Saturday 2 May 2015

A Language

National Geographic Space Picture: Source

I wish to include

Everything

In my lines

To give every object

A cozy feel

To make them happy

For being

Denizens of verses

Let the lines be made of birds,

Stones, woods, rivers,

Ice and fire

Holy men, sinners,

Hunger, riches

Venom and nectar

Let the pages be filled with

Dull, drab, dreary

Death and destruction

Let the words sing

In unison with shamans

With shrewd Machiavellians’

Expedient aim

With sighs of the oppressed

All reasons have rhyme,

Trajectory of their own

Light dots in heaven

Speak in harmony

In a perfect rhythm

Does this universe move

Poetry is the language

Of Existence

So we live and die

 


Posted for Poetry Pantry @ PoetsUnited

30 comments:

  1. To be a poet is to capture those words and put them into sense and beauty is what you have just done.

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  2. beautiful. to capture everything, love those last three lines, so true!

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  3. To make them happy
    For being
    Denizens of verses

    It can never be a better privilege than to be immersed with poetic language which is not easy to come by.But you have it most distinctly Sumana!

    Hank

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  4. Ah, the poet's view on life, with all its light and darkness - such observations to be made!

    Poppy

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  5. Being a poet can be the most satisfying job of all. To please others and yourself as well.

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  6. Being a poet... who feels this strongly... can truly achieve anything they want in this world! Loved it! :D

    Lots of love
    xoxo

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  7. Yes, poetry IS the language of existence indeed-- and you have included so many details of what exactly life IS!

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  8. i agree- poetry is the ultimate expression

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  9. Beautiful thoughts of the poet....

    'I wish to include
    Everything
    In my lines'

    You have accomplished this!

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  10. To give every object
    A cozy feel
    To make them happy
    For being
    Denizens of verses...

    What lovely lines you have written here, Sumana.

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  11. there are no off-limits for the poet, i do agree
    Have a nice Sunday; happy you dropped in to read mine

    much love...

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  12. Yes, I love your collection of words...perhaps a poem can be made of any ingredient, no real recipe for success? Open your heart, let the words out, catch them if you can.....

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  13. This is my favorite of yours now. It's as if you were the eye of the universe writing these lines. The last one is spectacular. It is all so beautiful in it's truth.

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  14. what a beautiful poem, Sumana! i love it!

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  15. "Let the lines be made of birds...." what a glorious poem this is. My awe grew with each line, a cascade of beautiful images...........I wish I had written this poem!!!!!

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  16. Bravo and Yes! "Poetry is the language of existence" - so well-said

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  17. How glad I am that I don't have to include everything in order for it to exist as I am sure I would leave something important out! I do like all the things you included!

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  18. I love the line, "Denizens of verses"--brilliant!

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  19. I'm sure that venom and nectar taken together would be a bracing draught!

    The Corner Thrift Store

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  20. Ah..this makes me want to write a poem that sings with the shamans!!!

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  21. Lovely. The ability to find harmony and/or insights in the turmoils and mysteries of this world - that truly is a language onto itself.

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  22. "To make them happy
    For being
    Denizens of verses ... "
    And you follow up with the objects lively and also the dull! I love how you alliterated and cascaded among so many possibilities. Poets look through the eye of the needle, threading their lines. Bravo! Even the unhappy are happy to be in the poem.

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  23. This is so wonderfully beautiful, Sumana. I feel you've captured the heart of a poet quite well :)

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  24. And so it is, Sumana! I love the generosity of spirit with which you write, share, respond.

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  25. Yes we are poetry in motion.

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  26. a very enchanting piece. :-)
    ZQ

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  27. Sumana,

    This is rather like the full recipe for poetry of all forms; even the motivation required!! Fantastic...

    Eileen

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