Poetry

Why I Write

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I write,
for my thoughts to be around,
lingering in people’s mind
long after I am gone,
and my scripts,
lost under the dust
of some forgotten tome,
for someone to discover,
those raw emotions,
vivid in front of their eyes
even when years have passed by

I write,
with the hope that
after my departure from this world
my verses will be cherished,
maybe it will inspire a few,
or it will leave someone
with a thought to ponder or two

I write,
with the hope my words
maybe sometime in the future
will be read by some terrestrial beings
to understand how perplex humans emotions are
and despite all the mayhem around
how the vibrant soul never gives up

I write
for I want imaginations to leap,
liberating the mind
and igniting views from deep within,
I write for awareness,
I write for peace,
I write to instill humility,
I write to give encouragement,
and above all,
I write for love

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114 thoughts on “Why I Write”

  2. I am sure your writing will be found and cherished by an unlikely soul stumbling and searching…
    Don’t we all find our favorites that way..
    mine was when I was 18 and in a dust underground secondhand book shop in my student city of Manchester, England, that’s where I found Rabindranath Tagore…
    You shall also be found time and time again… pleasing the reader with what will seem like his/her own voice…

  3. And your writing is doing it all ….it’s inspirational for the likes of us.
    The power of words can change the world😊😊. Keep writing always.

  4. Your writing is always inspiring to my eyes and then my mind Shantanu !! You write so eloquent and easily and with heart and soul in each one you post my friend !!

  9. “I write for love.” This was lovely. I hope one day you achieve all that you dream for.

  12. What beautiful thoughts Shantanu. I guess we all write for so MANY reasons

  16. Taruna, your words really mean so much to me. I thank you for talking out time to read and leave behind such beautiful comment for me to cherish and love.

  17. You write real,
    You write truth,
    You write inspirations,
    You write emotions,
    You write power,
    You write beauty,
    You write YOU💛

    And lucky are we to read you😊

    Whoever reads you is gonna benefit from it emotionally as well as spiritually,be it today or tommorow or after many many years🤗🧡

    Your words will LIVE on even when you are gone(lekin yeh gone wala feeling mereko accha nahi laga🙄😏)

  21. Shantanu this is so damn true. The simplest way one can become Immortal is through his verses which reminds me of Sonnet 55 by Shakespeare 😊

  39. Omg. This is such a beautiful ode to me. Yasmin thank you for such a lovely piece. I am going to treasure it. It is readers like you who gets me going and make my insignificant words meaningful❤️💛

  50. You write because of many lovely reasons and may you quill never dry.People are lucky to read you now and later.You write of love cause love is what you are, Shantanu.
    Keep writing.

  52. Thanks.May be it was pure serendipity or kismet connection but I will absolutely cherish the fact of meeting you and knowing a beautiful soul like you.Stay blessed!

  58. It was a great piece. You very beautifully described the emotions of each person who writes.

  69. I have been managing as my home was overcrowded with guests who didn’t bothered to leave….. ughh , sounds rude, isn’t it.😀😀 Well! I suffered

  71. Oh yea..phew!! its been a crazy last month..managing things and myself plus working. Yea I reallllllllyyyyyyy want to write. Shall post very soon. Thank u for asking

  87. Hello Shantanu Yes today I am feeling better for the first time. Weird but good feeling this way. After all it is Tuesday lol Thank you very much !!

  92. You got me with the terrestrial beings! I never thought about writing for them but you know you are absolutely write!! ahahah Wonderful, wonderful piece!! I believe every writer will be nodding in agreement whilst reading 😊

  107. This poem is one of your best yet. Beautiful, just beautiful. I hope the same for my poetry and writings. Something to tell the world I was here after I am gone.

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