ACROSS THE OCEANS II (ISSUE 8)
DISPARITIES | Dr. Ashok T Chakravarthy
Shadows stretch
At the hour of dusk fall
And intermingle
With the mist of gloom.
I fail to ascertain
The discrimination
Betwixt human race
Unveiling its ugly face.
The day as usual
Was another dull one,
With neither a hope
Nor a ray of elation
To long for a new day.
Life, as if emptied
Plunges deep
Into the whirl
Of uncertainty
Where…
The broken strings
Of bygone days
Keep on swirling
Compelling me
To drown into
Unfathomable depths
Of eternal silence.
If the outside world
Turns away from me
Can the inside world
Bear the brunt
Of recurring disparities
Mounting between
Caste, creed, race
Religion and region?
Dr. Ashok T Chakravarthy, a poet and review writer, India, has been composing poetry for the past 25 years. As of now, of the 2000 poems composed, nearly 1500 poems appeared in nearly 100 countries across the world in various magazines, journals, anthologies, newspapers, e-zines etc. His six volumes of poetry viz., Charismata of Poesie, The Chariot of Musings, Serene Thoughts, Twinkles, Reflections and Altitudes received wide readership acclaim all over the world.
Ashok’s poetry is aimed at promoting universal peace, environment awareness, protection of children rights etc. He was commended with several prestigious international awards, viz., Universal Peace Ambassador, International Intellectual Peace Award, Asian Who’s Who, Effulgent Star etc. He was conferred with the prestigious Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) and nominated as Hon’ Adviser of Borneo International Open University, Malaysia, Peace Ambassador in India for IFLAC-Israel, Vice-President, Global Harmony Association, Russia, and Research Committee Member, U.S.A, Centre of Non-killing, Norway.