Chen S. Nagar

Sparrow Bush, New York, USA

Chen has been writing poetry, essays and short stories since he was in his late teens. He is a translator and editor for a local magazine at present, but had worked as a Lecturer in English in different countries. He has had his poetry and other work published in several magazines, newspapers and by The National Library of Poetry. He is a distinguised member of The International Society of Poets and elected into The International Poetry Hall of Fame. His writing not only explores the depth and mystery of human mind but also reflects spiritual experiences. His poetry is the result of a spontaneous expression of "emotions recollected in tranquility". He aspire to visualize a world of perfect social system in which all people would be living in complete peace and harmony.

Stress

Stress is an epidemic
That plagues us all in a way;
Stress alarms us, alerts us,
And then alters our bodies and brains;
It grips us in its clinging clutches
Changing us...aging our cells and bodies.
When this malevolent stress takes over,
It assaults and maligns us from within
Penetrating to the core of our being.

Shore of Success

Watch those profusely blooming roses
Bursting with laughter on a thorny stalk,
Serenely smiling and shouting with glee
That their strength was never on the wane;
No matter what hardship they undergo,
They will fill the earth with their fragrance.
Think of the moms that undergo throes
And pull through to see a baby born.
Can there be any pains more painful
Than the pangs of child-birth?
I thought Destiny had been hostile to us
Causing nothing but anguish, grief and distress;
Not knowing that struggle tests resiliency
And gives us great endurance and strength
That alone can take us to the shore of success.

Cyber War

I have heard of many great nations
That rose and fell like sand-mansions
Many great empires were built
And inscrutably ruined in a single tilt.
Be it a Golden Horde of Byzantine
Either Roman or Ottoman line
Whether weighed in billions or dime
All fell in the clutches of time.
I have heard of many great wars
And what they left behind scars
Gallic Wars and War of Devolution
Baron's war and War of the Bavarian succession
Then we hear of the World War one and two--
All they brought was nothing but woe;
Why talk about civil wars waged in all lands
Either fought by militia or guerilla bands,
By heroes, warriors or traitors
With scuds, bombers or Jet fighters
The age of science thus upgraded the fights
To either cold war or the conflict of rights;
While the losses of wars not yet forgotten
So many rulers will probably be rotten
In the battlefield of science and trade war
Leaving us all to either make or mar,
And if we still happen to survive
Just wait for the Cyber war to arrive.