I Am Poem by Varanasi Ramabrahmam

I Am

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I am the stream, I am the rivulet
I am the river flowing to the east or the west, south or north
I am the sea, I am the ocean
I am the delightful union of the river and the ocean;

I am the hills, I am the valleys, I am the peaks of the mountains;
I am the plants, I am the trees piercing the earth,
I am the black clouds, I am the incessant down pour,
I am the deafening thunder, I am the blinding lightening

I am the Sun, I am the Illumination,
I am the moon, I am the pleasant moonlight,
I am the earth holding all life and all the moving and stationary;
I am the green fields, I am the red flames

I am the flowers full of honey,
I am the sound made by the bees sucking honey;

I am the stone, I am the rock, I am the ravishing beauty of youthful women,
I am the insect, I am the reptile, I am the delightful flow of poetry,
I am the bird, I am the Man, I am the consort of the Nature;

I am the planets, I am the revolutions of planets,
I am the universe, I am the cosmos,
I am the form of all worlds,
I am the holder of the universe in me;

I am the knower, I am the known,
I speak, I understand;

I am the frolic play of boys and girls,
I am the amorous feelings of the youth,
I am the beautiful smiles of the infants and the aged;

All the nature, planets, stars, universe, celestial worlds, cosmos
Are originating, growing and dissolving in me;

I am the liberty, I am the independence
I am the peace, I am the glow of all life;

Such I am

Can not be caged
By castes, religions, languages, regions, nationalities,
Ideologies, cultures, cults, isms or fanatic slogans;

Even though arrows are pierced through me,
Swords cut me into pieces; bullets make my body and heart a sieve
Bombs scatter my body parts; tanks roll over me and make me a paste,
Kings, Emperors, Rulers, fanatic religious heads, Caste leaders,
Champions of ideology though stand in rows
Can not bind me;

All the efforts to annihilate me
Will be consumed by the flames of
My fiery nature

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mamta Agarwal 24 August 2009

brilliant poem, with a great message Regards Mamta

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Ian Bowen 24 August 2009

Varanasi, enjoyed your poem with a passion. Well written.10/10 Regards, Ian

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Ramesh T A 24 August 2009

Yes! I am Poet as I am leader, teacher and everything in one! Very nice to read!

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Rakesh Bedi 24 August 2009

Thanks for sharing such a deep thought, sir........regards!

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Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal 27 August 2009

All the efforts to annihilate me Will be consumed by the flames of My fiery nature.............so nicely worded poem to be remembered all the time....10 read mine what happens if... what is common

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Anuradha Bhattacharyya 17 January 2015

A power packed monologue.

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warner treuter 04 May 2010

As a poem yes! But as a statement of philosophy or actuality, the great Unknown, Time, deletes it. A poet is like the rooster, the glory of the barnyard.- this poet is serenading his and our sense of beauty through self-awareness - and doing a good job - while sensibly ignoring what is totally beyond our ken: Time.

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Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK 21 October 2009

Superb sojourn of I’m. I’m All. It’s a Vedantic thought. Enjoyed. Ten+ Ms. Nivedita Cordially invite to read, comment Enigmatic Navel Lie Sly or other poems niv

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Philosophy of a DewyFlower 06 September 2009

a wonderful description, meaningful too. well penned! you're deep! thanks for sharing.

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Vanita Thakkar 31 August 2009

A nice poem - deep and elaborate, still leaving lots unsaid, to be felt / experienced as the state being portrayed is much beyond words.... Regards, Vanita.

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Varanasi Ramabrahmam

Varanasi Ramabrahmam

Vegeswarapuram, India
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