Sunday, 23 February 2014

A Song

photo by Margaret Bednar



Why is the mind
Overcast with gray dreams
While the green heart
Still blooms periwinkles

Why is the crimson gypsy spirit
Stagnating in one place
While the magical life
Is fluttering on butterfly wings

Why is the Ego
Looking into the sky
While the soul
Remains grounded rooting
 
Posted for Margaret's Play It Again  Archive #1:  "An Ink-Stained Word List" @ Real Toads
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Shared with Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
 
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18 comments:

  1. Brian Miller23 February 2014 at 11:45

    why do these things happen...i dunno...why is there life one place and not the next...the answers are endless...

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  2. brudberg23 February 2014 at 12:09

    Sometimes our mind is not entirely logical.. like we are split in half somehow... love your choice of colors...

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  3. Grace23 February 2014 at 12:49

    Creative weaving of words, contrasting one place versus another, the sky versus the ground ~

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  4. Preeti S.23 February 2014 at 13:01

    Why, indeed. The two-faced life, black and white mingling into a million shades of grey. Beautiful poem.

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  5. Mary23 February 2014 at 16:10

    Those are questions worth considering, Sumana. I like the way you posed them.

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  6. Unknown23 February 2014 at 18:19

    Sumana, this is a very poignant poem, coming straight from the heart. Loved reading it.

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  7. Hannah23 February 2014 at 18:44

    I love the way you've placed the words...especially periwinkle, those two lines are vivid. Well done!!

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  8. Sherry Blue Sky23 February 2014 at 20:06

    Oh my goodness! Definitely one of your best! so clever! Your opening stanza is just brilliant.

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  9. Aditi23 February 2014 at 22:05

    This is such intelligent penning of your thoughts...loved the duality and the questions posed in the lines!

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  10. M.Z24 February 2014 at 04:40

    Love the contrasts in this poems, really makes the meaning much more clear!

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  11. Maniparna24 February 2014 at 04:42

    Colourful images and the most sincere questions of life which need to be answered ...nice one !

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  12. pastiche24 February 2014 at 05:13

    I am in so much awe.its written with such grace. dxbnidblog

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  13. annell424 February 2014 at 05:23

    So full of questions...just because, and that is why. Love it.

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  14. dsnake124 February 2014 at 06:32

    well inked!
    nice contrast of images. :)

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  15. rallentanda24 February 2014 at 07:05

    Oneofaclass is opening Haiku Horizons this week to take over from Haiku Heights .

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  16. Gabriella24 February 2014 at 07:21

    I like how you express contrasted desires in your poem!

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  17. Helen24 February 2014 at 09:00

    Why, why, why ... I'm glad you asked.

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  18. Anonymous25 February 2014 at 19:53

    I think it is seldom when we feel a complete sense of unity. The questions are important, we won't get answers without them. I like your title because there are few who don't dance with the whys and get caught up in their rhythms.

    Elizabeth

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