SIMPLY YOURS

ENGLISH LOVE POEMS

PRAVEEN KUMAR

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Im incomplete, my Love, without you, Hell or heaven, my Godde , you are my all ! "he e poem are lovin#ly dedicated to Priya Chaitra Tapasvini ! Mo t $harmin# and Mo t E%&ui ite 'onder Ever (orn in thi world)

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PREFACE
SIMPL1 1O-+S i a(out love and it 4 weet mi ery5) Love i li6e heaven, (ut ure can hurt li6e hell) Love a Victor Hu#o aid, 4the r e d u c t i o n o7 the univer e to a in#le (ein#, the e%pan ion o 7 in#le (ein# even to God5, where, i n 2ill 'il on word , 4to the world you may (e o n e per on, (ut to one per on you may (e the God5) *ranci 2acon ay that it i impo i(le to love and to (e wi e) Love i al o variou ly d e 7 i n e d a (ein# tupid to#ether) "hi volume o7 love poetry i a(out that tupidity) Love i called a cra8y) It #row (eyond human en e , perception and con ciou ne ) It 6now no human law ) Ma low Need H i e r a r c h y ha no u e 7or it) Neither (a ic need nor the h i # h e t need o7 el7! actuali8ation can ever tand up to the ma#ical hei#ht o7 the love) "he (eauty o7 love lie in the e n t i r e um o7 e%i tence revolvin# around the ma#ic o7 (ein# needed (y one per on) Love i when hurtin# her will hurt you more) I t i not that you cant l i v e without h e r 9 it i :u t that you dont e v e n want to try) 4Simply 1our 5 i a(out thi madne ) "he trea ure o7 love i uni&ue and unparalleled) *eli% ,dler ele#antly de cri(e the nature o7 love when he ay , 4that each include the other, each i enriched (y the other5) Han Mar#oliu #ive e%pre ion to the ame thou#ht when he ay that one man (y him el7 i nothin#, two people who (elon# to#ether ma6e a world) Love i compo ed o7 a in#le oul inha(itin# two (odie ) It i in thi re7erence that #reat .ahlil Gi(ran ay that love 6now not it own depth until the hour o7 eparation) 4Simply 1our 5 i imply a pro(e to the depth, and come out with the conclu ion in the word o7 Pearl 2aile# that the weete t :oy, the wilde t woe i love) Love remind you that nothin# el e matter ) Love i a li#ht that hine 7rom heart to heart and 7eel what the other i 7eelin# even i7 they are 7ar away) ,ll the e live and lovely layer o7 love are deeply pro(ed in the eventy!nine poem o7 thi antholo#y) Love here i modeled a7ter Priya $haitra "apa vini ; the u(lime and rare para#on o7 con cience and c o n c i o u moral rectitude, mo t charmin# and mo t wonder7ul creation o7 pure (eauty, devotion, love and acri7ice ever (orn in thi world, mo t per7ect and prettie t in all world ) "hi volume o7 poetry i lovin#ly dedicated to that e%&ui ite wonder God ha ever created)

B I remem(er Sho(ha with pro7ound love and re#ard 7or (ein# the tren#th and in piration o7 thi and all my literary wor6 and li7e and comin# a#ain in pur uit o7 the #oal) "hi volume i a mall tri(ute to her re olve tran cendin# all (arrier in the econd advent) My on, Prathee6 i my tren#th in pur uit o7 my literary activitie and eem li6e carryin# 7orward the avocation) I than6 him 7or hi con i tent help) I mu t con7e that it i my 7ather Shree +) 0) Suvarna who made me whatever I am now) I would have never ventured in to literary pur uit without hi encoura#ement) My deep #ratitude i al o due to my wi7e, <aya hree, who naturally i the 7ir t reader and critic o7 all my literary compo ition apart 7rom (ein# the 7ir t e77ective proo7 reader) I than6 her 7or all her cooperation) ,l o, my mother, Smt) 2) Saro:ini, my i ter, P r a m o d i n i Gane h, ( r o t h e r , Ni hith .umar, i ter, , ha Nara imha and (rother, Su hir .umar tood (ehind me in thi e77ort) I record my #ratitude to all o7 them) I would (e 7ailin# in my duty i7 I 7ail to ma6e at lea t a pa in# re7erence to the wonder7ul wor6 the pu(li her , Pu(li h,merica, LLLP, Maryland, -S, i renderin# to the literary world worldwide, indeed within natural con traint and limitation ) Pu(li h,merica i a (oon to (uddin# author ) I ay it a an author o7 even pu(li hed volume (e7ore (ecomin# a proud Pu(li h,mirica author) I than6 Pu(li h,merica and it ta77 7or their wonder7ul wor6) ,ny comment or u##e tion a(out the (oo6 are welcome at pryveen=yahoo)com)

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CONTENTS

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EXCERPTS

I entreated her to #entle pa ion , Held her heavin# (o om in my ha6in# hand 9 Stripped her wide open to a #or#eou viewF *ull, youn# and round, and hale and weet li6e ale9 I an6 my whole deep to her o7t vale, Li&ue ced in o7t mound o7 irre i ti(le warmth9 She &uivered li6e dry leave in dulcet thrill, In well o7 weet pa ion e%plodin# in lim( 9 She wa not then her own, her u ual &uiet oul)
DISSOLVED IN THE OTHER

"hey rolled in plea ure, they heaved in :oy9 "hey were dru##ed in mad de ire 7or each9 She lived in hi :oy and he, in her, "hey hed their (ein# to reach each other9 She 7ound her world in him, and he, in her, "he ea#er love ou#ht to di olve in the other9 No 7ear touched them, no pride or com7ort 9 Li6e the un hine meet the 6y in day(rea6, "hey 7u ed in o7t pa ionate hu# ,nd pread white #low o7 immortal li#ht)
YOUNG ROMANCE

I rai ed my eye to mouth my word , Lo, I aw her (o om uncovered 7or my 7ea t, +ound and 7irm, and lovely li6e 7ull moon , Spread all over there, crownin# over heart, 2e pea6in# to my oul, callin# me to 7ield9 She aw I aw and thru t them 7orward 'ith welcome un hine #litterin# in eye 9 Shoc6ed (y plea ure , hoc6ed (y the pell, Shoc6ed (y ele#ance tho e :ewel radiate, I lowered my eye in awe and :oy)
I WENT THERE TO BID HER ADIEU

Encircled li6e creeper around the other, 'e (reathed each other, 7illed each other9 Heart thro( and rhythm runnin# in tandem,

A -ndimini hed de ire pea6in# to new hei#ht , 'e lay on each other in peace and olace 'hile e%hau ted i (ody, (ut ra#in# are pa ion 9 I #ently em(raced her, pre ed lip to lip , Gratitude 7or her love wellin# in heart, ,nd we (oth lipped to lum(er o7 peace and re t)
RAGING FIRE

1ou it on oul li6e 7ra#rant :a mine, 1ou touch my oul li6e velvet 7eather 9 "he warmth you radiate melt all #loom, Sun hine you pread enwrap my oul ,nd I tran 7i#ure li6e God in your pre ence)
FRAGRANT JASMINE

She i &uiet tren#th, natural wealth, 'ho e imple tride on royal path +ou e ripple o7 ilent conde cendence HMid t commotion o7 wild con7lict 9 Sheer harmony li6e the (ird on win# , Sheer poem o7 the prin# weet win# , She reache and tir inner chord , "haw the 7ro t o7 the a#e!old tri7e)
SHE SPELLS SIMPLICITY

Ele#ance in implicity i he, She oothe and calm ra#in# 7ire 9 $reative re7rain o7 con7idence, She pread pure :oy all around9 Pure and 7ra#rant li6e 7re h :a mine, She i pure #old, diamond #low)
SHE IS PURE GOLD

She wa a#low, whenever I, near(y, , u(tle dear charm pervaded her then9 She (loomed li6e 7lower, 7ra#rance I 7elt,

>@ , divine halo I could 7eel and touch in her9 , charmin# tide o7 :oy I (rou#ht to her, She par6led li6e #old while I came near (y)
MY SELFLESS ANGEL

1ou loo6ed not (ac6 therea7ter, Stone a7ter tone and row a7ter row, Love and tru t temple you rai ed ,round me in anctum anctorum9 So acred I 7elt my el7, I ro e to God hei#ht ,nd (e towed you with devout (oon )
ON THE GOLDEN REGAL THRONE

She 6new, her oul, not one, (ut two, ,nd reprimin# it i 6illin# (oth9 She (reathed li7e and ailed all thi len#th "o ee6 and li#ht her oul &uiet lamp) 'hile (ound (y the world, dutie do ma6e call ,nd they called their hare at her co t9 How hrin6 7rom world and hurt all round, It (led her heart to hurt all round)
HER RESOLVE

Once cau#ht in the we( o7 li7e, Neither you nor I di entan#le or waive, More you come out, more you are cau#ht9 1ou are in caldin# pot, (urnin# hot alive, 2ut, re7u e to #ive out your own)
IN SCALDING POT

1ou are my inner 7orce, Im outer heath9 1ou ma6e me, me9 I, you, you,

>> 'e to#ether really are one) 1ou rip o77 entire co mo In your acred pro(e "o trac6 and :oin me ,nd (rin# 7ul7illment)
COSMIC PROBE

'e traver e all world , oul (ound to oul, 'e move all heaven, heart tied to heart9 'e li#ht all world with divine #low, 0ar6 hadow o7t emer#e to retard our 7low) 2arrier while tand dividin# u , -n(eara(le pain cripple (oth o7 u 9 'e yearn to re:oin and 7orce to reach, 2ut worldly (arrier are too tron# to (reach)
SOUL BOUND TO SOUL

Nothin# i lo t in co mic cheme, Neither you nor I can lo e each other9 0ay and ni#ht alon# the time cycle , I watched awa6e to 7ind your trace9 ,la , time raced, year rolled in core , 2ut, nowhere had I traced my lo t oul9 Now, eye #o dim, (ri#ht 7lame #o dull)
WHILE TIME COMES RIGHT

1ou #ive me an a%i , my hori8on , 'herein I wim in :oy o7 what I am ,nd ma6e me I, and Im your O7 unalloyed mould o7 heavenly (ond O7 hared pain and hared plea ure , 'here a#e i no con traint ,nd di tance i no (ar)
SIMPLY YOURS

2arrier or no (arrier , I mu t cro over ,nd hold you in arm , li#ht up your oul, *ill you with tren#th 7rom my inner core,

>? 'ipe away your tear with my &uiverin# lip ,nd in7u e my warmth all over your hei#ht "o ee you in pa m (ur t out in pure :oy "o rele#ate di tre e to con tant o(livion9 How I yearn to in till hope and con7idence in you "hat, (arrier or no (arrier , we never part ,nd we hall wait, till time come ri#ht)
IN CELESTIAL WINGS

1ou (rin# me win# ,nd rai e 6y hi#h, 1ou #ive me vi ion 2eyond hori8on , Ma6e me worthwhile) 1ou are my anchor, 1ou are navi#ator9 I imply ail alon# "he width and (readth On your imple i#h)
YOU ARE LIFES SPRING

I wa in deep leep that winter ni#ht ,nd dar6ne did 7ree8e the world around9 Not a in#le tar twin6led in the 6y, Not a in#le trea6 o7 li#ht anywhere9 2lind and cold and till, not a thin# tirred9 I wa livin# dead li6e a piece o7 wood, Sin6in# deep in (arren li7ele world)
IN CELESTIAL RHYTHM

Love prout in heart and it in oul, Love (ounce 7rom oul to li#ht up loved thin# , Love li#ht teady 7lame o7 heavenly (li ,nd melt all pride and (ind loved one )
I LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE

'hen I aw her alone in o7t moonlit #low, She tirred oul and cau#ht me whole9 Shoc6ed (y her #entle divine #race,

>I I ravi hed her pell (y my eye ,nd dran6 tho e charm to my (rim9 2ut, ine%hau ti(le wa her un(ound (eauty ,nd unendin# wa my endearin# thir t)
SHE FLOODS MY SOUL

"wo oul , mind , heart , (odie So lon#in# 7or each, (elieve me, 'ill never never ever part) Have tru t in God, Give God time to act9 .indly do not lo e heart, 0o not lo e hope9 ,ll will (e all ri#ht 'hile time come ri#ht)
PARTING RHYMES

'hen in contemn 7or what the world did 7or me, 'hat talent did it 7ail and what #race did it cloud, 'hat no(le thou#ht it un6 in vile din and ound, In utter de pair, my love, I, 7or li#ht, ee6 thee) 'hat hei#ht did I cale, to what vale wa I hown, 'hat dream treamed u(lime were cru hed and (lown, How un6indly wa I put down and mercile ly thrown, 'hen, my love, I recount, you, 7ill in 7rom hori8on )
DIVINE IS MY STATE

I pro(e your hade and ripple o7 pa ion , Sty your hill , delve deep to dale , *ul7ill your need o7 love and :oy ,nd rai e a new world o7 lonely 7ul#our 'here you, 7or me and I, 7or you Live li6e #od o7 upreme (eni on)
DISCOVERY

"heir heart po6e, thou#h they could not9 $hill wa too deep to (ear 7or them, *or, they mu t part, part 7orever

>L On divided road to loath ome 7uture9 How could they part, none o7 them 6now, How could they live, (ere7t o7 eachJ "hey met each other in #loomK deep pond ,nd 7ound rare warmth, e%clu ive 7or them "hat tirred all cool and thawed their mood )
GULF OF LIFE AND DEATH

,cro the pall o7 unendin# ni#ht, 1ou end happy i#n o7 love and hope *rom the unny land o7 lu trou li#ht, 'here you it li6e #od in toic charm) 'hile I 7ill my oul with :oyou nu# pa t "o 7or#et the car in7licted (y 7ate, 1ou ri e 7rom the heap o7 timeK #ray a h Li6e medicated 7ume to oothe my train )
TIMELESS SONG

She (rou#ht me hal7way here, 2ut, my home i not yet near9 I need her warmth more than ever, Her love and care, to lead 7orever) Her inten e eye and #entle hand Invi i(le thou#h, #lide me throu#h time9 ,la , time i hort, Ktwi%t u tand , ,nd part u all, while time ma6e claim)
MY LOVE

1ou di# each layer and reach the world, , ma#ic land un7old with (ri#ht colour 9 'herever you loo6, there i pa ion, 'herever you turn, there i 7ra#rance9 Shade and hue o7 in7inite :oy Play a riot in the heaven on the earth)
PRISTINE WORLD

She 6eep on my ide in pain and plea ure , In un hine o7 day and #loom o7 ni#ht ,

>B In chill o7 winter , in heat!wave o7 ummer , In innocence o7 childhood, in ripene o7 old a#e, In :oy o7 (irth and orrow o7 death )
FRAGRANCE

Let our o7t 7i(er pa throu#h the nature #rindin# teeth ,nd (roo6 in7inite odd alon# the li7e cour e "hat 7ate ordain 7or the 7inal meet o7 oul 9 *or, only (eaten #old ma6e e%&ui ite piece o7 art ,nd only hard wor6 inve t li7e with #race9 0e tined are we in nature pain7ul cour e "o meet and unite in immortal love (ond)
RISE AGAIN IN THE EAST

She teered her el7 thro the pace o7 a#e ,nd doc6ed her hip to my dyin# module9 She #ave me (oo t, in:ected 7uel , I too6 o77 to new world on her promi e) , u(tle lon# chord acro the a#e 2ound u ti#ht to intimate (ond, Li6e mil6 and honey, we di olved there "o 7ul ome (roth o7 love and olace)
SHE IS THIRTY, IM SIXTY

, #entle 7lame o7 cele tial lamp, She (urn her el7 to pread li#ht9 Hurtlin# none and oothin# all ,lon# and around wherever he traver e, She calm oul, weeten heart) Her oul i #low o7 compa ion, Her heart i 7low o7 (eni#n ne 9 She #ive her el7 to accommodate ,nd invite hell 7or 7airne a6e9 Sel7le i my #odde and cry tal pure)
HER SWEET SOUL NEVER HURTS ANY

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Praveen .umar with hi more than three decade o7 #overnment ervice in enior level and a a poet o7 i% pu(li hed collection and a an author o7 7our volume on matter o7 #overnance and pu(lic intere t i a 7amiliar 7ace in Indian intellectual circuit ) Hi contri(ution on the e topic to prominent national dailie and periodical o7 India and :ournal li6e "he Indian <ournal o7 $riminolo#y ,nd $riminali tic o7 MH,, GOI, 0elhi were very popular and o7ten en ational (y their innovative unorthodo% thou#ht ) 2orn in Man#alore a the elde t on o7 Shree +)0)Suvarna and 2)Saro:ini, Praveen .umar #raduated in Science 7rom St) ,loy iu $olle#e, Man#alore, #oin# on to o(tain a po t!#raduate de#ree in Literature 7rom My ore -niver ity) He al o hold po t! #raduate diploma in 2u ine Mana#ement and $ooperation) In hi tudent day he wa al o a pri8e!winnin# orator and writer) He live in 2an#alore with hi wi7e, Smt) <aya hree and on Prathee6) He i a 7amiliar 7ace in national eminar and "V networ6 in India a a Poet and thin6er) Love here i modeled a7ter Priya $haitra "apa vini ; the u(lime and rare para#on o7 con cience and c o n c i o u m o r a l r e c t i t u d e , mo t charmin# and mo t wonder7ul creation o7 pure (eauty, devotion, love and acri7ice ever (orn in thi world, mo t per7ect and prettie t in all world ) "hi volume o7 poetry i lovin#ly dedicated to that e%&ui ite wonder God ha ever created) SIMPL1 1O-+S i hi eventh collection o7 poetry)

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