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Recluse

He says he wants to remain a Recluse
May be work stress and time constraints
are the real Reasons.

Or may be, he wants to use these
as an Alibi or an Excuse
for staying away -
and warding me off his Life.

Whatever may be the Reason or Excuse
for his wanting to remain a Recluse.
Nice Formalities we exchange
in this Relationship of Formalities.

Hi, Hullo, Take Care, Bye
How Informal can it all be -
Greetings and Pleasantries
of Thanks and Welcome
as if we are striving to be
Courteous and Polite all the way.

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poem by Aparna Chatterjee
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And now we have the formalities over, we'll have the National Anthems.

quote by Brian Moore
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You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden fruit — just everyone getting and giving as much as he and she can.

quote by Ray Charles
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Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don't see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that.

quote by Suzanne Vega
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If the only way a library can offer an Internet exhibit about the New Deal is to hire a lawyer to clear the rights to every image and sound, then the copyright system is burdening creativity in a way that has never been seen before because there are no formalities.

quote by Lawrence Lessig
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Im antisocial

Being gossip mongers all the time
Talking people..
Envying everyone
Still non stop chatting
Again and again asking formalities
As
Success has got more relatives
If that’s true..
I cant be happy when Im really not
I cant talk when I don’t want to
Success and money are not my main concern in relationships
Don’t take me to such get-together party
Im antisocial in that sense!

poem by Tara Chettur
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Birthday Call

I called her on her birthday!
He answered the phone, which didn't surprise me,
We exchanged polite formalities, spoke of hunting,  
Corporate takeovers, hardware stores, The Weather.

When he asked me ' guess what? '
I immediately thought, ' I bet she's expecting.'
Triumphantly he announced ' We're Pregnant! '
Such elation! - my immediate reaction 
After all; It was just what they had wanted.

© Calac 

poem by Chris Lane
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Snapshot of Rimbaud

You are ofcourse on the go somehow
but with the strangeness of stilled life,
white, dressed as in orderlies cloth.

Imagine this faded album-leaf,
mildewed, sunk in chrome light as some
collected piece heaped in archives

and after the many elopements
of yourself, as unfazed as a
pilfered day, there are no left-offs;

fingers and imprints.Run train,
sweat the blazing steel and steam
the inexorable formalities.

2009 revised

poem by Lelio S Shirra
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Just Your Average Genius

Please,
There is no need
To massage my feet.
Because you believe,
I am among the 'elite'

I'm not one to flaunt my brilliance.
Or seek to shine,
Brighter than stars.
Or glow in darkness...
To prove that candlelight,
Is a lame flame in my sight!

I am just your average genius.
That's all!
Nothing special to attract awe.
Or expect anyone to carry smelling salts,
To regain consciousness in my presence.
That's not me!
Just a simple kneeling,

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Better Tomorrow Today

Today is gone,
Tomorrow is unknown,
A better tomorrow is grown,
Through todays toil and moil.

Through todays toil and moil,
The hidden treasures we'll re-coil
And dig out the gold in the soil.
Unity in mind and work is the only key.

Unity in mind and work is the only key,
The only key that will make us see,
Stop what is pulling us into the sea,
The pull of corruption and egotism.

The pull of corruption and egotism,
Of egocentric leaders lead to tribalism,
Will we ever cease from nepotism?
When will patriotism be part of us?

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poem by Marbet Daniel
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