Author: Sunbyanyname

Keep moving…..

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #189‘.

Good morning Friends,

I keep comparing Life to bicycling,
You fall if you ever stop pedaling;
It is easy to stay in the saddle,
If you continue to pedal,
And don’t allow unwanted meddling.

I think God doesn’t want us to be still,
And wait for our cup to fill;
He wants us to move,
And don’t fall in a groove,
Even when the going is sometimes uphill.

Those who on their laurels or failures rest,
Don’t know that God wishes them the best;
Only if they don’t stop,
Or from the bicycle drop,
And get to destinations they won’t have guessed.

Hence, do select your life’s goal,
And do put in it your heart and soul;
Even when the going gets tough,
And you think you’ve had enough,
Keep moving and remain in control.

…..keep living.

Old and New are mere perceptions…..

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #188‘.

Good morning Friends,

Alright, back to having an old year with us,
So what if it is just one day old?
Hence, now think as to what was the fuss,
Why were we so keen to have it in our fold?
Old and New are mere perceptions,
There are, in this universe, no exceptions.

Think of, in your family, a baby who’s new born,
How long will it carry this tag? Until how old?
Should we stop calling it new from the next morn?
Or until in its nursery class it is enrolled?
Old and New are mere perceptions,
There are, in this universe, no exceptions.

We can actually put our resolutions to action,
Any day, month or moment in the year;
Every moment God gives us has this attraction,
Only momentarily new it does appear.
Old and New are mere perceptions,
There are, in this universe, no exceptions.

One can abandon old habits and acquire new,
Whenever one decides to break the cage;
Some wait exactly on the First January to do,
Others do it at any age or life’s stage.
Old and New are mere perceptions,
There are, in this universe, no exceptions.

….every moment that is new gets old!

Happy New Year 2019!

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #187‘.

Good morning Friends,

How nice it is to greet all of you,
On the first day of the new year too;
What this year has in store for us,
I think I have a fairly good clue.

As we step into this New Year,
Towards happiness God will steer,
Even those who’d earlier been sad,
And everyone would find some cheer.

Pains would be buried in the past,
Glory and prosperity are the forecast;
Those who were in search of success,
Would really experience it at last.

Peace would break out everywhere,
Wars and battles would become rare;
People’s privacy would be respected,
Everything won’t be everybody’s affair.

Yearning for quiet won’t be mocked,
Men won’t have their horns locked,
People would be able to air their thoughts,
Dissent won’t be automatically blocked.

No one would be hungry, naked and sad,
At one another no one would be mad;
People on meeting other people,
Would share the good time they’ve had.

Everyone would have the glow of Love,
No hawks, everyone would emulate a dove;
People would be forever grateful,
To the giver of such gifts, God above.

Wrongs would miraculously become right,
Dark would suddenly change to becoming bright;
Those who were trudging in endless tunnels,
Would actually, at the end of it, see light.

You and I as we usher in the New Year,
Must have some of these objectives clear;
So that we actually realise Tagore poem:
The one titled: ‘Where the Mind is without Fear’.

Each one of us actually has a responsibility,
That all this forecast doesn’t become futility;
We would do all within our means and hands,
To impart to this dream some credibility.

All of us can make this dream come true,
As long as we’ve the will to follow through;
Let everyone give it a serious thought,
That such a world as this is long overdue.

Rather than being cynical about it,
Let’s each of us to these goals commit;
That without doing anything at all,
We shall not in disdain and defeat quit.

Lets make it happy for everyone….

Fifth day of saying thanks….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #186‘.

Good morning Friends,

We started this year by thanking God,
Let’s end it now by thanking Him again;
His Creation is something we can applaud,
Everywhere we look, it is His domain.
Days, months and years will end,
But, God will always be our friend.

He cannot be confined in Time and Space,
He was yesterday, is today, will be forever;
Everything we obtain is by God’s grace,
A world and time without Him would be never.
Days, months and years will end,
But, God will always be our friend.

It is always hard to let go of the Old,
But, it is refreshing to welcome the New;
As 2019 arrives at the world’s threshold,
To 2018 we sadly and nostalgically bid adieu.
Days, months and years will end,
But, God will always be our friend.

We thank you O’ God for your countless gifts,
That fill us with renewed will and determination;
As the old year, in the end, to the new year shifts,
To do better, from you we draw the inspiration.
Days, months and years will end,
But, God will always be our friend.

….but why just today, we should thank Him everyday.

Fourth day of saying thanks….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #185‘.

Good morning Friends,

Fourth day of saying thanks, before we end this year,
Today it is to the fans of Sunbyanyname who’re so dear;
You encourage me by reading, with likes and comments,
Your support enables this blog to flourish and domineer.
Sunbyanyname shall always strive to bring you the best,
Sunbyanyname, as you notice, is always ahead of the rest.

The blog has everything that you would have ever wanted,
Humour, Poems, Music, Stories, you can take for granted;
Navy, Travel, Philosophy, Leadership and Opinions are there,
When the going gets tough, I press on totally undaunted.
Sunbyanyname shall always strive to bring you the best,
Sunbyanyname, as you notice, is always ahead of the rest.

There is no point in writing unless someone would read,
Your constant encouragement makes me do better indeed;
Please forgive me if sometimes inadvertently or otherwise,
To your suggestions and comments, I haven’t paid heed.
Sunbyanyname shall always strive to bring you the best,
Sunbyanyname, as you notice, is always ahead of the rest.

I hope to have you as my blog fan the next year too,
We have a good thing going between me and you;
Lets welcome together 2019 that will be ours soon,
Simultaneously, let us bid 2018 a heartfelt adieu.
Sunbyanyname shall always strive to bring you the best,
Sunbyanyname, as you notice, is always ahead of the rest.

Third day of saying thanks….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #184‘.

Good morning Friends,

I started saying thanks two days ago,
As we near the end of the current year;
To all the people who helped me grow,
And who brought to my life some cheer.
Today I salute those who services run,
And don’t sleep until their job is done.

The first are, of course, are defence personnel,
Without whom none of the others can perform;
The nation’s security, they keep it really well,
Let’s all thank all the men and women in uniform.
Their sacrifices are often easily forgotten,
Because increasingly our system is getting rotten.

Next are those who provide us with food,
Farmers, fishermen, cowherds and their ilk;
If it hadn’t been for their toil and fortitude,
No meals for us, no drinks, not even milk.
I salute all of them for keeping me alive,
And giving me life’s very basic drive.

Doctors, scientists, constructors, engineers,
Pilots, drivers, labourers, servants and guards;
I have a long list of those charged and volunteers,
You are all worthy of my highest regards,
For, if it hadn’t been for you all,
I would’ve been up against the wall.

It is really our habit to crib and complain,
As opposed to being content and grateful;
But, these people’s services would be in vain,
If not even for a day we are to them faithful.
Yes, being cynical is in our nature,
But, being thankful increases our stature.

…..today is for those who we so often neglect to give thanks to.

Second day of saying thanks….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #183‘.

Good morning Friends,

At the end of the the current year,
I have started with recording my thanks;
I began with friends near and dear,
And I am not following any ranks.
Next is my family both close and far,
Each one is really a very bright star.

The brightest are my late father and mother,
They gave me life, love, and education;
They gifted me with a sister and a brother,
And carefully laid my happiness’s foundation.
I can never thank them enough.
They see me through the level and the rough.

Next is, of course, my most loving wife,
Who gave to my life both meaning and beauty,
With her started a new chapter of my life,
We have for each other both love and duty,
We completed our family with two handsome sons,
Who brought us a daughter-in-law and happiness in tons.

Grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces,
Are those with whom we share sorrows and joys,
In the complete picture, they are important pieces,
We know some from the time they’re girls and boys.
Thank you, everyone, for making our life rich,
As from the year 2018 to 2019 we now switch.

…..and today it is to the family.

Time to start saying thanks…..

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #182‘.

Good morning Friends,

As the present year 2018 ends,
It is time to say thanks to you, friends;
If it hadn’t been for your affection,
Your warmth, guidance and direction,
Not just the year, life would’ve been dry,
Thanks to you I experienced a high.

Friends like you are really hard to find,
You are so special and yet you are kind;
I unabashedly bask in your reflected glory,
Thanks for bringing colour to my own story.
All I can say is that God did me this favour,
So that best in friendship I could savour.

Being with you is like being in sunshine,
Your company is both enriching and benign;
You made all my troubles look incredibly small,
Thanks to your support I’d stand proud and tall.
Wherever you are I could count on you,
Year after year our friendship we renew.

Please do forgive me if I caused you dismay,
And some tenets of friendship I didn’t obey;
Charge it off to my getting forgetful and old,
And acting as if I was covered with a blindfold.
Let me assure you our friendship I value,
Through years and what’d shortly be starting new.

…..And friends are always the first.

Memories….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #181‘.

Good morning Friends,

In the end,
My dear friend,
There are only memories;
New becomes old,
Hot becomes cold,
And there are only memories.
Spring changes into fall,
It is the time’s call,
That everything becomes memories.
No one remains young,
Most even remain unsung,
And there are only memories.
Those that are so dear,
We find them nowhere near,
They too become only memories.
Change is the only constant,
It never lies dormant,
It leads to just memories.

But…..
When everything is fleeting,
Time’s drums are beating,
Memories are enough to live by.
The present is just a moment,
It leaves without a comment,
So, memories are enough to live by.
The world is just an illusion,
For some even a delusion,
Hence, memories are enough to live by.
So, lets make them joyous,
So that later they don’t annoy us,
Since memories are enough to live by.
Memories made of love,
Are blessed by heavens above,
These are enough to live by.
As this year nears the end,
I ask you to be my friend,
And make memories we can live by.

…..are what is life.

Merry Christmas!

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #180‘.

Good morning Friends,

If someone asks: ‘How’s Christmas to be celebrated?’
You may respond, ‘With carols, wine and cake.’
After all, for one full year you have waited,
To enjoy the Christmas holidays and the break.
But, there is something still amiss,
Which you can’t totally dismiss.

If Christmas was all about wine and cake only,
Without assimilating some qualities of Christ;
Then you have made Him, indeed, very lonely,
In vein, His life for you and me, was sacrificed.
Christmas is as much about emulating Christ,
As it is about celebrating Christ.

If someone, because of us, can’t obtain,
Some flicker of Faith, Hope and Love;
If someone close continues to suffer in pain,
There is no point to rejoice in Christ above.
Christmas without kindness in your heart,
Shall make all celebration fall apart.

So lets’s at least one quality of Christ assimilate,
And spread His message through our deeds;
Then only we have a right to truly celebrate,
Someone who lived and died for our needs.
Merry Christmas my dear friends,
Let’s start the day by making amends.

Let Christ be born in our hearts too!

Destiny plays a huge role in making men…

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #179‘.

Good morning Friends,

Destiny plays a huge role in making men,
Historically, this has been proved time and again.
However, men of pluck,
Do change their luck,
And actually decide ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’.

They are never victims of their fate,
They don’t, for events to turn, wait.
“Ah, it is already for us writ”,
They never to this philosophy submit,
Life is never, for them, a meek stalemate.

The world is full of many a theory,
Some make us happy, some make us dreary.
Everything is our perception,
And here there is no exception,
So, why not choose one that is cheery?

Mere puppets, then you realise, you’re not,
As sometimes, in despair, you’d have thought.
God wants you to choose,
And not your destiny abuse,
In the galaxy of stars, you can select your own spot.

….but there are men who are not prey to Destiny.

Want to be the maker of a new world?

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #178‘.

Good morning Friends,

If someone were to ask you,
To make a new world tomorrow,
Will you choose a totally happy world,
Such that there is no sorrow?

Will you make everyone rich,
So that there is nowhere a poor?
Will you want everyone to be a dreamer,
Or choose everyone to be a doer?

Are you going to make everything beautiful,
Such that ugliness is never to be found?
Will there be no pauper in the world,
And everyone will be crowned?

No man would ever shed tears,
Everyone would have on face a smile;
No anger, no cruelty, no jealousy,
Will that be your new world’s style?

To have peace all around,
To have nowhere any signs of war;
To find love everywhere you look,
Even if you look really very far.

Lo, the world that you want to make,
Doesn’t have to made new;
All the ingredients that we need for it,
Can be found in this world too.

Only we need a true intent,
To make our wishes come true;
Our world is totally in our hands,
It is really up to me and you.

Value the world you are born into,
And start spreading love and peace,
And very soon you’re bound to realise,
What God made is already a masterpiece.

Each one of us is thus responsible,
To make this world a happy place;
All that we are required to do,
Is to stop the current rat – race.

…sure; there is nothing wrong with this one too.

Negative emotions don’t harm others as much….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #177‘.

Good morning Friends

We intend negative emotions to harm other men,
Anger, Jealousy, Envy, Hatred, and Cruelty,
But it has been proved time and again,
That these cause us more harm and anxiety.
You don’t punish people that you hate,
You actually invite for yourself ill fate.

Historically, no one has ever prospered,
By harbouring these kind of negative emotions,
People who have by the sword conquered,
Have also been victims of similar notions.
You don’t punish people that you hate,
You actually invite for yourself ill fate.

There is only one way to avoid their ill effect,
It is to replace these with forgiveness and love;
Rather than having your own life wrecked,
Try not being a weak hawk but a powerful dove.
You don’t punish people that you hate,
You actually invite for yourself ill fate.

If you love yourself you would never hate,
You’d never be angry, envious and jealous,
Your perceived hurt would not ever translate,
Into for seeking self-defeating revenge zealous.
You don’t punish people that you hate,
You actually invite for yourself ill fate.

….as they make your own life miserable.

If your road is tough….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #176‘.

Good morning Friends

If the road that you’re on appears to be tough,
Such that you are about to give up;
Remember that beauty is just beyond the rough,
And soon it would be a time to live up.
Often the most beautiful destinations,
Are just beyond the worst frustrations.

Indeed, the way of God’s world is such,
That He compensates for when you feel deprived;
One should be thankful for His benign touch,
That in everything He gives reason to be satisfied.
You marvel, eg, at the other abilities of the blind,
And then you realise God is always kind.

When and if God puts you through a trial,
He always gives you the strength to go through;
So, at the end of it, you can still have a smile,
And discover your inner self that is so true.
You can also find out if your faith is weak,
That disintegrates when things look bleak.

So, cheer up when times appear to be hard,
These are harbingers of good times ahead;
The baby along with the bathwater don’t discard,
There is nothing to fear, nothing to dread.
God will never leave you fighting alone,
You are His child, He would never disown.

….the destination would be most beautiful.

Say when….

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was:’Good Morning Message #175‘.

Good morning Friends

We often hear people utter ‘Say when’,
When offering someone drink or food;
The receiver satiated says “enough” and then,
The offer is allowed to gracefully conclude.
But for life’s other things we remain gruff,
Even if we have had more than enough?

Is it true that when God is serving,
We often succumb to the dictates of greed?
Or do we really feel no one is observing,
When we expect far more than our need?
When would we learn to stay “stop”,
When God is filling our glass to the top?

When you say “enough” you become rich,
Not just materially but also in your soul;
You learn not to display the eternal itch,
Of always to be seen with a begging bowl.
You then have adequate to also give,
And God knows you have learnt to live.

Say when before your glass is full to the brim,
Say when before it actually over flows;
Remember you don’t have it to bathe and swim,
You don’t have to be covered from head to toes.
Think of those who actually have much less,
But the gift of ‘enough’ who proudly possess.

…..you’ve had enough.