REKHA MANDAGERE

REKHA MANDAGERE

A HUMBLE ADVICE

Look at the glowing golden Sun

Brightens up the world with radiant beam

Never stops his shine even for fun

Ever stands as a leader of the team

Feeling the radiance of his lovely hues

My heart is filled with greater joys

The light rays said in lovely voice

Roads to reach the goals are hard

Never think from it a yard

Life is not a funny game

Every moment is challenge to tame

Wisely choose the future road

Expand your horizon much more broad

But you are my only lovely son

Born to reach the height of the sun

Patience is the key to win

Tolerance will take you far from sin

Always keep the spirits up

Success would surely round you up!

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SAVE LIFE

Poisoned arrows

Lethal weapons

Nuclear explosives

Harmful bacteria

Dreadful diseases

Wild beasts of nature

Infra, ultra radiation

Whirlpools, gigantic whales and sharks

Forest fire, the wild dance of Tsunami

By instinct we perceive all this as curse to humanity

And at once turn ourselves from its cruel vicinity

But why do we become hapless victims to-

The cruel looks of so called relatives

Deceiving husbands

Faithless wives

Villainous friends

Murderous mother of Hamlet

Jealous dughters of Lear

Selfish children

Corrupt officials

Killing doctors

Unlawful judges

Immoral teachers

Rotten politicians

Like chemical bonds  encircling our precious lives

Disintegrating mental ability, each smiles

No doubt, they shamelessly swallow humanity

Oh mother earth, save life from this banal cruelty!

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UNIVERSAL MOTHERHOOD

Gods can’t be everywhere

So born holy mothers are

The sole embodiment of spirit

Always honored, high in their merit

Ever loving, compassionate friend

Whose noble endurance knows no end.

Lively spirit lovingly cares to take all pains

Sufferings, hardships smilingly for no gains

Embraces, comforts, and inspires one to face

The life’s challenges with restraint and peace!

Moral supporter, guide and symbol of fertility

Ensures safety for entire humanity!

If great mother Kali frightened injustice

And Mother Mary sacrificed Jesus for Justice

Who can forget mother Yashoda of Sri Krishan

So also Mother Anjali of   Lord Hanuman

For their great love not only for their sons

But to free the entire race of humans and Gods

Don’t we honour their love for mankind?

If the same mothers of our nations

Could widen their narrow horizons

And look at others’ babies as theirs’

Free from feelings of caste and Creed

And thoughts of being low or high

And come smilingly forward

To give solace and love to the tired

Bones of the loveless and the abandoned

Then the world around looks to everyone

Much brighter and hopeful

And none left behind as hapless orphans

Every son and daughter born gets a gentle mother

And mothers in turn, .a spectrum of lovely children!

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REKHA MANDAGERE

REKHA MANDAGERE wife of Prof.T.K. Sathyanarayana Murthy and mother of T.S. Suchinth living in Bangalore, India and also travel to US extensively. She has done masters  in 1.English Literature  2. Teacher Education and  has worked as a Teacher Educator in B.T.L. College of Education, Bangalore University. She conducted Seminars, Community Living Camps and educational tours. She loves reading, music, writing poetry and social work. She has travelled extensively in US. Her poems on various topics are already published in International Anthology of poetry series 'THE ART OF BEING HUMAN' and also in THE GUST OF WITS. Her poem on Shakespeare was also published in an International Anthology SHAKESPEARE SINGS released at Farook Autonomous College, Kozikode. She has done collaborative writing 'Brodacia' with a Malaysian writer. She's  honoured to be one among 36 writers who contributed for OPA in your last published Special anthology for establishing peace and harmony by defeating Racism. Her next set of 3 poems are also published in OPA November 2016 web Journal. And Recently her poems were published in OPA in May Special edition for Asian writers.