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Poor Piano Moaned with A Melody By Hillol Ray
Amid the celebrations of my birthday today,
The stars went out and so did the icy moon-
The crooners stopped playing the music,
And quickly decided to go to bed soon!
The syncopated tunes of old saxophone
Rocked back and forth just to carry on-
But the guests and audiences in “Milestone”
Thinned out and mostly have already gone!
The dull pallor of a gas light on Riviera Court,
Felt very drowsy with evening’s elapse of time-
And the poor piano on my wife’s mystic hands,
Moaned with a melody and drifted with chime!
I tried to sway to and fro fast as a birthday boy,
And pretended to present me as a musical fool-
But the luminous guests were too wise to assess,
And slowly they began to get up from the stool!
Somehow the music dripped in my ears,
Like the nectars of grapes in a wine jar-
And I heard the coffee-cups were clashing,
While crooner played chords from his car!
Weary blues echoed through audience head,
Far into the late night of my birthday bash-
And the silver moon watched my jubilances,
That can’t be bought even with million cash!!
“Milestone”
October 6, 2024
© Copyright October 6, 2024, by Hillol Ray
A Rained-On Bee By Hillol Ray
The alien sky sang the solo waves of light,
And my heart opened like a flowing river-
But the tunes the sky danced to, day and night,
Caused the hapless reapers of world a shiver!
Transfigured into images with intertwined visions,
My old emotional senses rolled eastward with sun-
And the pauses of singing sky faded in moonlights,
As I watched the dancing water of fountain for fun!
Carelessly bearing off the ghostly shadows of a music,
A large train of thoughts within thoughts seem to go by-
And beautiful stars and planets keep my eyes moving,
While smeary dreary dialogues contemplate under sky!
On a tapestry of life, I feel like a rained-on bee,
Who prefers wine-like song, drenched with rain-
And my Gypsy heart gets choked with cool ashes of love,
But needs to pour music to relieve the pallid Earth’s pain!
A thrush of music sleeps below a goose-down pillow,
Over a Rhine stone that holds it from a turbulent sea-
And mist from the ground veils the ambience,
Against the moon to fade the happiness key!
Out of fear, I shake up and rise like the flooded rivers,
And stand up like a musician on stage to sing forever-
While the love pierces into my human sheathing so loudly,
From the audience offering claps that seem to stop never!!
“Milestone”
August 10, 2024
© Copyright August 10, 2024, by Hillol Ray
Biographical Sketch of Dr.Hillol Ray
Hillol Ray, B.S. (Civil Engineering), M.S. (Environmental Engineering), D.Litt., Ph.D. (Doctor of Humanity), D.Phil. (Theology), Ph.D. (Honoris Causa), D.Phil. (Nigeria), D.Litt. (Morocco), Ph.D. (Morocco), Fellow of the Royal Society of Health (London), Founder Fellow of the Institution of Diagnostic Engineers (United Kingdom), Poet Laureate, Author,Song Writer, Translator, and Multilinguist, is a Civil – Structural – Environmental Engineer with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Dallas, Texas. Born and raised in a suburb of Kolkata, India, he received letters of personal compliments for his innovative thoughts and poems from the U.S. former President Bill Clinton, the U.S. former Vice President and Nobel Peace Laureate Al Gore, Jr., the U.S. former EPA Administrator Ms. Lisa P. Jackson, former Indian Ambassador S.S. Ray in Washington, D.C., from Madame Francine Cousteau, President of the Cousteau Society, Inc. in Paris, France (and wife of world-renowned Oeeanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau), and Mother Teresa of Kolkata, India. His impressive professional and literary successes stem from his deep love and dedication for man and his environment.
As an apostle of a sustainable world leading to the improvement of human rights and peace, tolerance and environmental awareness, Hillol has vested his lifelong work, financial resources, and creative writings by establishing the Hillol Ray Foundation for Human Rights (HR FF HR), Hillol Ray Foundation for Peace and Environment (HR FF P and E) and Diamond Think Tank, USA.
In 2006, he received the NFIA (National Federation of Indian American Association) Award in Liberal and Fine Arts from Long Beach, California, USA. His biography has appeared in “500 Leaders of Science”, “International Directory of Distinguished Leadership” – both published by the American Biographical Institute (ABI) in North Carolina, USA and in many other biographical books, including International Biographical Centre (IBC) from Cambridge, United Kingdom. Nationally and internationally interviewed, his works have appeared in many magazines, web sites, and anthologies around the world. In February 2018, he was presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by the Marquis Who’s Who of New Jersey, USA. Dr, Ray is listed in Who’s Who in Asian-Americans, Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the World. In June 2022, he was presented with “World Ambassador of Culture and Peace” by the IFCH of Kingdom of Morocco. On July 10, 2024, Dr. Ray was felicitated as Honorary Fellow and Distinguished Scholar, by the International Academy of Ethics (IAE).
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