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Sudhir Iyer
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0 posted 2001-12-19 03:58 AM


my heart is angst, ridden --
a home for juvenile delinquent
dressed in stolen moments
of the past times spent
not so long while back

oh! then I wore a crown of
love

ah! that L word again
wondering if there is a copyright
and a time-constraint
for using that word and maybe
that's why the crown was lost
in those stolen moments

yesterday is caught up
in an image of a rose,
that once was painted -
coloured on sacred petals
with sliding drops of dew

ah! a fool I've been
to live those dreams
where I was king
and ...

now I begin to understand
the heart of the matter
when the nucleus pulled
more than it should have -
and in an uncontrollable fission,
a chain reaction,
that ended when a bomb dropped
causing an explosion
on the stem of the red
flower

ahhhhh! the colour was of blood
covered by the drops of
sad foggy eyes
held by thorns
and I was wearing
that crown ...
(of sharp silence)

what a fool, I've been
to be misled by sweet joy
like saccharine
instead of sugar

timelessness
seems to be built upon
that time machine
where the only step one
can take is backwards
and relive the pain,
but change nothing

"oh boy, there you have your share
now get back to your
corner
and count till five-hundred million
before asking for another bite at
this cake"

and I think I should be
feeling satisfied
for now...
because if I live long enough,
there is still
hope

after all,
all that I've to do is count
till five-hundred million
to wear another
diadem

but, there is always
hope

...........

I had first posted this in Teen#5... and with the help of great comments from Allan... I revised the poem...

thanks for coming by...

© Copyright 2001 Sudhir Iyer - All Rights Reserved
Kethry
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since 2000-07-29
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Victoria Australia
1 posted 2001-12-19 06:40 AM


Sudhir,
you are the crown jewel when you write like this. **HuGS**
Keth.

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



Irish Rose
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2 posted 2001-12-19 11:59 AM


outstanding poetry, Sudhir, and I mean that!

Kathleen (Kay)
"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Midnitesun
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Gaia
3 posted 2001-12-19 12:14 PM


This is wonderful, the imagery is unique. I love the way your angst pours forth, like the emptying of a fine glass of wine, yet hopeful for a refill.
serenity blaze
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4 posted 2001-12-19 12:28 PM


sudhir, this is wonderful writing (and Allan is a gem, is he not?) I love the world as glimpsed through your eyes!
Sudhir Iyer
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5 posted 2001-12-20 03:46 AM


thank you all very much, most sincerely...

Regards to all,
sudhir

Glenn Logan
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6 posted 2001-12-20 10:22 AM


Quite a few interesting concepts here.  I hope you can resist the pressures to make your verse conform with the popular trite standards of rhyme and meter, and can continue to develop your own voice.

Best wishes,


Glenn Logan

Opeth
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The Ravines
7 posted 2001-12-20 10:32 AM


I enjoyed the concept implied.
Sudhir Iyer
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8 posted 2002-01-28 03:23 AM


Thanks a lot, my friends...

Regards,
Sudhir

RosePetal
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9 posted 2002-02-11 03:51 PM


enjoyed this thoroughly sir
Sudhir Iyer
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10 posted 2002-02-12 07:37 AM


Thanks a lot, my friend

Regards,
Sudhir

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