What I Expected Not

What I expected not,

I got.

What expected,

I got not.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

27th May 2020

Those Who Want , Will Learn

Those who want to learn,

Will always.

Those who don’t want to,

Will never.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

27th May 2020

The Value O’Light

The value o'light

I realized,

After

Getting out o'darkness.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

22nd May 2020

What I Seek I Get Not

What I seek I get not,

What I get I do not seek.

Raj Kapoor. Filmfare 2nd October 1964

What Sounds Impossible

At times what sounds impossible,

Is easier than you think.

Sometimes what sounds possible,

Is harder than you imagine.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

24th May 2020

Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid-ul-Fitr, for us a festive day.

We celebrate today.

At home we stay

An’ for the whole world we pray.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

24th May 2020

Crazy Dream

Everybody,

Either young or old,

Has a

Crazy dream.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

20th May 2020

Caught in a Love-trap

In a love-trap,

I was caught.

While entirely different,

Were my plans

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

20th May 2020

Arundhati Roy

Class writer o’my time.

In writing

To a great height you rose

And had a style o’your own.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

20th May 2020

Oh My Best-Loved Fellow schoolmate

Oh, my best-loved

Fellow schoolmate,

Reminds me

Of the good old days.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

20th May 2020

Wisest men

At times,

Wisest men

Make

Silliest mistakes.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

20th May 2020

If You feel Pleasant

Better you’ll be

In your looks,

If you feel 

Pleasant.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

19th May 2020

The Songs I Write

The songs I write

In the riverbank,

Will get washed out o’sight.

Hurry, recite before it's blank.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

19th May 2020

We Love To Live

We 

Love to live,

When we

Live to love.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

18 th May 2020

The Happiest Time

The happiest time

Spent

In the seashore, 

Is memory, unerasable 

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

17th May 2020

Whenever I start a a Poem

Whenever I start

Start a poem,

Words begin

To flow.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

12th May 2020

I Always Get a Song

I always get

A song,

Whenever I want to

To sing.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

12th May 2020

Winding Roads

   I Love a road that twists and turns, a road that winds about-down the vales and up the hillsides, threading in and out... A road that holds some new surprise with every step you stray: a road with unexpected corners all along the way.

   Life's a road of many turnings where it's hard to guess-what is waiting round the corner, pain or happiness-frowning mountains dark with cloud or valleys of delight- shadows falling round the path, or sunshine warm and bright.

   Need we fear for what there be waiting round the bend- knowing that the love of God goes with us to the end? And though the twilight deepens as the sunset way we roam- the last turn is the best of all because it takes us home. ~ Patience Strong

Winding Roads

   I Love a road that twists and turns, a road that winds about-down the vales and up the hillsides, threading in and out... A road that holds some new surprise with every step you stray: a road with unexpected corners all along the way.

   Life's a road of many turnings where it's hard to guess-what is waiting round the corner, pain or happiness-frowning mountains dark with cloud or valleys of delight- shadows falling round the path, or sunshine warm and bright.

   Need we fear for what there be waiting round the bend- knowing that the love of God goes with us to the end? And though the twilight deepens as the sunset way we roam- the last turn is the best of all because it takes us home. ~ Patience Strong

My Birthday

Today, 10th day of lovely May,

Is my birthday.

At home I stay

And for the whole world I pray.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

10th May 2020

An Angel in the Room by Patience Strong

    Dearest mother, dear sweet soul, God beconed you away.You've passed into the Silence, but how near you seem today !

You haunt the shadows of the house; I pass you in the stair. I meet you in the garden, You are here and everywhere.

    Though your home is in heaven now we are far apart. The fragrance of your memory lives on within my heart.

Much do I remember when my childhood I recall.How good you always were to me.

The greatest friend of all.

     I believe that God let's mothers come to hover near-when their children need them, when in danger, doubt or fear-for often when I'm feeling sad, a light breaks in the gloom-and I could swear there is an angel in the room. ~ Patience Strong

   

Mothers Day and My Birthday

Today’s Sunday,

10th day

Of lovely May

Is “Mother’s Day”

As well as my birthday.

At home I stay

And for the whole world I pray.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

10th May 2020

Lullaby Tunes of Anoushka

Lullaby tunes of

Anoushka Shankar,

Lulls me

To rest.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

7th May 2020

P Susila Amma "The Crooning Queen"

Voice of Susila amma is soft and clear,
Her songs! I'm eager to hear,

Melodies of Susila amma are up to a standard,
As a songstress she's branded.

Interviews of Susila amma is so calm and slow,
When she chants words begin to flow.

Tunes of Susila amma has a fine tone,
It keeps me relaxed when I'm alone.

Humming of Susila amma makes me spell-bound,
I like the tempo in every sound.

Sad hits of Susila amma is heart-rending,
The liking to'ards her songs is never-ending.

Lullaby of Susila amma forces babes to sleep,
E'en the meaning goes skin deep.


Rhymes of Susila amma starts to float,
Well versed she's when it comes to musical note.

Live concerts of Susila amma has a strange power,
Each song is like a blossomed flower.

Singing style of Susila amma is her own,
The Crooning Queen who's well known.

-M Rezvie Omerdeen
 Matale
 Sri Lanka 
 13th October 2014

Incomplete is My Day

Incomplete is my day,

If I don't listen to

Heartrending Sitar versions

Of Anoushka Shankar.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

6th May 2020

So Proud The Sitar Is...

So proud

The Sitar is,

To be in the hands of

Anoushka.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

6th April 2020

Ghazals of Talat Mehmood

Ghazals o’Talat Mehmood,

Keeps me in a blue mood.

Songs an’lyrics are too old

But it’s more precious than gold.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

5th May 2020

A Love-song, So Melodious

A love-song,

So melodious.

In my mem’ry,

I’ve retained.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

28th April 2020

Little Happiness and lot O’Sorrow

Little happiness

And a lot o’sorrow.

This’s the state

O’my mingled mind.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

4th April 2020

Dear Evening

Dear evening,

Thanks so much

For bringing

Relaxation of some sort.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

4th May 2020

Splendid My Hometown Matale Is

Splendid, my hometown Matale is,

Sorrounded by Mountains,

Culture, Courtesy

And Civility.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

3rd May 2020

I’ve to Go With the Flow

Once in a while,

Unwillingly

I’ve to go

With the flow.

~ M Rezvie Omerdeen

2nd May 2020