish to jump into a river from a hill
where courage is needed.

I wish to learn all secrets of the earth
which is very amusing,
I wish to cross the largest sea of world
which people fear to do.

When god heard all my wishes, he
smiled and looked me;
He said that my wishes will come true
only if I live a good life,
I was disappointed with his reply and
looked stunned;
At last I realized that these are just my wishes!

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

I HAVE A BEST FRIEND

I have a best friend in my life,
I have a best friend, who is outstanding,
I have a best friend, who cares me,
I have a best friend, who teaches me,
I have a best friend, who helps me,
I have a best friend, who teases me,
I have a best friend, who calms me,
I have a best friend, who loves me,
I have a best friend, who forgives me,
I have a best friend, who protects me,
I have a best friend, who cries for me,
I have a best friend, who risks life for me,
I have a best friend, who lives for me,
I have a best friend, who plays with me,
I have a best friend, who makes me happy,
I have a best friend, who shares everything,
I have a best friend, who encourages me,
I have a best friend, who is a gift for me,
I have a best friend, who is true to me,
I have a best friend, who is very original,
I have a best friend, who never forgets me,
I have a best friend, who is whole hearted,
I have a best friend, who is for me!

About the Author:
I like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests.My hobbies not only include literary activities but also, stamp and coin collections.
I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

LIFE IS THE BEST!

Life is where we win and lose
It is a game!
Life is something that ruins all
It is explosive!
Life helps to earn experiences
It is adventure!
Life makes us realize truths
It is true!
Life teaches unknown things
It is original!
Life creates hurdles and woes
It is tough!
Life accompanies living beings
It is a friend!
Life is given by god with kind
It is a gift!
Life consist of love and happiness
It is beautiful!
Life leads to creations and invention
It is a chain!
Life enables to recover and discover
It is exciting!
Life is amazing and astonishing
It is not new!
Life contains pains and gains
It is to be crossed!
Life is of promise and decisions
It is to be kept!
Life encourages and discourages
It is necessary!
Life meets old, new and modern
It is important!
Life is between a soul and mind
It is a bridge!
Life has comic and tragic sides
It is interesting!
Life has a period of time and
It is valid!
Life attracts and distracts all
It is neutral!
Life is meant for one and all
It is the best!

About the Author:

I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. My hobbies not only include literary activities but also stamp and coin collections.I believe in God and hardwork

Author: SreeLakshmy.

EXAMS – LET US TRY IT!

Exams are beginning my dear friends, so
Let us face it!
They are neither our friends nor enemy, so
Let us tame it!
They have many things to give us, so
Let us accept it!
They are bridge that helps us to go far, so
Let us cross it!
They are important in our life so,
Let us find it!

Exams are games that decide our future, so
Let us play it!
They bring happiness and sorrows, so
Let us have it!
They gives wisdom and chances, so
Let us get it!
They are of many groups and troops, so
Let us sort it!
They develop courage and coward, so
Let us see it!

Exams are full of true experiences, so
Let us make it!
They are exciting and fearing, so
Let us fight it!
They brings lucks and truths, so
Let us hold it!
They are the teachers of winners & losers, so
Let us invite it!
There is nothing to fear, so bravely
Let us try it!

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. My hobbies include not only include literary activities but also coin and stamp coIlection. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

DREAM IN MOONLIGHT

I was trapped in a deep jungle along
with moonlight
With fears and tears, my mind was
frightened a lot,
Fear conquered my body and mind
thus I felt sick.
The jungle was filled with silence and
I was restless.

Walking in a moonlight, all alone
is a new game,
The game with jungle and moonlight
is not a good fun.
Funs were there, but not now and here
because of fear;
Fear haunted and made me slave from
first till last.

I walked without any deviation and with
no determination.
Nothing came to my thoughts because, I
walked in speed,
There were roars and cries of faunas
which were sweet,
But, I was not enjoying them, since I was
making an escape.

I heard foot steps of someone, near to me,
and became happy;
I became courageous, confident and eager
also hopeful,
I shouted loudly at him, but one from behind,
pat me up, suddenly.
I jumped, and to my surprise, it was my mom,
and I was in a dream!

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

My brother

My brother is precious to me
He is the gift I got from my parents and god.
Sometimes I feel I’m lucky to have him
But sometimes I will not because of his anger.

He is so caring brother I have in my life
He teaches me many unknown things
He tells me everything even secrets!
He knows many things than me
These qualities make him special in front of me

His smile makes him look innocent
But his anger makes him look a demon
He tells me that he loves me, but
He will not believe me if I tell him the same
It is often true that we fight always,
But it is also true that we love each other.

We simply believe that quarrel join us tightly.
We are ready to quarrel and to sit without talking,
But the mind in our will be burning with sadness
Then it will be a surprise to see who talks the first
After a cry we are joined again!

It is happy thing to have him with me always
But I will immerse in sadness when he leaves me
However I knew that he will come to see me
None believes me if I told them that I love him
Since it’s common to see us both fighting for something.

My brother always teases me which makes me angry,
But later I understand it was just for fun but
I keep myself serious to make my brother come near me
He will sit near me and calms me but when he leaves
It is usual that he will make some trick on me.

I’m lucky to have him alone since he is my only one brother
He is so precious to me, and
He is the gift I got from my parents and god

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: SreeLakshmy.

My great day!

Today is the great day I ever had in my life,
Because I found this day the loveliest than others
I realized my hard time I had yesterday
I lead my life without anybody for all this time,
I thought I left with aloneness,
Nobody was there with me to share my ideas
Nobody to encourage me, but today
I found everybody with me,
From sadness I came to reality
All were smiling and supporting me once again
But when I thought of my yesterday’s life,
I became sad once again; my feeling of loneliness came back
My eyes started to shed tears with no hope
I saw my friends and relatives moving away
I understood my mistakes, my sins
My mind started to drown in a big lake
I suddenly gained my conscious
I realized what I done to all which made them move away from me
I cried loudly to show everybody that I need to apologize
None was there to hear me
I went to see all for apologizing
First they did not hear me but
When I opened my mind they realized me
I found a new life in me when all approached me
I told them about my last life which was full of sins
They relaxed me
I found the greatness of love that first time
When I disobeyed my parents, quarreled with my friends
I thought all hate me but when they gave me one more chance
I became proud of myself to have people like them
I told lies to my elders they corrected me with polite words
I came to know that they need me to be a good child to this world
The time when I regret and they relaxed me
I found myself a lucky fellow to be in this world
I thanked everyone to present me this good day
I cannot forget my past however I promise
I will be good in my future
I promised that I will be away from lies, quarrel, stealing
And be good and proud to my friends and relatives
I am thanking god to give me this time to regret
I once again saying,
Today is the great day I have.

About the Author:
I am a girl, who like writing and reading. I have written many articles on social issues to newspapers both in India and Botswana. I have participated in many essay contests. I believe in God and hardwork.

Author: Kevin Mahoney.

It’s quite unique, the physique - of the trees

that whisper, in the coastal breeze.

I can’t keep tabs of the baobabs - and the many tall palms

with their fruit filled arms.

And birds abound, and monkeys are found in these tropical lands,
so are snow white sands.

On the beach, keeping from reach, are small pink crabs

feeding, in dribs and drabs.

And if the tide has lost it’s pride one can walk on the reef

……. stare, in disbelief

at the beauty and the booty of Davey Jones.

And the reef groans

at the sea, because she… is still thrashing and thrashing

and crashing and bashing.

For the ocean in her motion of coming and going

seems forever growing:

the tide swells, covers the shells, and the lands again suffer

her torrential buffer.

And the sun devours in a couple of hours. It’s afraid

of nothing but shade.

So it is quite a relief that the coral reef keeps the sharks away

whilst we swim in the bay.

It’s amazing how the Persian Dhow keeps itself afloat -

it’s a monsoon boat.

The arabic sailor, like a jewish tailor, cuts his way across, without any loss.

From the Gulf of Persia, through natural inertia, in monsoon gales

he sets his sails.

This he dares to bring his wares to Mombassa and Dar
and Durban - so far.

At the old port, by the fort (Fort Jesus it’s called -

it’s strong and high walled)

is a strange mix of Arabics and Africans and Asians

and cross bred relations;

their dogs and their cats, mice and rats, all live in these parts

influenced by arabic arts.

This old part of town will never drown in the sea of time

it’s still in its prime.

Time just stops, by these perfume shops, and at the wood carvers door,

by the fish merchants who sit on the floor.

The narrow streets and their retreats of narrower lanes

and yet narrower chicanes,

makes one recall, above all, of the pirate like ways

Of the slave trading days.
 

   ***    © copyright Kevin Mahoney

About the Author:
complete bio to come when I know how many words are allowed!

Our experiences in Africa with little or no money taught us that African people are generous and, in spite of poverty, happy and humble. It was clear that I would return to Africa in an attempt to help those people, which is why I have now built a small safari lodge in Tanzania, the net profits of which go each year to an aid project in rural Tanzania. Check the links in my stories, poems and articles to see the kind of help we are providing.
Since my original travels I have been writing poetry and short stories for pleasure, not for sale. Now, however, I realise that these writings can help me achieve my aim to help Tanzania. By linking to my website from each article I boost the site’s popularity with search engines and thus gain more website visitors and hopefully customers that will help us help Tanzania!
You too can help us and Tanzania at absolutely no cost to yourself simply by adding a link to our website on your site.

Author: Shawn Van Wyk.
“Dark Manipulation”

This is how it goes…
It changes normal words into woes
It can discolor the reddest rose
Nobody can explain
All the things it knows
It waits for its moment
To enter the gates
It is so evil
It never stops the wheel
It only hates

What is it?
Who created it?
It destroys everything bit by bit
Who made this bright dark glow?
Capable of devouring every rainbow
I know it is there…
It is everywhere.

To destroy this darkness
Is impossible
Your efforts couldn’t mean less
Soon you will feel its evil glory
Soon you too will feel worthless.
This is not new…
It has plagued all of history…
From the beginning is where it grew.

You can beat this dark seed.
All you need is a beautiful deed.
To keep it far away..
To keep it at bay.
Keeping it at a distance
Is not so easy at first glance..
But keeping your cause just
Is the only way to outsmart it.
In this i place trust..
Lest you join the dear departed.

-Svw

Copyright © 2008 Shawn Van Wyk

About the Author:

I just want to share my art ith all who appreciate the sacred sacrament we have in fine literature.