Banishing Boredom...

I now seem to be best pals with boredom My constant companion it has become It accompanies me in every waking moment Thanks to it I know many a meaningless thing Like the capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent! Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Denotes a deep fear of long words It is boredom who introduced me to this ironic idea But, Boredom can be quite the opposite of fun It has the knack of...

Befriending Boredom...

I wake up each morning in ignorant bliss I know not what the day will become, I am neither happy nor am I glum. I have nothing to look back on; I have nothing to look forward to… I go through the motions, knowing not what to do I have naught on my agenda – I take things as they come; I go with the flow I have neither wish nor will, neither worry nor woe I live in the present moment; I live for...

Words and Words are all I have...

I’m tired after a long day Or I’m a lone traveler on a weary way Or it’s a day of leisure and laze Or life seems shrouded in a doleful haze. When sleep eludes and I lie awake in bed When stress mounts and troubles I need to shed When I wish to see the world and travel When life’s mysteries I wish to unravel When new people I want to meet To learn from their experiences so rich When I wish to...