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| digital art by ashok |
If all are born fair and free
Why this darkness everywhere?
This silent noise, this mad spree,
I feel inside is hard to bear;
I strain my eyes but all I see
are blank walls of despair;
Why I fell in this whirlpool?
Who colored my world so grey?
Am I just fate’s tool?
I search for answers all day;
Am I wrong or just a fool?
Give my Life, that’s all I pray;
What I did to creep in bondage?
Let me know, then give the blow;
Why am I to sleep in a cage?
I want flowers, let me go;
Let not sweat, let not blood,
But dew drops cold, wet my brow;
Why in murk I spend my Years?
I am in fetters, I know not why?
No more darkness, no more Tears;
I want to hear the cuckoo's cry;
No more empty dreams in fears;
I want the sun, I want the sky;
Fishes swim and butterflies fly
And stars twinkle in the high;
So let me go to feast my eye
Fore I say my last good bye;
O let me go and feast my eye,
I will live my life and die...............
Why this darkness everywhere?
This silent noise, this mad spree,
I feel inside is hard to bear;
I strain my eyes but all I see
are blank walls of despair;
Why I fell in this whirlpool?
Who colored my world so grey?
Am I just fate’s tool?
I search for answers all day;
Am I wrong or just a fool?
Give my Life, that’s all I pray;
What I did to creep in bondage?
Let me know, then give the blow;
Why am I to sleep in a cage?
I want flowers, let me go;
Let not sweat, let not blood,
But dew drops cold, wet my brow;
Why in murk I spend my Years?
I am in fetters, I know not why?
No more darkness, no more Tears;
I want to hear the cuckoo's cry;
No more empty dreams in fears;
I want the sun, I want the sky;
Fishes swim and butterflies fly
And stars twinkle in the high;
So let me go to feast my eye
Fore I say my last good bye;
O let me go and feast my eye,
I will live my life and die...............
(I wrote this for a school poetry competetion in LOSA'1991...Ofcourse, it did'nt win me a prize...)
Love the rhythm and pace in this one!
ReplyDeleteNice poem. What else can I say? Am spellbound.
ReplyDeletewow....this is amazingly well written, and beautiful beyond descriptive words. I am so impressed with your writing, Ashok. And I can definitely relate to this poem, as I have been to this place before. Thanks so much for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteWoW! I think this is definitely my favorite poem of yours, to date, Ashok! I'm thrilled that you decided to share it again and if I was a judge in the competition, you would have definitely had my vote! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. ~ LOVE the digital art!! :)
@Ladyfi & Shreya - Thanks
ReplyDelete@Camille- i Knew u will be able to relate. Infact I remembered this after reading ur posts on a similar tone.
@Fiona- Thanks. Its my fav too...
pure talent here.
ReplyDeletebrilliant work on the image and the verse!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant picture.
ReplyDeletesuper boss:) n thanks:)
ReplyDeleteWords are beautifully woven. The pic is great. Keep writing. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteExcellent poem ashok... could feel like a birds freedom from caged. Beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteYou can't put a price for a good poem such as this. So now you know, why the prize elude you? :)
ReplyDeletewell i can't answer any of the questions in your poem but that's an amazing piece of digital art, really gives the sense of the chaos that the poem talks about
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful poem. And since you had written this so long back...I think it is much worthy of a praise..
ReplyDeleteIts okay, if you didn't get the prize but from your level you should not have written "of-course" since it deserves a prize..its up to them, whom they do select :)
stay connected!!!
its me!!! sharan :)
So beautiful and melancholy. Outstanding & delightful stuff.Are you publishing a book of poems ? If not please do.I am booking my copy in advance :)
ReplyDelete@Poetry of the day, Magiceye,
ReplyDeleteBob,Ramesh,Venus -Thanks!!!
@Cyclopseven- yes, Thanks!
@Juliet- even I dont have the answers:)Thanks.
@Sharan-Thanks for ur words...
@R.Ramakrishnan- I will when I complete 100 poems :) and ur copy is reserved ;)Thanks!