By: Archan Mehta
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Poem # 1: Forgotten Things?
I have no memory
Of distant things:
Experiences from the past
Are shackled to the floor
Like a prisoner in jail
Or submerged in the ocean.
What really matters to
Me, however, is a thick
Drop of honey teasing
My lips and the gentle wind
Caressing my cheeks
And the blissful feeling
Of following the wind
Wherever the wind leads you
Beyond memory
And my troubled soul’s lament.
Poem # 2: If I Could, I Would
If I could, I would
Pour my heart
Out to you
Pluck a star
Out of the sky
And milk the ocean dry.
If I could, I would
Pick you up and
In my arms
Keep you away
From all harm.
If I could, I would
Give you a big
Hug and a kiss
So you would not miss
Treatment as in tender
Loving care:
We’ll go where
Others won’t dare.
Poem # 3: Last Dance?
Come on:
Let me take you
Away from all this:
Instead,
Let’s walk on hot coals
And swim with the sharks
And hunt with the hounds.
In fact,
Let’s do something outrageous
But without breaking the law:
Like climb a mountain
Or take up an issue
And disagree with the “experts.”
For a change,
Why don’t we dance,
You and I?
After all,
The last tango
Is waiting for us
And it takes
Two to tango.
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Poem # 4: Ode to You, Baby
In how many ways can
I tell you that I love you?
I want to cover your bare,
Naked body with diamonds.
Then, I want to send
You to the moon:
You will enjoy the cheese
There and glow like
A star on fire.
Baby, in how many ways, can
I celebrate my love for you?
I want to create a birthday
Cake, especially for you,
And invite your friends
To party with you.
Obviously, you will be
The star of the show
And you will steal
The show: lights, camera, action.
You, with your million-dollar
Smile, which lights up my
Universe and keeps me alive.
You, with your freckled face
And chubby cheeks, which
Makes adults secretly feel envious.
You, with your innocent gestures,
Which melts our hearts.
In how many ways can
I make you feel happy?
I want to buy you a puppy
And you will ride on
Your own pony.
The puppy will keep
You company on lonely days
When the sun refuses to shine
And there is a melancholy
Drizzle from the gloomy clouds
Hanging in the sky.
I want every day to be
Just like Christmas for you:
When Santa and Rudolph visit you
With divine gifts from the sled
And you can play freely inside
Your rose garden.
I want to create a paradise
On Earth, especially for you,
So that, my sweet tenderness, you
Will no longer feel sad and lonely.
Your presence in my life makes me
Feel blessed, for you are like
An angel descended from heaven.
Fly like a magic carpet and touch
My heart and never grow up and
Stay young forever. Finally, I love
You for who you are, and I love
You like I love nobody else but you.
Baby, you are my one and only
And my true love, a priceless
Treasure for a lifetime and beyond.
Bio: Dr. Archan Mehta
Archan Mehta has earned a Ph.D. in Management. Currently, Dr. Mehta is a Consultant and Writer based in India who trains clients in Stress Management through the ancient practice of meditation.
Dr. Mehta’s articles and case studies have been featured in HR Future. HR Future is a leading HR magazine based in South Africa, sourced by prestigious ivy league schools in America (USA) like Harvard and Princeton.
In 1990, Dr. Mehta won a national award for a short story in Onlooker Magazine based in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. The Judge was the late, great Khushwant Singh, India’s celebrated Journalist, Editor, Author, and Columnist.
Dr. Mehta’s works have appeared in numerous publications:
- American Poetry Anthology
- Poets United to Advance the Arts
- The Times of India
- The Indian Express
- Mid-Day
- HR Future, Business Manager
- India Today
- Sportsweek
- The Statesman
- Ahmedabad Mirror
- All India Management Association
- People Matters
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Onlooker
Dr. Mehta is a member of several professional organizations, such as Society for Human Resource Management, Indian Society for Training and Development, Academy of HRD, Rural Marketing Association of India, Ahmedabad Management Association, Human Resource Association of India, Society for Applied Behavioral Sciences, National HRD Network and All India Management Association.
Dr. Mehta likes to stroll outdoors, listen to music, party with close friends, and read in his free time.
Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com or through LinkedIn.
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