FROM THE POET

This is a series of poems written by John Svododa over a number of years. There are times of peak-where numerous poems were written & there are also times of lows where there are long periods between each poem. As the author is trying to reach a goal of 1001 (and then retire!!) it was never envisaged that this would be done over a short period of time. Poems can be humorous, ridiculing someone or something, show a meaning of hurt or love or even project feelings that not necessarily be directed to the same person/thing, can be a reflection of life or to be life. Most poems are trying to send a message to the reader be it not understandable or nonsense.

The idea of this poet is not to have any ill feelings against anyone but to be read by young whom can learn about life – and by the elderly look back at what could have been. Some are very personal- but who cares when you are currently living in a life that has total enjoyment. Suggestion is not to criticize but to take in the enjoyment of creative poetry make it meaningful and thus may be you can be an author.

SO NOW:

Please Read On!

Wednesday, 14 May 1986

Poem Number 92 - So, It May Be - 14/5/1986

Every time I want to think of you,
Every time I want to feel your hand,
It’s a feeling of long, long strong love,
That’ll keep us together unless we one day part.

Is there love, hope and prosperity at the end of the tunnel?
Are there any mystique questions and worries in our mind?
Have I taken the deepest plunge into the sea?
And tied my hands up, running into it…blindfoldedly?

The answer is “No,” as I don’t think so,
Yet, I’m not so sure of anyone’s future.
At least, she represents herself with great personality,
Her looks and impressions are perfectly beautiful.

Being just over a month since we’d first dated,
Carla says to me, that she like me so…
Would like to live with me so…
And keep on going out with me so.

The first night we dated together,
I felt she felt that I didn’t know her weather.
Yet, even at the third date, when I dined with her all night,
She didn’t like the crowd she was with, then.

So, I walked her outside the Bowling Club,
Once, twice and finally thrice.
As she wasn’t too pleased to be around, at this time,
I decided, I’d take care of her and bring her to home.

Oh, how I think of her by night and by day!
If only we both could afford to buy and live in our own unit,
To be sharing most probably the best moment of our lives.
But I wouldn’t do this, unless we’re both legally tied.

So cheerful and pleasant are her golden brown eyes,
Her figure, a figure I would like to share with myself.
With the warm-bodied blood of hands,
Like a heat burning laser; rising from beneath our bodies.

A woman is a true woman, who doesn’t hide from you,
Who’ll be supported and also supportee by a gentleman,
If she has friends who knock her to the ground,
She should forget of them and herself stand proud.

If she lives with strict wonderful parents,
She should comply with their demands.
As she who misleads them,
Will be defending her own war, on her own.

Respect! And there shall be,
The rewards of one who wants to lead a life free.
Disrespect! And there shall be,
Pressures and no, good personal results you will see.

Repair the damage with any of your elders,
Don’t let your man, be it who it is,
Interfere with your family’s problems,
Unless, he listens and only suggests or advises.

“So be it, may!”
Or “May it be so?”
Or “It be so may,”
Or definitely “So it may be!”

A few nice words mixed with pleasant dreams,
There is no means for anyone’s guiltiness being felt.
So Carla, Carla dear,
Read; listen closely to see what you near.

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