Attitude

This is a poem I composed last night....

"I've endured my share of struggle,
I've overcome many an obstacle,
I don't claim to have reached the peak,
Though,eventually,that is what I seek.

I am what I am,
right here,right now,today.
But about tommorow..
Well,who really can say?

There is no such thing,
as a lost cause.
Its your life,your fate,
hence,you are the boss!

Whether you continue or quit,
Is your personal choice,
To stay on the victor's end,
listen to your inner voice..
If you think you deserve somethin'
Believe in yourself,you can win.

It's lonely at the top I hear,
That's no cause for concern or fear,
because not too many,
attempt the impossible & make it look easy.

Remember that,"The winner takes it all"
But in the event of a fall,
If someone undeserving is chosen over you,
Instead of feigning bravado,And telling ,"its ok! I'll be fine!"
To whomsoever it may concern,you say,
"Hey!Its your loss,not mine!!!"

-Renju.S.Kumar
06/07/08(Interesting date huh??)

Right here,right now...

"Here's to me and here's to you, And here's to love and laughter, I'll be true as long as you, Not a moment after" -Linda Goodman I guess that while penning these 4 lines Linda Goodman didn't realize she was infact penning the modern day mantra...Each person to himself/herself(Get used to it..I am a self-declared feminist!)..Trust remains only so long as it has not been broken...And once it has ben broken..there is no looking back...We all live for ourselves..and have no qualms with the 'Live and let live' principle...But "tread on my toes and I'll squash you!!" it is a silent but implicit message.. I'm a huge fan of hers..Linda Goodman tat is...Have read Sunsigns,Lovesigns and star signs...all being her compositions...I won't call myself the superstitious kind...but I'm drawn to her compositions..She makes more sense than most other astrologers..I like her becoz she draws on the behavioral characteristics of people.I think I'm someone like her on occasions...I like to observe people,their behavioral traits,their characteristics,...just for academic purposes.. Y? Coz no soap opera,movie or reality show matches what you can see right in front of you!!I try not to judge anyone(I'm still trying!)I wouldn't call myself a great judge of character(I mean for all my surface nonchalance..I do end up making the dumbest of acquaintances!!)My first instinct about most people are pretty good...And when i think that someone is a shady character..(translated here..it means this person could cause me personal damage!)..I think i should simply go with my gut instinct.. Instead,however,I just convince myself that I'm judging too harshly and perhaps that person deserves a chance,...another chance,..this last chance....And thus continue my string of bad judgements..Inevitably,my gut instinct wins..and laughs at me,pointing a finger in my direction! "Shame on u if u fool me once' Shame on me if u fool me twice" -Shania Twain I should probably wear the crown of being in a fool's paradise...But all is not lost..Just that I wish I could be as straightforward as the 4 lines of Linda Goodman...And you know what..Maybe I will..

Winter Sunshine

Alright! So I am finally making an entrance to the world of blogging!(Ya..Ya too late..I know! But better late than never..right?) Kinda bored now that I'm done with my exams..(like you care..)..so anyways,Today I'm in the mood to speak bout...well me!:-)Ok jokes apart...lets talk bout poetry..(Guys..please stop yawning!) My love affair with poetry began when i was really young..I guess I was 5..(believe me it is true!) I wrote 4 lines on the rain...Infact it is the rain more often than not that sets me in a mood for composing. As expected,those 4 lines were pretty lame,but all the same..(Hey watch me!I'm already rhyming stuff!!:-))..I won't include those 4 lines here coz I doubt it may affect my future prospects as a poetess(ya...feminist..its true)...but more importantly because,I don't really remember it that well!!!! Moving on,over the years I've written a lot of poems(standard length-16 lines...can exceed that sometimes..but the end result isn't very good)...I've a compilation of alll these poems in my old english classwork...And have named it "Winter Sunshine"(hence the name of this blog). Why "Winter Sunshine"?..I guess mostly coz all my poems,or atleast most of them were composed when i was having the blues..Hence "winter"...and by the end of my composition,I realize its too negative and give myself hope by putting hope into the poem as well...Hence "Sunshine". You know,typing stuff on the net isn't as fun as writing stuff into ur personal diary...but anyways...I've just started.Let's see how far I go.. In case you are wondering where's the sample of my poetry..Here goes an excerpt from 'Dear Friends of mine' "In your presence,I didn't realize your essence, Now in your absence,My loneliness is intense, So jump over and cross that fence, And come back to me,My dear friends" So long...see ya