Dr. Ram Sharma
(India)
THE WAVES OF HOLY GANGES
The waves of holy Ganges
are dancing in merriment
discerning the emptiness of worldly pleasures
i want to take refuse in merriment
o ! Ganges
thou has descended into the suffering souls of millions
thou has blessed them with purified thoughts and minds
o ! Ganga Maiyya
thou art life bestower and door to the enlightenment
o ! Ganga Maiyya
bless us by your divine touch
I WANT TO SING
I have scribbled myself in writing
by breaking silence , i have chiselled every word
i have come to know myself
i thought to awake you by my songs
i want to play my role and then want to depart from this world
i want to plant new plants of hopes
in the dim dark tunnel of life
i want to awaken you from the dream of life
i want to light the lamp of love
i have one song of life
i want to sing it for you
FRESHNESS
I want to feel freshness of life
without colours , passions and spring
can make a rainbow of life
be a peacock of bliss to dance at insecurities of life
change is the way , change is the destination
open your eyes ! be awake
hear the unknown knock at your door
flow with the flow
feel the freshness
Living in memories
Memories live
in unsung songs
memories live in
undrawn pictures
memories live in
houses of sand
memories live in
castles of air
memories live in
lines upon water
we live in memories
and get the satisfaction
YEARS
Years,
passed,
of this century,
in the hope,
era has changed,
to see something new,
perhaps,
everything will be changed,
but what happens with thinking,
do something positive
it will take years,
to build
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BIO
Prof. Dr. Ram Sharma is an accomplished poet and writer both in English and Hindi in the field of literature. He has added many feathers to his cap. As a student, he has been an exceptionally brilliant student from class first to M.Phil. He completed his doctorate on Post-Modernist Trends in Indian Novels in English: A Study of Anita Desai, Arun Joshi, Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth. He is a renowned poet, critic, reviewer and translator. His poetry is indeed of very high order and he is read throughout the world. Dr. Ram has several research papers, articles, poems and reviews published in esteemed journals, magazines and newspapers of India and abroad including Poets International [Bangalore], Bizz Buzz [Mysore], Rock Pebbles [Orissa], Contemporary Vibes [Chandigarh] Skylark [Aligarh], Shine [Tamilnadu], Poetcrit [Himachal Pradesh], Indian Book Chronicle [Jaipur], The Vedic Path [Haridwar], Metverse Muse [Vishakhapattnam], Young Poet [Tamilnadu] Poetry Today [Kolkata], Storm [Kolkata], Samvedna [Mangalore], Pegasus [Agra], Hyphen [Shimla], IJPCL [Kerala], Indo-Asian Literature [New Delhi], Replica [Cuttack], Bridge-In-Making [Kolkata], Cyber Literature [Patna], Points of View [Ghaziabad], Kohinoor [Bihar], Voice of Kolkata [Kolkata], Re-Markings [Agra].
Dr. Ram Sharma’s works have appeared in such web journals as Muse India, Boloji.com, Literary India, Neo-poet, Academic India, Indian-English Literature Forum, Impressions Online Journal, and Creative Saplings. His poems show a strong presence in foreign e-journals like: Poem-hunter.com, Voices-net.com, Coffeconnection.com, Autumn Leaves, The Houston Literary Review, Asian-American poetry.com, Poetry Sketch Book etc. He has eight poetry volumes to his credit, that include Muse (2002), Serene Moments (2008), A String of Words (2009), Poets for World Peace – Volumes 1 and 2 (2010), Anthologies 1 (2011), Lamp of Love (2015), OM santih santih santih (2015, co-author). He has also contributed editing on 22 anthologies in English Literature. Dr. Ram Sharma received the 2016 Distinguished Poet Award from Writers International Network (WIN-Canada) in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Friday, May 27, 2016.At present, Dr. Ram is an Associate Professor and Head of Department in English at J.V.P.G. College, Baraut, Baghpat, U.P., India. He is also the editor-in-chief of two international journals Ruminations and Glimpses.