Mar 26, 2005

To The Dark Sleep...

digital art by ashok


















Hark! Dark sleep, do not touch me;
For I have works left undone;
Show not your deep dark face for me to see
thou this world be a burden.

Never err to trow I fear you;
T’is not for fear I ask you to lurk.
I would‘ve hugged you days ago,
Had I done my life’s work;

And when I have carved my name,
In the very highest of the peaks;
And won a bagful of fame,
To become someone, someone proudly speaks:

Let then your cold hands touch my chest;
For then I’ll be needing, seeking, rest...

[another one of my school day poems, written in 1991...probably my first attempt on a Sonnet!]

17 comments:

  1. A wonderful, profound and very beautiful first attempt at a sonnet! The blue artwork is awesome ~ thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Good one...Love the way you write.

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  3. beautiful....

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    Deepak

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  4. @Fiona & Chitra- Thanks

    @Deepak- Done!

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  5. Anonymous12:41 PM

    Great sonnet - very profound!

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  6. First attempt....really a good one. The art work is beautiful too.

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  7. this and the last poem were very good ... nice metre in the lines

    what did you do the digital art with É what software, i meant.

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  8. Your poetic expressions are awesome!!! Love your writings... and not bad at all for a first attempt at a sonnet tht too during school days :)great!!

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  9. Such a nice one...

    Great!!

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  10. dat digital art was awesome..

    thanks 4 ur wonderful comment...

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  11. this is so beautiful, Ashok. A wonderful write, a wonderful read!

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  12. @Ladyfi , Bob, Venus, Soma, Kalaiselvi, R.Ramakrishnan, Camille, Dee - Thanks !

    @Deepa- thats a combination of MS paint and Photoshop.

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  13. Beautifully done, Ashok. An amazing write, a great read! Love it!

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  14. Absolutely loved it. Thanks for sharing the link.

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