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SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, GENDER ISSUES:pic
Items, mainly poems, on social, political, psychological and non-sensitive gender issues.
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This folder contains poems about issues of social nature, [such as: poverty; deprivation; begging; pornography; campus shooting; the institution of marriage, etc.], along with those that touch upon psychology. A few discuss gender differences in general, without any connotation of gender bias.

This folder was showcased in the Newsletter for Authors, 4 June 2009, as an "Editor's Pick".


M C Gupta
20 September 2008
Portfolio -> SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, GENDER ISSUES:pic

THE SIXTH SENSE  [E]   1.0 KB
Women’s life and survival are influenced by their sixth sense.

THE PRODIGAL SON  [E]   1.3 KB
A son gone astray may be lost to the world, but not to his parents.

THE MEAN AND THE MALEVOLENT: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
Some cannot help their meanness. Ignore them.

GLOWERING WAS WHAT SHE DID   [E]   0.7 KB
Some looks are beautiful, some nasty.

MEANNESS V. SHREWDNESS: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
Being mean does not mean being shrewd or intelligent.

WHITE MAN’S BURDEN  [E]   0.9 KB
The duty and reward of carrying the burden.

WOMEN AND SEA: a sonnet  [E]   1.0 KB
Both share similar traits.

CRAZY WOMEN   [E]   2.0 KB
Men think women are crazy. But, is it really so?

ASK NOT  [E]   0.7 KB
What will the world be worth if grace, tenderness, charm and dignity are no more?

TIANANMEN  [13+]   1.0 KB
Thousands of peaceful protesting students were killed by Chinese army on 4 June 1989.

MA’AM, PLEASE........  [E]   1.0 KB
A beggar boy’s entreaties.

THE PSEUDO INTELLECTUALS: a sonnet   [E]   0.9 KB
India is threatened by a breed called pseudo-secular intellectuals.

THE INTELLIGENT SENILE: a sonnet  [E]   2.7 KB
Age is no bar for mental agility.Youth must respect the old, even the mentally crippled.

MANLY V. WOMANLY: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
A satire upon those prone to say: "Come on, fight like a man."

DINOSAURS OF IGNORANCE  [E]   0.9 KB
Some are programmed to spread knowledge; some, to resist it.

BETTER YIELD TO FOOLS: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise.

WHEN WOMEN MASQUERADE: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
Women masquerading as men degrade womanhood.

THE PAIN: a sonnet   [E]   0.8 KB
A supplication to the Lord to ease the pain and light the heart.

WALLS AROUND US   [E]   1.0 KB
We build walls and live in cocoons. Then, we blame others.

WHAT FIRE CAN WARM A HEART:sonnet-winner  [E]   1.0 KB
One must not be daunted by adversity. Both joys and sorrows are a part of life.

A LITTLE GIRL’S SECRET  [E]   0.8 KB
A secret she won’t ever reveal.

THE POOR GRANDMOTHER: a sestina--winner  [E]   2.3 KB
The poor old grandmother in a cold, rain-beaten house, lulling the child to sleep.

CHOOSING BETWEEN A LADY AND…..  [E]   1.3 KB
A young man who values his music and freedom would exchange these for nothing.

TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN  [E]   1.4 KB
Provide love care and security to children, rather than worry about their overload.

WINDS OF CHANGE  [E]   1.8 KB
Obama’s bid for presidency is an uprising of the black ferment.

EMPTY FRAME--award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
An empty frame. In a picture gallery? In the world gallery? [The body, too, is a frame].

A HARD NUT TO CRACK  [E]   1.3 KB
Travails of trying to argue with a fool. The fool speaks here.

WHY ASK A GIRL  [E]   0.8 KB
Don’t ask a girl what is in her heart.

A STUDENT PICKS A GUN: a sonnet--Ed-pick  [13+]   1.0 KB
About the increasing incidences of campus shootings in the USA.

GOODBYE: a sonnet   [E]   0.8 KB
The sonnet of final goodbye.

AN APPEAL TO ATHLETES  [E]   1.5 KB
Written in response to rape charges against athletes.

THE WORM IN MY HEART  [E]   0.7 KB
The worm of depression gnawing at the vitals.

PARENTS OR FOES?-- a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
Children should be allowed independence.

FACES AND FEET--a decastitch  [E]   0.7 KB
Women’s faces and men’s feet, mean victory or defeat.

WHAT TO MIND, SPEAK OR WRITE  [E]   0.8 KB
Think once before you speak, twice before you write, and thrice before you do either.

REASON WHY I SING--award winner  [E]   1.1 KB
I sing to heal my soul, trying to become whole.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE  [E]   1.0 KB
Silence also speaks.

FRIENDS LIKE YOU--award winner  [E]   1.1 KB
Enemies are sometimes more straightforward than friends.

EMOTIONS AND TEARS: haikus--award winner  [E]   0.8 KB
Tears deserve respect. They reflect emotions.

FOLLY  [E]   0.9 KB
Sometimes it is folly to be wise.

DREAMS ONCE SHATTERED  [E]   0.8 KB
Life shattered can still be lived, dreams shattered can’t revive.

DISCRETION  [E]   1.0 KB
It’s best not to argue when discretion demands silence.

BLACK CROW  [E]   1.0 KB
Who is blacker-- Crow or man?

“I’M SORRY”  [E]   0.7 KB
Expressions of sorrow are often fake.

SILENCE OF THE WALL  [E]   0.9 KB
Begging a response.

SPIKES IN HEART  [E]   0.8 KB
Poison pearls from poisonous friends.

TWO WAY STREETS  [E]   0.7 KB
It takes two to tango.

FOOLS RUSH IN......  [E]   1.2 KB
It is better not to meddle in disciplines which are not our forte.

A LITTLE STEEL TRUNK  [E]   1.3 KB
About a girl who has left her home.

WHEN LOVELY WOMAN: 26 word poem-- winner  [E]   2.9 KB
Things have changed compared to Goldsmith's times.

BEHIND THOSE EYES  [E]   0.9 KB
Behind those beautiful eyes…..

BARTER  [E]   0.6 KB
How the rich exploit the poor.

HAIKU OF HUNGER: award winner  [E]   0.5 KB
A hungry man’s dream.

HUMAN MACHINE  [E]   0.9 KB
A human being, reduced to a machine.

IMPRISONED HEART: Boonstra brain--Winner  [E]   0.6 KB
When mind and body are restricted, heart can’t have joy.

NO TEARS LEFT: award winner  [E]   1.1 KB
An orphan’s tears.

FAMILY OR LIVE IN?-- a sonnet.   [E]   1.0 KB
A live in relation is no substitute for a family.

FAMILY TIES: a sonnet  [E]   0.9 KB
It is the family that sustains and maintains an identity.

ENCHANTING WOMEN-- each word has an E  [E]   0.7 KB
Women lure, men endure. [A poem with e in every word].

ROSA PARKS  [E]   0.8 KB
In memory of Rosa Parks, who started the movement for the liberation of American Blacks.

FANCY DRESS PARTY: a sonnet  [E]   0.8 KB
The gulf between the haves and the have nots

THE COLOURS OF SILENCE  [E]   0.9 KB
Silence is not mere non-uttering of words.

AM I A VAGABOND?  [E]   0.7 KB
A girl forced to run away from home.

PLEASE, SIR!  [E]   1.1 KB
A hungry boy asks for a dime.

BEGGAR  [E]   1.0 KB
The feelings of a beggar.

DECEPTION AND LOVE: award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
[Does one deceive others or oneself?

TIME KNOWS: award winner  [E]   0.8 KB
It is Time that determines fate. But, does Time rule the heart as well?

LIFE WITHOUT WDC  [E]   0.9 KB
3 Main features of WDC are: Community recognition system; Rate & review system; GP system

SHATTERED DREAMS  [E]   0.9 KB
The hard contrast between dreams and reality

THEY DON’T MIX  [E]   1.0 KB
About the perpetual battle of sexes

LOVE AND TRUST  [E]   0.9 KB
Are love and trust the same? Which is more basic?

MR. NOBODY  [E]   1.1 KB
A street boy’s saga

LIFE, SLOW DOWN!  [E]   0.8 KB
A teenager, at the crossroads between childhood and adulthood, finds life to be too fast.

SEER OF THE DEAD--award winner  [E]   2.0 KB
Travails of a peasant who develops psychic powers of a seer of the dead

LOVE AND SUICIDE--a sestina  [13+]   2.4 KB
It is the lack of love and care that drives man to suicide

A WISE MIND  [E]   1.1 KB
Heart is more powerful than the mind

PLEASE TAKE ME--award winner  [E]   1.4 KB
A young boy beseeches a lady visiting an orphanage

NEW YEAR WISH: a sonnet--Editor's choice  [E]   1.0 KB
Why I don't send greetings. A sonnet where each line starts with the end word of the last

LONELINESS  [E]   1.0 KB
The feeling of Loneliness, a constant companion

LITTLE BUDS  [E]   1.0 KB
An ode to the innocence of children, especially the female.

HOW TO LIVE—a ghazal  [E]   1.6 KB
We should lead a peaceful, virtuous, fearless, focussed, industrious and humble life

WORDS  [13+]   0.9 KB
Words can be healing or killing. We must use them cautiously and sparingly.

FREEDOM—a ghazal  [E]   0.9 KB
Lamenting the curbs put on expression of truth and free thought

FRIENDSHIP BETRAYED-- Editor’s choice  [E]   1.0 KB
Describing how I felt when someone withdrew from friendship for no apparent reason

FANCY DRESS  [E]   1.0 KB
Fancy dress and dance is fine, but don't forget things sublime

EMPTINESS  [E]   1.2 KB
How I felt when I lost my wife

THE ROAD OF LIFE  [E]   1.2 KB
Journey along the road of life.

NOT FOR ME  [E]   0.8 KB
A heart full of pain and sorrow has no place for hope or joy.

AN ODE TO TEARS  [E]   0.7 KB
An ode to tears, without which man would not be man

WHAT IS A TEAR?  [E]   0.8 KB
A tear is more than a drop of water. It is melting of heart in heat of emotion.

NOTHING  [E]   1.4 KB
Describes the futility of being proud of oneself in a vast ocean of nothingness