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Nupur Joshi
India
Registrace 15. 06. 2012
Poet/Writer/Filmmaker
nupurj.writer@gmail.com
nupurj.writer@gmail.com
The City Feels Like An Old Friend At Midnight
Sometimes in the dead of the night, when the busy bustling streets go awfully quiet,
you can see a city change right before your eyes…
The #poem
Have you ever stayed awake
so late into the night
that you have seen a city,
drop its veil of pretense and change
right before your eyes?
When the always busy, bustling streets
go awfully quiet,
and that once strange unfriendly city
now seems like an old friend,
who always feels like home
no matter, how many years pass you by…
Ask me, for I know…
One summer,
I lived alone in a room by a busy city street
where every day
I would perch myself on the window,
hoping to catch the mid afternoon breeze.
I would then carefully study the faces
of the people passing by,
just doing my job as a writer,
looking for characters for my new story.
But no matter how hard I tried,
I could never tell the people apart;
they all looked the same to me
with those deep furrows on their foreheads,
always rushing about,
running a secret race
about which, no one ever informed me.
Bored,
I would go inside
and wait for the clock to strike midnight.
Because when the streets went quiet,
that's when those strange characters came alive.
The lone woman under the streetlight,
shouting at her lover,
or maybe she was a prostitute,
fighting with a customer.
Drunk men singing and dancing
in that awful summer heat;
suddenly a fight would break out
and they would throw punches in the air
right in the middle of the street.
Young boys performing stunts on their bikes
would go round and round
before taking a bad tumble and hitting the ground.
The same drunk men and that woman
would stop everything
to help the boys get back on their feet,
and then again they would start
the fighting and shouting,
resuming the secret show
they were putting on
only for me.
Others called them a nuisance
for they disrupted their sleep,
but those long summer nights
as I sat all alone in my room,
they seemed like long lost friends
keeping me company.
I used to wonder
where they disappeared during the day;
maybe they tidied up
and pretended to be normal,
just to join in on the secret race.
For they were the outcasts,
the losers, the misfits that no one cared to see.
How strange it is then that,
that summer they became so special to me.
For you see,
no matter how boring my days were,
they at least made sure with all the screaming,
the silly stunts, the drama,
and those crazy fights,
never once that summer
did I ever have a
dull or lonely night.
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you can see a city change right before your eyes…
The #poem
Have you ever stayed awake
so late into the night
that you have seen a city,
drop its veil of pretense and change
right before your eyes?
When the always busy, bustling streets
go awfully quiet,
and that once strange unfriendly city
now seems like an old friend,
who always feels like home
no matter, how many years pass you by…
Ask me, for I know…
One summer,
I lived alone in a room by a busy city street
where every day
I would perch myself on the window,
hoping to catch the mid afternoon breeze.
I would then carefully study the faces
of the people passing by,
just doing my job as a writer,
looking for characters for my new story.
But no matter how hard I tried,
I could never tell the people apart;
they all looked the same to me
with those deep furrows on their foreheads,
always rushing about,
running a secret race
about which, no one ever informed me.
Bored,
I would go inside
and wait for the clock to strike midnight.
Because when the streets went quiet,
that's when those strange characters came alive.
The lone woman under the streetlight,
shouting at her lover,
or maybe she was a prostitute,
fighting with a customer.
Drunk men singing and dancing
in that awful summer heat;
suddenly a fight would break out
and they would throw punches in the air
right in the middle of the street.
Young boys performing stunts on their bikes
would go round and round
before taking a bad tumble and hitting the ground.
The same drunk men and that woman
would stop everything
to help the boys get back on their feet,
and then again they would start
the fighting and shouting,
resuming the secret show
they were putting on
only for me.
Others called them a nuisance
for they disrupted their sleep,
but those long summer nights
as I sat all alone in my room,
they seemed like long lost friends
keeping me company.
I used to wonder
where they disappeared during the day;
maybe they tidied up
and pretended to be normal,
just to join in on the secret race.
For they were the outcasts,
the losers, the misfits that no one cared to see.
How strange it is then that,
that summer they became so special to me.
For you see,
no matter how boring my days were,
they at least made sure with all the screaming,
the silly stunts, the drama,
and those crazy fights,
never once that summer
did I ever have a
dull or lonely night.
#animatedpoetry #poetryanimation #vintageanimatedpoetry #poetryshortfilm #artisticpoetryfilm #modernpoetryfilm #citylifepoetryfilm #nighttimecityanimation #emotionalpoetryvisuals #creativepoetryfilm #narrativepoetryanimation #abstractpoetryanimation #artisticexpressionfilm #uniquepoetryvisuals #animatedartfilm #visualpoetryart #poetryandartfilm #artisticanimationshort #poet #poetryshortvideo #visualpoem #poetryfilm #shortfilm #film #poetrycommunity #newpoetry #englishpopoetry#newpoetry2024#spokenword #love #life #poet #art #animation #animatedshortfilm #aianimation #vintageart #poet #poetrylovers #poetryvideo #english #poetry
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The Pickle Jar
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A Place Called Home
zhlédnutí 489Před 3 měsíci
Imagine returning to your childhood home, in hopes of revisiting the happy memories of your past, only to find that now, everything has changed… A poetry film featuring an edited version of my original poem “A Place Called Home", published in the year 2019, in the American literary journal “Literally Literary”. The #poem Wilted flowers Jilted souls Stifled cries Lonely roads This is not the tow...
The Pebble On The Road Doesn't Know Where It Belongs...
zhlédnutí 239Před 4 měsíci
A poetic tale of a pebble’s longing, for something to call its own, to find someone or someplace to belong. The #poem The pebble on the road doesn't know where it belongs, so it's glad when someone picks it up and takes it along. Tucked in their pockets or in the palm of their hands, the pebble thinks to itself finally, I have found myself a home… Only to be thrown away, as soon as they get bor...
The Flowers Died A Few Days Ago...
zhlédnutí 283Před 4 měsíci
A reflection on the impermanence of human relationships and how in life as we evolve, we sometimes unknowingly and maybe even unwillingly grow out of the things, places and people, that once held a special place in our heart. written, narrated & edited by me. The #poem Sometimes, in the dead of the night, as I am envying the fun, the stars and the moon are having in the sky, my old memories com...
Under The Bridge She Cries... a #poetry #film
zhlédnutí 163Před 7 měsíci
A poetry film featuring an original composition published in the journal "Literally Literary". The #poem There is a girl under the station bridge Who cries every night… Sitting on an old tattered mat Staring into the dark distant sky. She stops, only to search In the crowd for something With a deep longing in her eyes, Then again she begins Her soft moanful cries Adding a melancholic rhythm In ...
The Accident #poetry
zhlédnutí 220Před 8 měsíci
An original poem written by me that was published in the American chapbook, (Remembrance) Written Tales Volume 2. The poem recounts a childhood memory of witnessing a horrific motorbike crash that had left me deeply disturbed and given me sleepless nights, as I lay in my bed wondering, if the man on the bike ever made it through the night. The #poem I was eight years old In the middle of a beau...
When Death Comes Tomorrow... #poetry
zhlédnutí 957Před 8 měsíci
A poetry film about the inevitable tomorrow, written, narrated and edited by me. The #poem - When death comes tomorrow and it's time to leave, would you celebrate the beautiful moments that you lived, or think of all the things that you never did and start to weep? Would you miss the tweeting of the birds waking you up from your silly summer dreams, or staring at the moon on those cold winter n...
Magic (A #poetry Film)
zhlédnutí 210Před 9 měsíci
"Because magic is all around, if only you care to see"- A #poetry film written, narrated and edited by Nupur Joshi The #poem When I was a little girl, I loved magic shows. Seeing things appear out of thin air, a piece of cloth turning into a lovely hare. I thought it was all in the magician's hands But then, I saw a caterpillar on the ground turning into a beautiful butterfly And I realised, ma...
When Spring Arrives
zhlédnutí 314Před 11 měsíci
A #poetry #film written, narrated and edited by Nupur Joshi The #poem It's Autumn and I see the fallen leaves, reminding me of everything I once was and now would never be. Then winter comes around, and I see death on the ground, the barren fields, the empty streets, lost hope and the promises I couldn't keep. But then, I notice the small buds on the tree, holding on, waiting to bloom back to l...
More Alike Than Unalike(A Visual Poem)
zhlédnutí 137Před rokem
Written, Narrated & Edited by Nupur Joshi Music by Yogit Shakya #poetry #poetrycommunity #visualpoetry #spokenword #film #poetryfilm #englishpoetry
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep- Poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye
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Narrated and edited by Nupur Joshi Music by Yogit Shakya #poetry #poetrycommunity #visualpoetry #spokenword #film #poetryfilm #englishpoetry
Strange Grief - Visual #poetry
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Written, narrated and edited by Nupur Joshi Music- "The Undulating Land Of Feelings" by Yogit Shakya czcams.com/video/UyyWBXAs1ro/video.html #poetry #poetrycommunity #visualpoetry #spokenword #film #poetryfilm
Freedom ❤️ ( A Mood Film)
zhlédnutí 285Před 5 lety
Freedom can be defined in many different ways.... So celebrate your own freedom today. Song- "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
The poem is written by Clare Harner in 1934
Wowow!!
Wow, it's super great. Did you also animated this one?
Yes, I create all the animations using AI tools…
Brilliant
I strongly relate. This resonates on so many levels ❤
Nostalgia ❤
A beautiful peace overcomes me when I watch your visual poetry❤
they already forgot me and moved on quickly
❤🎉
Amazing 👏
Loved it 🌸🌸🌸
It’s beautiful ❤
Good to see consistent improvements ..
Nice
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Heart touching as always ❤
Loved it ❤
Thank you💕
Great work nupur 🫶❤️
Are these poems really supposed to crawl into the deepest pits on my being ? why do i need sit in silence while listening to these ? why do my eyes need to shade a tear or two nupur ?
Very nice use of bgm & stills , & needless to say a heartfelt poem.
Nice
Your style of artistry speaks alot. The images draws the attention of the mind while your voice guides us to understanding
Your poems are gentle and beautiful,with just a touch of depression! ❤
Vry nice...
Brilliantly executed, such a refreshing take on age old wisdom. The grass is always greener on the other side, our mind always crave what we can never have....never content with it's limitation, never consider it as blessing in disguise for us to gaze inward.
Poetry emanating from an old soul.✨
Ah! The paradox of contradictions! The heart wants what it wants………….❤
I am in love with your work. You have amazing talent and a wonderful voice🥲🤍
Thank u so much ❤
Beautifully crafted 🤍
Can we be friends?
This is phenomenal 🌹❤️
First of all,the art is so amazing, I could just sit for hours gazing at the beautiful illustrations. The atmosphere of the story is so dark and unsettling, yet there is a loveliness. Hauntingly beautiful!❤
Aaww Thank u ❤
Wow 😲😲 ❤❤❤❤❤
My only way to convince myself everything would be fine that is i know one day i would leave this cruel world and cruel people , and i can decide if i want to leave soon
Where can i read more of your work ?
You can check some of my old stuff here medium.com/@nupur1993 but I’ll be posting more of my poetry on this channel :)
Very nice poem.keep it up
Sirf Chand laaino mai puri jindgi ki sachaai likh di...such a deep and amazing poem.🙏
Very nice
This is so beautiful❤
Thank you :)
Nice poem 🎉
Thank you
Nupur wonderful presentation, gravity in voice and well written, 👌👌👌👌
Thank you😊
Nice
Beautifull
Nice poetry film...Really nature is a original magic..Keep it up....Fooooffffaaa jii..moradabad.
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Beautiful
good one!
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This is awesome - the poetry and the film both!!
Appreciable..