THERE ARE THINGS WE KEPT SECRET AFTER….
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In this facebook age
When the flaming desire
To Reveal All rules
Isn’t it a miracle
That we still have some
Fragrant moments of joy
And salty painful hours
Unblemished and pristine
Only to ourselves
Saved from a thousand glare
Unseen Peepal roots travel deep with joys and tears
There are things we kept secret after all these years
posted for Kerry's prompt @ Real Toads
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Shared with Poetry Pantry @ Poets United and OpenLinkNight-March 2014 @ d'Verse
Beautiful!! Indeed!
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion everything should be kept secret from facebook, but I am in the minority. My belief in privacy is an out-dated concept. Thanks for participating in the challenge, Sumana.
ReplyDeletehonestly.. i minimize the information that i give away on social media... they just use it for their purpose... as the place where i'm living i have filled in new york on fb - and since then i'm getting those requests if i wanna rent my new york flat while away on holidays...ha... it's good to have a bit of privacy in our lives and those things we share only with a few people we trust..
ReplyDeletethere is very little that people dont seem to share on FB...i have such an on again off again relationship with social media....after i was stalked a few years ago by s blogger from out west i cut out facebook....its not healthy to share so much
ReplyDeleteSo true, Sumana. It seems we are more and more in a 'tell all' kind of world. So much is is shared that in the past would be kept private. And I think young people grow up in this world thinking that this is the way it should be, as it is all they know. Thanks for sharing with Poets United, Sumana. You always have an interesting perspective.
ReplyDeleteYes...privacy seems to be a very outmoded concept....anything you put on the net including emails is not private...everyone should be aware of that fact!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA thought provoking poem..I have never participated in FB I know I am the minority but, I guess I cannot miss something I never had and I sort of like it like that.
ReplyDeletevery well stated. it's a gift to trust someone with a secret that won't be showed off on Facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat poem Sumana. <3
Of course, there should be secret as well as cover-removable things in one's life.Social media is good with reasonable restrictions.Meaningful and lovely.
ReplyDeleteSumana, this is so true. In a society who now revels in revealing every little intimate secret of a life, it's wonderful to keep some things completely and utterly private.
ReplyDeleteWith facebook all seems fair game, but facebook is just lame
ReplyDeletesome things must stay private. this is a timely reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteSo very true. I do not share all my secrets with the world.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. I love your take on Kerry's prompt.
ReplyDeleteI so resonated with this - yes, privacy seems to have gotten misplaced, everyone is so connected to their devices. Telling all! It's why I dont want devices. I prefer communing with the trees.
ReplyDeleteI find that a few years ago my students were more aware of the need to protect their privacy than they do now. And I agree that they share things that belong to the private sphere. "fragrant moments of joy / And salty painful hours" - these should indeed remain private.
ReplyDeleteFacebook is fun, but I share myself by sharing images, thousands of them gathered from across the full spectrum of the Net, & from my own digital photo album, sharing other's quotes, my poetry, other's poetry; for I do agree with you that those who log in how many times they use the toilet, or how a date went, or who they hate/love/flirt with should get a real life.
ReplyDeleteI truly agree. those moments we savour.. though I think facebook is also filled with lies and half-truths.. maybe we have even more secrets in these days...
ReplyDeleteYes, there seems to be a rush to bare all we are on social media...so thankful there are moments of secrets that remain only ours to walk through
ReplyDeleteYes! Well said :-}
ReplyDeleteZQ
" Only to ourselves
ReplyDeleteSaved from a thousand glare"
- what an exquisite thought, Sumana!
Nice, when we still able to have some privacy...well penned.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to keep some things to ourselves, those don't need to be secrets so much as personal treasures. And each of us must learn the difference between honesty and reality at our own pace. I also think that those of us who write have deeper issues with this experience.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
I love the photo and thoughts. I blog everyday but still keep secrets, or should I say keep some things private.
ReplyDeleteThere has to be certainly. FB as it is is all too revealing. One keeps some for oneself for posterity! Nicely Samana!
ReplyDeleteHank
Sure inspite of everything,it's always there a small of ourselves that we hate to share.
ReplyDeleteLovely post Sumana.
i do agree and perhaps, that is what renders a soft subtle touch to life
ReplyDeleteOh, thank God we have privacy tools at our disposal. Lovely lines....
ReplyDelete... a lovely write, too many secrets are thrown about in cyberspace. I like keeping mine close to my heart.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are times when we are blessed more by the Unseen than by all the meaningless things that we see each day. Beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteI agree, it feels good to keep some nuggets of secret joy (and sometimes sorrow) buttoned up. I loved the natural flow of this poem.
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