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Sudhir Iyer
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0 posted 2001-11-19 05:33 AM


6 O' Clock.... the buzzer buzzes brrrrrrrrrrringggg, snooze is on, 9 minutes later brrrrrrrrring.... monday morning

they believe i am crazy
because i listen to rock music
while the new age relives hip-hop
and the middle aged thrives on pop
while the aged and mostly wise
listen to Mozart and Beethoven
playing their orchestrated
symphonies

i think i am caught between
that tiniest of the gaps called
generation

and i shake my head when i listen
is that not rock music is for?
shake a head,
blend into the music
rediscover the ryhthms
uncover pleasure from
deep within oneself, mould,
melt into the voices,
...

and the others shake their heads too
only they are nodding
in disapproval

a further bit of rejection,
and a touch of more denunciation
why can't someone accept
that points of view
manage to differ

it is not that i wanted to think
differently

how can i explain
the fact that my odd views
differ from my own even ones
at various hours of the day

right now, i am flanked
by the small space,
sandwiched between
the end of night and
the beginning of dawn

counting still sheep
between the zero and the one
fuzzy and sleepless
always complaining.

the colours on the canvas
has developed a lazy vertigo
painted all over them
in gentle shades of fade

morning has arrived

even the cats on the street stretches
out, throwing a big yawn
and the birds sing and say it is
time for some warm coffee

later, i shall return to
change the disc to some heavy
grunge music while i
continue to be

busy being crazy

meanwhile, "Good Morning, PiP-World!!!"

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Those are the best three words I have managed so far... hope you have a great week...


© Copyright 2001 Sudhir Iyer - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
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1 posted 2001-11-19 05:36 AM


Good morning to YOU, my friend! And your mind wakes up busy and mine won't sleep for the same reason! Delicious introspection, and sounds like you are ready to take on the world. Happy Day!
Chanson
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since 2000-08-19
Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle
2 posted 2001-11-19 07:31 AM


Ahhh, love this, Sudhir.

That place between generations seems to become more pronounced as we grow older.

I can relate to this one.

[This message has been edited by chansondegeste (edited 11-19-2001).]

Carol Lina
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since 2001-11-18
Posts 94
USA
3 posted 2001-11-19 07:40 AM


There's nothing wrong with rock music! But listen, country is where it's at  
I loved this, felt good reading it, felt wow!

Carolina

Lone Wolf
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Lansing, MI USA
4 posted 2001-11-19 09:25 PM


This one left me with a smile, Sudhir.  Thank you for sharing, my friend.  I love good old rock 'n roll too!  

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

catalinamoon
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The Shores of Alone
5 posted 2001-11-19 11:17 PM


Sudhir, I really enjoyed this little wake up poem, though I read it just before bed.  
Sandra

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6 posted 2001-11-20 05:02 AM


A fun poem, a not-so-crazy expression of the individual being just that...individual. You were not stamped from some giant cookie cutter in the sky. Myself, I listen to rock, classical, blues, jazz, reggae, soft pop, and new age. Give me Carlos Nakai on flute, Habib Koite on guitar, and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for pure heavenly delight.
Keep rockin, Sudhir.

Sudhir Iyer
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Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
7 posted 2001-11-20 05:17 AM


thank you all... very much

it is another morning and good morning to all...  

Regards,
sudhir

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