"‪Great Poetry Reading Day" April 28, 2016!

Yesterday was "‪Great Poetry Reading Day" and I hope everyone got the chance to, well, read great poetry. But reading great poetry shouldn't just be on one special day, it should be whenever you want, it should be everyday. So, if you want to read great poetry, you've come to the right place.

Visit this page anytime you would like, it is available to the world 24/7!
I don't post poems everyday, I can't post new poems on a daily basis; but from time to time, whenever there is a very special theme, holiday, or event, I will or may post a poem for you all to read and enjoy!

But with all that said, I hope everybody enjoyed "‪Great Poetry Reading Day" in some way yesterday!

Happy Birthday to the Queen!

Happy 90th Birthday to the Queen! Queen Elizabeth II, who is the longest reigning monarch celebrates her birthday just one day after mine!

As the world says, "Happy Birthday Your Majesty!"
I say congratulations on this big milestone, in just 10 more years she will be celebrating another huge milestone as she will celebrate her 100th Birthday. Will she make it there? I think she can, and will.

With that said, April has been a big month for Birthdays, so keep an eye out for a Birthday poem coming at the end of this month!

April Birthdays!

April has been a big and eventful month filled with special Birthdays!

On April 15th, two actresses from my most favourite movie series "Harry Potter" celebrated their birthdays! Emma Watson, who portrayed Hermione Granger; and Emma Thompson, who played Professor Sybill Trelawney.  (Honourable mention to the twin characters Fred and George Weasley, who celebrated their birthday on April 1st).

Today, I celebrate my Birthday!

Tomorrow, the queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrates her 90th Birthday!

To all fellow April and Spring babies who are celebrating a birthday this month, I hope you have a great one!  Happy Birthday everyone!

And, keep an eye out for a new poem at the end of the month!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!
The long weekend is just about over; hope everyone had a good one!

So unfortunately there is no new poem about Easter this year, sorry. Maybe I'll do one for next Easter, but again, no promises. All the same, keep an eye out next year anyway just in case.

Now, with Easter 2016 behind us, be on the lookout for more good stuff coming this year!

March 2016 update

March has been a bit of a busy month. Hope everyone who celebrates had nice St. Patrick's day on Thursday the 17th!  We also had International Women's Day Tuesday the 8th.  Kids everywhere are enjoying March-Break and having a little rest from school.

Coming up soon to end the month we have Good Friday and Easter 2016. I don't know if I'll be able to come up with any poems in time to post. Last year I posted two Easter poems but they weren't exactly my best, I kind of rushed them a bit. From now on I'm going to try to always take my time and make sure all my writing it good and to my liking before sharing it. 

Don't get me wrong though, all my poems have been well thought out when written. But occasionally I tend to rush things which is not exactly something a writer is supposed to do. A creative process takes time; it needs to be done properly.

So, don't expect any new poem(s) this Easter, but never say never, keep an eye out just in case I come up with something, because we're still a whole week away after all.

Happy International Women's Day!

"The Tracery of Trees" NOW AVAILABLE!

As I announced back in September 2015, my poem "I Am Who I Am" has been published in a book called "The Tracery of Trees" which is a hardcover book available exclusively from The Poetry Institute of Canada.

"The Tracery of Trees" was supposed to be released last month sometime in mid to late January. But there was a slight delay. The book is now out, and it has been worth the wait. This book is an amazing collection of poetry composed of poems by writers from all across Canada. This book is full of incredible work and shows just how talented Canadians are!

"The Tracery of Trees" is now available exclusively from The Poetry Institute of Canada, and can be ordered here: http://www.poetryinstituteofcanada.ca/currentonlineorders, or you can buy your copy by mail.

Happy Family Day!

Last year in February 2016 I posted some anti-racist themed poems in celebration of Black History Month.  The poems were titled: "Who We Are: We are One" (V1 & V2), and "I Am Who I Am"
I also posted the story behind "I Am Who I Am".

I received a lot of positive feedback on these pieces of poetry, and I am glad that everyone enjoyed them so much! This year I have another different poem with the same kind of theme. I am proud to share it with everyone and I hope you will enjoy it!

New Poem Coming Soon!

February 2016

Well, it's February again; and once again the shortest month is also one of the busiest. Even though we are in a leap year which gives us an extra day this month, it's still the shortest and still quite busy.

As I promised last year there will be an anti-racist themed poem for Black History Month coming. It will be posted a little later on this month. We also have our Family Day holiday, I might also be posting a poem for that too.

So keep an eye out, lots of good stuff coming soon!

R.I.P Alan Rickman

Rest In Peace, Alan Rickman.

Today we lost one of the all time greats. Alan was a brilliant actor, best known for his many roles in movies, especially my personal favorite, Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" series.

Like many, I did not even know Alan Rickman had cancer. Alan Rickman will truly be missed, he can never ever be forgotten. His legacy will live on forever in his amazing and brilliant work!
I had posted this poem (The Wonderful Afterlife) exactly 11 months before he died, and I couldn't help but remember and think of it when I heard the sad news.

The Half-Blood Prince himself will be missed, "Always", thank you for being our Professor Snape and bringing one of J.K.Rowling's iconic characters to life!  Farewell Alan.

"A New Beginning" poem, Happy New Year! Farewell 2015, welcome 2016!

Happy New Year everyone!
2015 is now over, 2016 just started.  I hope this will be a great year for us all!  Here is my brand new New Years themed poem, and my first poem of 2016! Enjoy!

A New Beginning 

By: Vickram Bachan

A new year has just begun,
and the old one is now gone and done.

Exactly one week ago we celebrated Christmas,
the Holiday season was fun and joyous.

Some children are still enjoying their new toy with pride,
while others have already cast theirs aside.

A new chapter has begun with blank pages ahead,
We must now fill them so they can be read.

Time is an endless book called Life,
A continuous story, filled with joy and strife.

Life is full of tales that make up one big story,
It is always growing like a healthy tree.

Pages and chapters past are our memories to cherish,
What lies ahead is based on our hopes dreams and wish.

A New Year is the start of a new beginning,
it is also the continuation of an old ending.

So Happy New year, make your year great and go fill your pages,
Make your life an epic story, that will be remembered for ages.

It's almost time! We are exactly just two hours away now! My first poem of 2016 will be posted at midnight. I hope you will like this new New Years themed poem!

It's called, "A New Beginning", and I just wrote it today.

Only 160 minutes to go! 2015 is just about over.

Happy New Year eve!

Well, 2016 is just a couple of hours away now. I hope everyone has had a nice New Years eve today, and a nice year. 2015 is just about over; I hope 2015 was good to you and I hope 2016 will be even better!

Earlier today I posted a poem titled "Old Years Day", in celebration of New Years eve.  There will be another poem to celebrate the New Year and ring in 2016. This new New Years poem will be posted at 12:00am tonight and will be the first poem I post for 2016.

"Old Years Day" poem, Happy New Years eve!

Hope everyone is having a nice New Years eve!  Here is a poem I wrote today in celebration of New Years eve, it's called "Old Years Day". Enjoy!

Old Years Day

By: Vickram Bachan

 

 

And so, another year has passed us by,

Will everyone keep their resolutions? I'm sure they'll try.

 

While another year is gone, it is not dead,

The memories made will remain in our heads.

 

Old memories will be cherished and stay in our hearts,

While new memories are ahead as the New year starts.

 

Christmas was just less than a week ago,

New years day comes, with fireworks bright as snow.

 

Tomorrow is New Years day, and the dawn of a new year,

Let us hope and pray it will be filled with cheer.

 

 

"Holiday Aftermath" Boxing Day poem

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas yesterday!  I just came up with this brand new poem today. I was going to save it until next years Boxing Day to post and share because I shared one with this theme already for today/this year. But, as I mentioned before, December 26, 2016 is a full twelve months away, and I just wanted to share it now. So, here it is! Enjoy!

Holiday Aftermath

By: Vickram Bachan
 

 

It's the day after Christmas

and all around the world,

Boxing day sales are happening

and ribbons are uncurled.

 

Stores are having sales

and everywhere is getting busy,

While lights still burn bright

on every Christmas tree.

 

Everyone enjoys their new presents;

the now unwrapped gifts they got the night before,

Some stay home, enjoying the holiday

while others rush to stores.



As the Christmas season

comes to a close,

We look at the decorations

before everything goes.

We look at them one last time
as everything glows,
Seeing the care that put them up
all the time and effort shows.

 

Soon everything will be taken down

until next year,

Before we know it, twelve months will go by

and the Holidays will once again be here

 

As the new year approaches

just one week away,

We look forward to one more

celebration to end the holidays.