Poetry

Dr Ranbir LaishramGuns can shut a mouth, but they can't stop the thinking mind,Can't quiet the heart that keeps naming who is gone,Can't steal the faithful pen that keeps writing what happened.Ashes fall, but stories do not die.Years move on and small thi..

Thangjam LakshmipriyaMother Earth has everythingThe only planet that support lifeIt has air, water, soil where humans, trees, birds, water animals and wild life depends.We people use the resources; earth has,But we keep on filling the earth with litter an..

Dr Ranbir LaishramI will not let my generation be a footnote.We live between whispers and shouts—false narratives spreading like oil across timelines, slicker than the truth.They trade blame like currency; every scroll becomes a marketplace of outra..

GM PameihBeneath the silent sky they lie,Six brothers with a tearful cry.Their dreams were young, their hearts were bright,Now lost beneath the endless night.Their children call, their loved ones weep,Memories they cannot bury deep.A mother's tears, a fam..

Gyanabati KonjengbamThe scent of the forest diffuses,The downpour lashes the unblemished garden of flowers.The unbroken dawn flickers in the odysseywhen the mid-June fever hits.The truth drowns in the taste of ale at the brewery of chaos.The heft of..

Chongtham RonikumarIn the aftermath ofKali Yuga,Write what you are.Become what you have learned.You soundLike the worldThat has been raising youIn any society.Moral loss works out.It will not hide in any pause,As lessons written from long ago,In your book..

Randhir ThiyamCry Mother cry —not soft, not hidden—let it echo across the hills,through the smoke of burnt homes,over the silent loktak water.Your sons—they crown themselves kingswith borrowed pride,thrones built on ash.Brave?Ask the win..

Dr Ranbir LaishramWe learned to fail — gently, like a tired hand letting go.One person slips; another lifts. A mistake becomes a lesson, a bruise a map.Systems can rust: decisions grind to dust, rulebooks break, streets shout.Still people rise: we g..

Romeo ThingomMy Love for you is trueI will be feeling blueLiving without you.Every breath I takeEvery move I makeI do it for you.I can't express the joy I gotWhen I came to your house all aloneYour lovely eyes, your smiles, your talkEverything is unforget..

Thangjam LakshpriyaEducation is the pillar of a kingdomIt is the best property to have the best assurance of a better future. Education gives light in the darkness.That makes a person success in life.It is the best friendThat will never betray you.Value e..

Samson NingthoujamThe earth has grown so thirsty for goodnessthat even a drop of mercyfeels like rainafter a thousand dry seasons.Crowds celebratethe smallest softness from hardened hearts,tenderness arriving from such handsfeels unnatural—like wint..

Aribam Surjeet SharmaTurning and turning in a spiral--A spiral of violence and turmoil,Our state is moving headlongTowards an unknown destinationAn abyss of dark uncertainty.We remain afloat on flimsy hopesIn a sea of doubts and suspense,Or a sea of uneas..

Dr Ranbir LaishramDreams are precious,They lift us beyond the ordinary,showing us glimpses of beauty and possibility.But when we live too much inside them,we risk losing touch with the people and moments that truly matter.A dream is not meant to replace l..

Aribam Surjeet SharmaOh, spine chilling and blood curdling murders.Among the victims, a child, rather, a toddler,With one eye out of the socket,Perhaps, being struck on the headWith something blunt-a barbaric action.Two naked women, their bodies bullet-sp..

Dr Ranbir LaishramTrust — every  leader talks about it,The autocratic leader says trust is everything.Only when trust is bornCan we make peace,Can we live side by side?But trust is missing—Between people,Between rival groupsBetween our et..

Syed RafiuddinI came with nothing, soft and small,No debts to rise, no fear to fall. The world was mine in gentle ways,Wrapped in love, in golden days.Milk was treasure, toys were kings,Dreams were light on fragile wings. No clocks to chase, no..

Chongtham RonikumarI cannot search for malice  when waves interrupt  my sympathetic compassion.  I move on hands and knees  along the sea-shore line,  seeking the hidden meaning  in salt and shifting tide.  An invisible..

Thangjam LakshmipriyaEducation is the pillar of a kingdom.It is the best property to have the best assurance of a better future.Education gives light in the darkness.That makes a person success in life.It is the best friendThat will never betray you.Value..

Dr Ranbir LaishramNot every day wakes up smiling.But we roll out of bed anyway.We show up.Feet on the ground.Heart still beating.Not everyone speaks straight.Lies twist like smoke.But we open our mouths.We choose the truth.Clear as morning light.Not every..

Randhir ThiyamElections?They're five-year love affairs with politicianswho ghost you the day after the honeymoon.But your generation?That's forever — or it should be.If you keep trading the future for campaign flags and photo-ops,don’t act sur..

Aribam Surjeet SharmaTruth and peace are two kindred souls,Always in the presence of one another.We can't have one without the other.So, we won't have graceful presence of peaceWhile we withhold ultimate authority to truthIn settling various clashes in th..

Chongtham RonikumarDo not go, my elder brother,A roasting fire waits for you.The house is made of lac and oil,It can burn in a moment.I have only one counsel:Dig the earth with your own hands,Make a small tunnel below,For shelter and for safety.Purochana,..

Dr Raheijuddin SheikhTo Him we all belong,And unto Him, we shall return—A truth we hold, though our hearts still yearn.Madam Binarani, a soul so rare,In a world of clamour, you breathed gentle air.Among the circle of principals, your peers,There are..

Dr Ranbir LaishramWe point at the throne,blame shadows in the crown—leaders we hoisted high with votes,like prayers that go unheard.Our own hands,shaking with hope,carved their scepters from our dreams—only to kneel again,feeding the systemtha..

Aribam Surjeet SharmaLike many fishes we remainSwimming down belowIn the sea of life.Like an eagle death remainHovering high aboveOver the sea of life.Without a care in the worldWe may swim about our days--Days either sunny or gloomy.Without any warning w..