Aruna Anand's Poetry

YESTERDAYS AND TODAYS Music of life Going up and down Singing the rhythm of time Loads of memories Yesterdays made my todays My todays made my future Naughty little childhood Playing, listening, learning and growing Carefree The best years of life Youth, a feverish dream Loving and lusting Achieving - fighting for right Youth flies away in a wink Rhythm of time changes And life becomes slower Thinking changes Values change Reality starts surfing up The rhythm of time is singing Competitive spirit of youth Grows into a wiser heart Values change Understanding of reality  And the truth arrive Large - heartedness of love  Reveals itself Beautiful old memories Make way to uncenter the self Getting ready now for future -------

THE T IGRESS She shuts her eyes, tastes sweetness Unknown to the bitterness Under the garb of sweetness She never questioned Slogged for years Her tears invisible Full of fears Sweet home turns into a lie Becoming a torture cell Many times ruthless Men carry guns under sweetness Women become rivers  Receiver of the filth of the world Target of atrocities  Opinions and egos  Target of being looked down upon Finally the forgiven fight Women shout aloud We will not forgive the seducer And the corrupt Finally   Yes - finally The tigress in the jungle Wakes up and walks  fearless Makes her choice And owns her space  In her life Yes  The women ________