POEM - WITH LOVE AND CONCERN, Poet - Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana

 

WITH LOVE AND CONCERN 

 Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana 

Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

In the name of caste, creed, race and religion
Clashes and conflicts are ignited for a rebellion;
Between self-centric forces, victims are civilians
Where are we heading to, introspect, oh human!

Mutual trust and harmony are powerful weapons
They can keep at bay, the forces of destruction;
To fortify the bond of love and friendly relations,
Unity and understanding are the reliable options.

Let the superiority complex diminish in humans
Let bitter thoughts replace ‘with love and concern’;
‘Peace’ is a mighty weapon to avert all conflicts,
May righteousness reign in every human thought!  

Peace exists if we succeed to uplift the downtrodden
Peace prevails if we overcome, difference of opinion;
Know, bloodshed can never bring peace but bread can,
Even destruction cannot bring peace, but harmony can.


BRIEF BIO : During 30-year stint with poetry, Ashok’s poetry saw the light in no less than 100  countries in various literary magazines, newspapers, e-zines, journals, anthologies etc. However, for the past one decade the poet shifted his concern towards universal issues by choosing to write on Universal Peace, World Brotherhood, Environment Consciousness, Protection of Nature, Safeguarding Children’s and Human Rights, uplifting the oppressed-downtrodden etc. For his contribution towards promotion of world peace and harmonious culture, he was conferred with several prestigious national and international awards, apart from Doctor of Literature, Honoris Cause, Doctor of Letters and so on. More eminently, Ashok’s message-oriented English poems bear the unique distinction of getting translated to no less than 40 languages. In recognition of his writings, Dr. Ashok, the poet, not only received commendations from eminent personalities, such as, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former-President, India, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, former-Prime Minister, India, Bill Clinton, USA, Queen Elizabeth of Britain, Princess of Wales, President and Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister of Switzerland, Senator Viktor Busa, The Lord President, Italy, United Nationals Organization, UNESCO, UNICEF etc.
As of now, TEN poetry books out of 18 volumes, viz., ((1) Charismata of Poesie (2) The Chariot of  Musings (3) Serene Thoughts (4) Twinkles (5) Reflections (6) Altitudes (7) Outlet (8) Horizon (9)
Kaleidoscope (10) Vibrant Musings)) have been published so far, receiving wide readership acclaim across the world. This apart, 17 other books have been translated and published by Ashok from Telugu (local language) to English of which 13 books relate to spiritual subjects.