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Saturday, 4 July 2015
Wonders
So many times in this life I said, wow
Because of the things I read, heard men say
All of them compelled my wonder to bow
Every century Earth’s rotations slow
Dinosaurs saw twenty three hours a day
So many times in this life I said wow
Dying stars smell like seared steak,
astronauts vow
While raspberry scent comes out of Milky Way
All of them compelled my wonder to bow
Cosmic Soul’s sense of humor is not low
His cloud of alcohol is there to stay
So many times in this life I said wow
This big bubble called universe is now
Moving, keeping its countless bros at bay
All of them compelled my wonder to bow
Humans destroy and build, let love, hate grow
Bards cannot lie so sing them in their lay
So many times in this life I said, wow
All of them compelled my wonder to bow
Posted for Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
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so many amazing things in the world
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I think we can never lose that ability to say WOW to things that we see and think about. There are so many wonderful things; but I am definitely hoping that love will grow more than hate.
ReplyDeleteI find the universe quite awe inspiring - and it is interesting as I can't figure it out. I was walking through the woods once and felt such an overpowering awe I took my shoes off. And I have been in crowds and felt the same.
ReplyDeleteI hope I never lose the capacity to marvel at the numerous beauties life and nature offer.
ReplyDeleteWow!! :)
ReplyDeleteSaying 'wow' is an acknowledgement of the myriad of good things that one really appreciates and are blessed to enjoy! Well penned Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
A very interesting tone to this poem, which gradually drifts towards helplessness and sardonic inquiry, in an almost flippant style. Well done.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely wow. still a large part of the world is undiscovered and expect more wows to follow. also, some studies of the past could give us another wow too.
ReplyDeleteHow important it is for poets to be social commentators as you suggest. Biographies and history books tend to warp the truth which poets may well correct and be unearthed in future times.
ReplyDeleteThe sheer scale of everything is daunting to think about. Bowing wonder is appropriate.
ReplyDeleteyes, there are still so many wonders that we say wow! to. :)
ReplyDeleteThe wow factor is ever-present for those with eyes to see.
ReplyDeleteWhen we have lost our wonder and wow the world can seem like a very dark place..long may those wows continue...a magical write
ReplyDeleteThere is indeed much to bow to in awe to the wonders of this universe.. such a delightful read :D
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
Yes, there will always be wonder, no matter what else.
ReplyDeleteStrangely enough, I am compelled to say, "Wow". I am also interested in this poetry style. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove how you move it into almost senseless wows. The universe can outshine all the things that men can do. Accomplished villanelle
ReplyDeleteInteresting, how even the simple things we experience make us tend to say WOW. :) Lovely thoughts. and wow to your poem, Sumana.
ReplyDeleteWow!! :) Beautifully penned.. Interesting thoughts!
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully written. Is this a villanelle? The two repeated lines are especially beautiful.
ReplyDeletewith the right view there is so much wonder in this world. beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove this Sumana. It feels soothing, somehow comforting to know the Universe is so vast, self healing perhaps. I too say "Wow!", so many times.
ReplyDeleteLove that first stanza especially. It is mind-boggling how many things there are that can 'wow' us in this world!!
ReplyDeleteHey Sumana,
ReplyDeleteI love your creativity with this one:: so outerspacey, it's very unique.
Our world is so filled with amazing things to see, smell, taste, and know. That child-like awe may carry us through the most difficult times, and allow us to know why we continue,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
I was enthralled from beginning to end...I say wow a lot as I wonder at the world and all that happens, all we learn and so much we still don't know.
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
Love how "so many times I said wow" is said so many times in this form. And the rhyming bow/wow works so well with it too as you mix the good, the bad and the ugly--as some simply have to sing their wow into oblivion! You, poet, sing the truth. I bow to you! wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is wonderful - and extremely edifying. It sent my mind on a cosmic journey ... I haven't landed yet. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteWonder should never just be the prerogative of a child. Take the wonder and the child throughout life. A lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem, the wonder at each stage as to what you saw, learned, read was well timed.
ReplyDeleteWow, Just wow!!
ReplyDelete"So many times in this life I said, wow
All of them compelled my wonder to bow"...Absolutely, this makes the world so so beautiful!!
Beautiful lines...sumana!
Sumana,
ReplyDeleteAnd how many times we think we have truly seen it all; then amazement takes over, when another wonder is revealed..The joys of life never cease!
Eileen
Wow! :-)
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