“Be Practical”, they say.

Posted on by Shreya Joshi Posted in Poetry, Writer lifeTagged , ,

Up in the clouds I live,
Along with the birds I fly,
I wink at the twinkling stars,
As I twirl on the moon.
In my dreams I live,
Towards my goal I run.

“Be practical”, they say.
 
You’re destined to fail,
You’re on the dooms way.
Are you foolish or are you crazy?
Why don’t you understand?
Dreams don’t fill your tummy,
You’ll end up in road hungry.
Don’t be so impractical!
World doesn’t work that way.

“Be practical”, they say.
 
But there a flame in my heart,
And a vision in my mind.
Even when I’m directionless,
I’ve my destination in my mind,
I’ve dreams to accomplish.
So, I unhear all their fake concern.

“Be practical”, they say.

My attempt at Bop Poem. Inspiration: Whittled Words by Brad, as always!

Featured image by: Jansel Ferma from Pexels

71 thoughts on ““Be Practical”, they say.”

  3. Reply
    Brad Osborne says:

    A beautiful rendition of the form. Your words are powerful and the reconciliation of the last stanza is perfect. I hope this is just one more way for you to share all your beautiful words. Well done, Shreya! ❤😘🤗

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    Anushk@ says:

    Another incredible stuff🤩 Shreya..
    And this line..
    Dreams don’t fill your tummy,
    You’ll end up in road hungry. 

    Damn..!!❣️
    Loved it to the core…
    Amazingly written 😊💕

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      WildHeart says:

      Thank you so so so much Anushka!! I’m so glad you liked it. Sadly, your favorite lines are not mine, it’s an English translation of what many of us told by everyone so often. 🤪😘😘😘💕💖❣️❤️

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      1. Anushk@ says:

        I got it earlier itself….😊but it’s England translation are sounding really great..😀

        But …overall poem..is your creation…and it’s beautiful ❤️🤗

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  18. Reply
    Navin says:

    What a beautiful piece of poetry, Shreya. You keep surprising me….
    “I’ve dreams to accomplish.
So, I unhear all their fake concern. 

“Be practical”, they say.”

    ❤️🤗😘

    Liked by 1 person

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