New Year 2020

પ્રિય સખી

સ્નેહાળ, સૌમ્ય, સદગુણી તું, સુવર્ણ સમ શ્રી રાજ
સ્મિત તારું ઝરી રહ્યું, પ્રવેશતાં જ સુરમ્ય તાજ
સરગમ બની મૈત્રી અનેરી, ગુંજે તારો અવાજ
સદંતર રહે તું રંગીલી, રહે પ્રસિદ્ધિ નો સાજ. 😊
~ફોરમ શાહ

Santa replied

FASTag

Similors- Similies and Metaphors

બેની આવી...

બેની આવી, મુખ મલકાયું,
પપ્પા નું હૈયું હરખાયું,
મમ્મી નું સ્મિત છલકાયું,
બેની આવી, ઘર ગુંજાયું. 🎊
- ફોરમ શાહ

જીવ મેળા ની ગાડી | Gujarati Song

Here's the lyrics-

રવિ થી રજની તક એ દમડી થી રમાડતી,
ચડતી પડતી....પડતી ચડતી....
ની આ ટૂંકી કહાણી...

 હૈયું ઉછાળતી વિસ્મિત કરાવતી
 છાંટી સુનેરી ભૂરકી
હલક ડોલક ચાલતી આ
જીવ મેળા ની ગાડી...

ચડતી પડતી મસ્તી કરાવતી
મન ને ચકડોળે ચડાવતી
અટકતી ને રિસાડતી એ
ધીમી ગતિએ શિખરે લઈ જતી,
જીવ મેળા ની ગાડી...

ચડતી પડતી રુમઝુમ ગાડી
 ફટકારથી થી ઝડપ ઉતારતી
પડતી સમયે ના રુક્તી એ,
ચડતી પડતી ભય અપાવતી... જીવ મેળા ની ગાડી

ફર ફર ફેરવી
ચક્કર ફેરવતી
શૂન્ય નો એ ભાસ કરાવતી
ચડતી પડતી.. પડતી ચડતી ..
જીવ મેળા ની ગાડી
-ફોરમ શાહ

માં

બુલબુલ, ફેની કે ઇરમાં,
જીવન ના બધા સાઇકલોન દૂર કરે માં...
વિટંબણાઓ ઘણી, ઉકેલ ના કોઇ,
માં, તારા જ્ઞાન ના ભંડાર થકી
અમારું સિંચન થયા કરે હોજી...

અમારા કષ્ટો વેઠનાર, સદા પ્રફુલ્લિત રાખનાર,
તારા વ્હાલ ના પ્રવાહ થી
અમારી રાહ મહા રહે હોજી...

તારાજ પ્રભાવ થી
અમે મેળવવિયે સિદ્ધિ પ્રસિદ્ધિ ...
તારી અમૂલ્ય સેવાઓ નું વળતર થઈ ના શકે, પ્રેમાળ જનની...
~ફોરમ શાહ

Sole Goal

#differentstyle #deep

Sole Goal

Young wild wind blew,
There was a fresh green hue,
Flowers blossomed,
Fruits hung,
Leaves and branches swung,
The view was boon to lungs
It made me feel young!

I entered into the lush green forest,
To collect woods,
To dig underground to find treasure chest!

I wanted to carve out the furniture that is best,
And offer luxurious richness to my dearest!

Nothing pleased my beloved,
So I went again and again,
Cut woods and dug the plain,
The forest got cleared,
But best design was yet to be carved,
The best treasures were yet to be offered!

I searched hither tither
To offer the best to dear,
I lost the cheer
And felt like barren land!
I dug into myself,
Found a wisdom rich garland!

The garland from an enlightened sole
Was joyfully accepted by the dearest soul,
Sole achieved the Supreme goal!
-Forum Shah

Let's Shine together!

Your religion leads you to Divine,
My religion leads me to Divine,
Let's together seek the Divine!

While you face day, I face night,
Together we experience universe's delight!

You know something, I know something,
Let's discuss to know everything!

You own land, I own land,
Together we own universal Motherland!

Together we are stronger,
So, why the barriers?
Let's be merrier,
Let's be peace carrier!
-Forum Shah

Happy Peace Day.

This poetry is a part of 'LIVING PEACE-Art of Peace Poetry Anthology'. Thank you to Art of Peace and Inspiritry.

પંખીડા હો પંખીડા, કાગડા હો કાગડા

મિત્રો, શ્રાદ્ધ પક્ષ આવે છે એટલે કાગડા ને રીઝવવા માટે નું ગીત પ્રસ્તુત કરેલ છે -

પંખીડા હો પંખીડા, કાગડા હો કાગડા
કાગડા તું ઉડી આવજે મારી બારીએ રે,
વાટ જોઉં તારી તને ગાંઠીયા આપવાને,
...કાગડા હો કાગડા

સંગે મૈના લાવજે, કોયલ લાવજે, ભઈબંધ
લાવજે રે,
વાટ જોઉં તારી સૌ સંગે આવજે રે,
શ્રાદ્ધ બેસે, સૌ બોલાવે, સંતાતો નહીં,
કાઁ કાઁ કરતા ઉડતો આવજે, સંદેશો આપજે
રે...કાગડા હો કાગડા

મીઠી ખીર લેજે, પુરી લેજે, ભજીયા લેજે રે
બુંદી લેજે, જલેબી લેજે, ખાખરા લેજે રે,
વ્હાલા તને ભાવતું આપું પ્રેમ થી જમજે રે
મારી બારીએ પરોઢિયે બેસી ગુંજન કરજે
રે,...કાગડા હો કાગડા...
~ ફોરમ શાહ

Happy birthday Kanha. 🎉💕🎶

O Manohar,

Worry, Hurry, Story

काँ काँ करता गवैया

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ભાઈ-બેની રક્ષા બંધન સ્પેશિયલ

Historic Freedom

Historic Freedom

Partition of Bengal victimized the Divine land,

The conscious souls triggered patriotism,

'Vande Mataram' was the uniting cry!

Muslim League was founded,

'Boy revolutionary' executed,

'Morely-Minto Reforms' were launched,

Ghadar Party was formed,

Freedom was yearned!

Home Rule League was started,

Champaran Campaign launched,

Trade Union movement began,

Rowlatt Bill was introduced,

Victory was yet to be earned!

Thousands of gatherers,

Faced the Amritsar Massacre,

House of Commons passed

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.

The major reform was yet to be witnessed!

Various movements and commissions,

Epic dandi march, Round table conferences,

August Offer and Crips Mission,

All led to the Great August Uprising!

With Partition of Bengal,

Patriotic movements were triggered!

With Partition of India,

Freedom was earned!

Further, with repeal

Unity in Tricolour was achieved!

-Forum Shah

ঘেঁটে যায়!

Friendship Belt

Pay a Prayer

सब्र रखो, अच्छे दिन आएंगे!

Before Expiry, Let's Be-

Bling Things/ Think Bling

I worked hard all day long
To grab things which I longed,
I accumulated things life-long,
At the end, I was wronged!
-Forum Shah

Image- Google

What's happening to the world?

Topic suggested by Ronald Daniel Sampson.

Quantity rises, Quality falls,
Quality rises, Quantity falls,
Boom-Recession-Boom-Recession,
The World Cycle stays in motion!

Chatters rise, Doers fall,
Luxuries rise, Living fall,
As one rises, someone falls,
To share a limited pie, Humanity falls!

What's happening to the world?
The reserved might be undeserved,
The undeserved might be life-learned
The life-learned are not always served!

Happenings are to be learned
Awakening is to be earned!
What's happening in intellectual head
Dictates what's happening to the world!
-Forum Shah

My Dream

Topic suggested by Krishna Kumar

Lollipop- A Shape Poetry

A Free Spree!

Artwork- ©Epil Ankita Hembrom

A free spree!

Let's set the soul free
By going on dancing spree!

Let's Whirl and Whirl and Whirl
Make the musical anklets melodiously tinkle!

Aalta enhances steps' glory
By soothing feet that frees dancer from worry!

Worry blows in hurry
As toe gets engaged to floor musically!

It's only on dancing floor,
Where spirit experiences joyful soar!

Let's set the soul free
By going on dancing spree!
-Forum Shah

Beep Beep!

શું તમને સમજાય?

પુસ્તકો હોય ઘણા, જ્ઞાન મેળવવાનું કેમ રહી જાય?
જ્ઞાન હોય ઘણું, તોય સ્વ નો અભિમાન આવતાજ કેમ વીસરી જાય?
સ્વ ને અનુભવો હોય ઘણા, શીખ ક્યાં નીતરી જાય?
શીખ હોય ઘણી, તોય જીવન માં કેમ સહી ન શકાય?
જીવન છે, પરમાનંદ ને માણવાનું કેમ કરી ચૂકી જવાય?
માણવા માટે અમૂલ્ય ઘણું, તોય સંગ્રહ કરવામાં સમય કેમ વ્યર્થ થાય?
સંગ્રહ કરવા જીવન ઘણું, પણ જીવાય કેમ?
શું તમને સમજાય?
-ફોરમ શાહ

મારા મામી

©Forum Shah

મોસાળ મા રુમઝુમતા રાણી, 👸
તે છે મારા મામી. ✨
આવકાર આપે મીઠો મીઠો, 🤩
હેતથી કરે મને વ્હાલી વ્હાલી. ✨
- ફોરમ શાહ

गुरु

जन्नत

Our Friendship

Topic suggested by Humaira Ayaz

Welcoming a new life into the world

Topic suggested by Jinesh Mehta

Neighbors

Topic suggested by Mina Shah. ❤️

A Poet?

Situation

Topic suggested by Mehul Shah.

Situation

When an asset faces value depreciation,
When Life feels suffocation,
Should it be left in that position,
To face further degradation?
Or
Should it be uplifted with new creation,
To enjoy the upgradation?

Isn't Capital Appreciation,
The only fixation
To easily pass through any situation?
Or
Too much of appreciation
Can spoil the situation?

Seeking answers to the questions,
Concluding from the sought information-
'Be it any situation,
Neither be too sad nor be too glad,
Tread with balanced head.
Ups and Downs- Wavy Fluctuations,
Musical beats are the situations,
Situations affect the emotions,
Put on it intense concentration.'

If you follow above recommendation-
You'll be rewarded with spiritual elevation,
Your inspirational song
Would be sung by civilization!
-Forum Shah

Loyalty

Topic suggested by Ajay Padia.

Enrich your personality through loyalty!

Parents

Topic suggested by Hetal Sheth.

Do wishes come true?

Topic suggested by Sneha Rege.

Stars

Topic suggested by Sucheta Chakraborty.

Which star would you like to be in the Town-
The one who would rule,
Or be ruled,
Or the Superstar?

Two Celebrities!

Topic- 'Today it's more like majority ruling the minority- irony, sarcasm, humour'
Topic suggested by Epil Ankita.

The majority of insignificant thoughts,
Tyrannize the minority of significant thoughts,
Is it only about thoughts?
Should be sought!

Two classes fought-
'Majority rule' and 'Minority Protection'.
What would be the conclusion?

Majority thought, 'We are powerful',
Minority remarked, 'We have mastered many battles',
While they were fighting,
There appeared a wise lightning,
That shook the battleground.
Majority became minority,
Minority turned Majority,
The lightning showed its creativity
And left a message-
'Why you distinguish?
Couldn't you find peace
And extinguish
This battle with ease!'

Now lightning was a minority,
For the two classes United,
The United remarked together,
'Dare, you interfere in our matter
We love to fight
As we need some spice
To live our dramatic life!'
-Forum Shah

Friends

Topic suggested by Nikita Agarwal.

Come ,Come, Come

Let's dance and sing a song for chum-

Let's laugh at, love and like-

Each other's yike.

Let's meet again

And eat yum-yum!

'Stop', 'Stop', ...

Yes,Chum, I'll Stop.

But, When you are by my side

I'll always be on my idiotic side!

Hey, Wise Mentor

I'll always cheer you up,

Just like you, who always lifts me up!

The Jokes,The Humour, The Care,

The delightful moments we shared,

Deserves to be written with flair!

So, with all the seriousness,

I must say-

You magnify my happiness!

My Friend, 

You hold a special place in my heart,

You ought to be commended,

Till the end!

Lots of love to you, dear Comrade. ♥️

-Forum Shah

Your Choice, My Voice

My Daughter

Thank You Mr Asoka Kumar for suggesting this topic ( My Daughter ).

Just Jot!

Honesty is a solitaire

Honesty is a solitaire,
Not to be sold at any fare!
It enhances welfare,
Must be ingrained in rational software!
~Forum Shah

'Gene' in Imagine

'Gene' in Imagine

The trends changed from Galigaskins to jeans,
But the best eternal gene under skin-
Has always been the 'imagine'!

Fancy thoughts have brought revolution,
Some in the form of cat- ion -
Like the Wheel, Meal and Deal !
While some in the form of an-ion - Like steal!

The imagination never allowed the thoughts of pollution,
But always allowed views of luxurious nation!

Ergo, The gene in imagination,
Must be a wisely charged ion,
So the future generations,
Feel proud of our creations and gain inspiration
To build a great nation with sustainable imagination!
-Forum Shah

Peace is Divine, Divine is Peace

Peace is Divine, Divine is Peace

The peace around is divine,
The beauty around is truth,
It makes the surround shine,
Fills each heart with mirth!

The sailing clouds above,
The sailing ships below,
The sailing art across,
Is so beautiful to adore!

The darkest clouds are heavy,
The loaded ships are weighy,
The heavy heart's art,
Is Ready to impart-
'The truth is in its beauty,
The Divinity is in Peace!'

Peace is Beauty, Beauty is Truth,
Truth is Divine, Divine is Peace!
-Forum Shah

Missing- A Cascade Poetry

What's missing?
Is it You?
Be You, Be Valued!

'Just Kidding',
Has become a part of saying,
What's missing?*

To be a mindless robot in crew,
Have you started drifting away from you?
Is it you?**

If you can't be you,
You'll be undervalued,
Be You, Be Valued!***
-Forum Shah

*(The free-spirit like kid in you who doesn't have to say 'just kidding' after cracking jokes and doing mischiefs)

(**Is it necessary to mould yourself according to your work priority if it takes away your natural creativity from you? Isn't the opportunity cost to live too high?  Do we need to trade the self in corporate world? We drift away from the self and we'll need to meet the self again. )

( *** Create you own unique value by being the you )

Father's Day

What to do?

માઁ

માઁ નો ઊંડો શ્વાસ છે સંતાન,
સદા કરીએ એમનું સમ્માન.
માંગે પ્રભુ થી એકજ વરદાન -
સંસ્કારી, પરોપકારી, ધૈર્યવાન, બળવાન
રહે સદા નિરોગી સંતાન.
માઁ સદા કરે એજ મનન
કોટિ કોટિ એમને નમન.
- ફોરમ શાહ

Let's be a laughter brand ambassador!

Sit and Laugh till you get on double,
Then hop and laugh to get slender,
But you must laugh till you drop
Even if the jokes seem flop!

Others might ask you to get serious
And instead of encouraging hysterical laughs,
Advice you to solve your life's riddle!

Tell those people today,
On World Laughter Day,
That-
"Getting 'rid' of being 'dull'
Is simply a 'riddle' "
-This isn't a taradiddle!

So let the life be riddle,
Allow on faces lots of giggle,
That'll vanish all spots and wrinkle,
And make you feel younger!

Today, Let's share some extra laughter,
And be its brand ambassador!
-Forum Shah

Qua Quote 4 & 5