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Superheroes - #4000 or thereabouts
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Superheroes - #4000 or thereabouts |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium 
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I met Superman one day and asked him for a favour, He said he was busy and if I could meet him later, I said 'sure', for that was going to be my favour call And we fixed a meeting next day at the library hall. But tomorrow never came, Death met Superman that night, They say he fought with all his heart, a fight that shook his might, I'm truly sorry about the way his health was troubled And with the loss of my favour, the tragedy had doubled. One more hero had come and gone and we all stayed to sing Like selfish favour-mongering scorpions, waiting to sting, After all, heroes become famous since we make them so Else they would fade like pictures forgotten long time ago. Yet we never ever ask why we need them to be them And why can't they be like us, like leaves clinging to a stem? Why can't they be like us, like creepers sticking to a wall? Maybe because we need them to be our stems and our walls. Some amongst us want to be the stars, to be just like them And boast a deep desire to be sung of like an anthem, While those who have the will, have success come their very way And the rest become great fans who worship their hearts away. After all, each one of us has a passion and a dream. With this thought, I sit to enjoy warm chocolate with cream!  ...It's been a while between 3000 and 4000, and in a sense, the time in between has been historic, in my book of memories... ...Thanks to each one of you, wonderful friends and remarkable writers...we are all super heroes here...and we will be us... ~All My Regards~ sudhir |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Pour me a cup, too.  May I share? Live for love. Without love, you don't live. |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
really don't know how to respond to this one, it raises questions in my mind that I want to seek answers for, but I also think about what one may have in store for placing his/her faith in a superMAN it was an interesting read, though, Sudhir and congrats on the numbers |
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Decaflame Senior Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 1635 |
Congratulations on your passing 4000, Sudhir....it's been a long time without you, and I again welcome you home.... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Interloper, come on in and join the fun... thanks a lot... VAS, I am glad to have raised the question... I love doing things like that... I am glad that you came by, read and commented as well... many thanks Thank you very much, decaflame... Regards to all, Sudhir |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
reminds me of that scene in "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" where Jack Nicholson goes "I tried, didn't I." And that is all we can do, is to try. Superheroes are ordinary people they just reach out to more people and are acknowledged for it. If we all helped on our own level then the owrld would be a better place. Congrads on the milestone. "across the unfair divide |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
Joining in for a cup and a song--- Congratulations Sudhir,, Jamie There is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Sudhir I'll second that...we all have a passion and a dream and that chocolate and cream sounds good...James |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Congrats Sud....and thanks for the many "brilliant" and kind replies to my work that make up some of this milestone... VERY COOL write ibn which to celebrate it with. Raising my glass of raspberry tea to toast you  We wish ourselves beautiful, |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Congratulations on #4000!!! This is great! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Sudhir~ Congratulations on this remarkable milestone. We know you've been a busy, busy man ! Psst ! SuperMan is alive and hanging out in a phone booth in Key West ! !  Wonderful job as usual, sweet poet.  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Sudhir, my man, you pack a lot of meaning in these words. Yes, we need superheroes..we all need people to look up to...people to admire and strive to be like...people who set standards and let us know, by their existance, that those standards are attainable. I like this poem very much, sir... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Brian, It is such a joy to know that you have come by. Thank, my friend for your words Jamie, thank you very much, my friend James, chocolate with cream is good; my friend, I thank you so much Janet, my friend, it is a pleasure to read your brilliant works and to have you come by. Thanks a lot O deVine one, Thank you so very much, my friend... Marge, my friend, I am on a look out for Superman… he still owes me a favour thanks so very muchO Sir Balladeer, I like your response very much too. Thanks for all the support and kind words that I have received from you. My sincere regards to all, Sudhir |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
YOU ROCK SUDDY... so does ya poem... hugs  K |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
After all, each one of us has a passion and a dream...great line Sudhir...congratulations ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Kamla, feels so very good to see your name with this thread... thank you so much... ~Wynter, thank you very much... Regards to all, Sudhir |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I like this very much, Sudhir... It's a thought-provoking beauty. *S* I think most of my heroes are "ordinary" men (or women *S*) meeting life's obstacles with extraordinary fortitude, determination, imagination, and strength of character. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Suthern, Thank you very much for coming by and for such a well-meaning response... I appreciate your words a lot... Regards, Sudhir |
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