Parmanand Mahabir

Brooklyn, New York

Born Sept. 5th, 1948. Nationality: Indo Guyanese. Wrote poems for The World of Poetry: Won Gold Awards 1989, 1990, 1991. Now writing for The National Library of Poetry; published in a few of their anthologies. Now residing in Brooklyn, NY. Father of four daughters.

Deceptions:

When I look across the ocean and I see the sky aglow,
I am convinced heaven is on other row;
But deception of my senses let me have another dream;
Things are not the same as appearances make them seem.

I see the sky is blue but is that really true,
And I see the stars twinkling as if they are watching you;
Makes me think of me my sanity is unsound,
Or my vision failed to recognize what my questioning mind has found.

Life is what I have and this is what I see,
But is there really death as is supposed to be.
Still life has no secrets where it has gone,
But a dream will show me I am not alone.

Tomorrow when my shadow hides beneath the dust,
And my friends will laugh and cry and moan a loss,
My son will walk the path where I have trod;
For he is my transformation to walk with GOD.

It's A Beautiful Morning Outside:

Beautiful - beautiful morning outside,
Bright with the sunshine and glows in the sky.
Birdies are singing and dewdrops are falling:
It's a beautiful morning outside.

Day after day in this wonderful way,
Nature is showing its wonderful face,
With sunshine at mornings, and cheers every where;
It is morning again in this world.

I was eager in heaven to go on a stroll;
It was mother who who showed me this wonderful world,
With radiance and sunshine and glory to all;
I forgot the heavens the place of my soul.

Now that I am grown up a man in this world,
I will sing to the glory of God's given love.
I will look to the sunshine for youth and for joy,
For sunshine brings morning to all.

Travels

Butterfly!
Here I am Spread,
And this is my bed.
I have painted my petals pink,
And it is the loveliest view my flower has to offer to make you blink.
Sit on my divan for an offer,
And I will let you taste my nectar;
For when tomorrow comes I will paint my petals green.
Butterfly - here have your fill - and let me dream.


All poems Copyright © 1996 Parmanand Mahabir. All rights reserved