Are You There - In Top 500 Poem by ANJALI SINHA

Are You There - In Top 500

Rating: 4.9


You are there,
In the tenderness of new born,
the stillness of the pond,
the whispers of new morn,
the silence of stars and moon
Entwined in heavenly bond.

Yes, I know you are there,
in the simplicity of a single cell,
the complexity of myself,
in the gentleness of the rain.
Your grandeur straddles atop mountains,
the thunder and lightening booms your exuberance.

But,

Where are you?
when in your name,
brother slaughters brother,
earth opens,
swallows mother, sister raped.
Then battered and bruised,
honour killing they say,
leaving mouths agape.

Where are you?
when in your creation,
I see hunger, disease and devastation.
I see man, no respect for woman,
child not for parents,
and vice versa.
Love conditional.
Love, only for money and sex.

I’m but a human,
See only the indigenous
Help me.
I have no choice,
But to climb further to seek u
Teach me to take one day at a time.

21-09-08

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Reetessh Sabrr 29 September 2008

Mind blowing Anju! For me all this is wonder...

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Rakhi Jayashankar 29 September 2008

ur grandeur work made me straddle to the depth of my thoughts 10+++++

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premji premji 02 October 2008

he is sleeping in the bottom depths of your mind...everybod seeks him in temples masjids...he is not there...hiding deep inside the mind...he is very happ there...nobody searches for him there... none wants true awakening... open your mind anju...he is there.. deep buried in your soul... read m poem 'nobody'

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Egi David Perdana 04 October 2008

now i'm here, the different way to live and I think to born, great

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Enigma Forever 05 October 2008

he is within you, u can make a difference, u can light a candle... ...awesome write..

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Bharati Nayak 02 September 2016

'You are there in the tenderness of newborn In the stillness of the pond the whispers of new morn the silence of stars and moon'- - - We feel Him in our deepest heart - - - When doubt clouds our thought, we ask - - Where are YOU- -How YOU tolerate this injustice

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Anand Madhukar 13 October 2009

A question millions have been asking since times immemorial. Faith is indeed tested when faced with some ugly realities but then there is joy and hope as well on the other side of the balance. And so we soldier on... A wonderfully penned plea to the almighty.

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Siddharth Singh 13 July 2009

'Teach me to take each day at a time' It's like seeking solace in the arms of divine!

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Mahfooz Ali 01 April 2009

Yes! I am here? for what and whom u are/were searching? tum bhi na...........! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hey! Are u there? Knock knock........ thak...thak........

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Pablo Cruise 06 March 2009

Lovely poem, Anjali. I love the the progression of thought.

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