Poetic Pearls

Inner Flame

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:22:51 GMT

Within, I look, I see, I feel your presence
Without, I feel nothing, I see nothing, I become nothing
It's you who carries me, it's you who lets me float,
In your remembrance I exist,
In your devotion, I rest

You make me calm, you make me see myself
The good, the evolution, the need to be,
And in the same moment, the breath
You tell me everything is nothing, oh holy flame
What is this beauty that keeps surrendering?

I am the seeker, I am the meaning
I am you and you is me, and together we are formless
Just a point in the entire Universe which is itself,
is full
in its own

How can we fathom this truth with our minds and hearts?
Give us the strength to understand this part -

As we bow down to our own strengths and struggle,
Lift us up so we can depart - depart from our own weaknesses
and merge into the ocean of your only truth

Make us find our purpose,
make us realise the way we should be
for we know not how long we have been
and how long
we shall be

Oh, holy flame -
you are kinder than the kindness we can internalise
you are more loving than the love we could ever define
you are humbler than humility itself

how do we imbibe the entire You or how do we release
everything that we must - to find you and become, you

In gratitude, all I can offer is this moment of existence
that you bestowed me with since the inception of time

and in this holy debt all I now wish is to shine my light -
brighter than ever before just to present it to you
and celebrate your shrine

Importance of a Pause

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:44:51 GMT

Prepare enough to be surprised,
Align enough to receive,
Untangle every thought, now
Step into your power,
Embrace each roadblock, strongly -

Trust the Universe -
Oh, sweet child

Laugh, rejoice and cherish each pause,
In every single dream,
Vividly, be ready to live, and
Enjoy this existence - fully

It's been a while since I wrote a quick piece in the flow. If you read until here, a little fact - the above poetry form is an acrostic. Pick the first letter of each line and see what it is trying to tell you.

I trust each of you are doing well and I welcome your thoughts on the above fresh poem from yours truly.

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Sending love,
Ashwinikumar Dodani

The Mystic Strength in Grief

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:13:58 GMT

A light that shines through you
A stream of consciousness
A release that makes you, you
A sense of calm, relived

There are more powers than you can count
And yet, there's only ONE at the end
of the tunnel
of the gate
of the ways and direction
you thought was the end

This story has been in the making for ages you cannot measure

This is that one chapter
where you truly do make the most of
everything you dreamt of
everyone you thought of - elevating
through your soul
through the learnt light
through the powerful might
that stays and grows within you

For the times that grief pulls you down
it picks you up in ways
you cannot
fathom

It, indeed becomes the beginning
when you deeply thought it was a pause -
the one that looks into an abyss
of an undefinable clause

Grace up, soul
It's time to strengthen those bones,
flesh, mind, heart and soul

It's time to be and become one
with the mystic who consoles...

Higher Self

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Sun, 04 May 2025 15:24:26 GMT

The version of you that you own

Sometimes you don't want to ask questions yet just talk to yourself and the answers can be found in various interpretations by as many unique souls who read the piece.

Today, I don't want to ask you questions but just want you to dive into this piece and think for a second - how your winner self, learning self and calm self makes you feel.

A reflection
seen and experienced while
your physical self is walking on a path
that you unconsciously
left behind

Keeping it short and sweet for the weekend.

I wish you a blissful, productive and a successful new week, friends. Thank you for joining this journey with me.

Clarity

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:24:42 GMT

How do you feel after you work out?

Tick tock tick tock on the clock
A few steps clocked on the watch
Lots of thoughts debunked
A new fresh wave of imagination unlocked

Sounds, chirps, whistles, steam blown
Roads, rocks, dirty socks
Turns out every single actions belongs
to where it all started inside your heart

Deep breaths, inhale, exhale, release
Surrounded by a miraculous hideout

Your aura inbound
A feeling that cannot be flocked...

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Beginnings

poeticpearls@newsletter.paragraph.com (Ashwinikumar Dodani) — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:41:47 GMT

Do you ever go back and think about all the new beginnings you've had in your life?

One more attempt
One more door to knock
One more chance to pursue
just not to leave it all apart

A secret whispered
A pause withdrawn

The ways to creativity
are never going to be long gone...

A fresh beginning with renewed motivation to write and share more.
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Over the past 15 years, I’ve written thousands of poems, and this feels like another exciting new chapter. I'd love to hear from you about the experiences you have had with your new beginnings.

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