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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned in life: It goes on." ~Robert Frost
Posted by Anonymous 28 Jan 2009 at 14:57
"Inspiration"I said"Come to me"I want, I needto finish off what's startedWhatis thatI care abouttruly in my heart?That I can connect with?Love?Care, friendship?trust and fidelity?Listed, counted and thoughtLong and hard and waited.Whatis thatI care aboutfrom my heart's depthsFrustration. Dejection. Erase. Rethink. Restart.Eyesof mineSee the dayof today, fourth Monday,the 26th day of January59years since.60 days since.What changed, I wonderWhat have I been doing?"Light"I exclaimed"Let there be"At the end ofthis deep deep dark tunnelFlameflickered slowlyDied, it didntI saw it strengthenSlowly, it lit 100 more.Cross posted at the Writers' Lounge.This is how I felt when I was asked to write on the topic of INSPIRATION at the on-going contest there. I have been so down on inspiration and words that I can't even decently comment. But reading some posts on R Day as well as the Mangalore issue ( I'm still very pissed and not very rational about it..So will post when I'm done fuming. But I love what IHM and Usha have to say about it) this poem is what I came up with! I'm hoping this is what happens. I hope the flame of anger and frustration ignites many more. P.s It is been 59 years since India was given the status of a republic and it has been 60 days since the Mumbai attacks!Is there anything else I need to explain in this poem?
8 comments:
28 January 2009 at 20:25
rashi, that was beautiful! :)
very inspiring :)
29 January 2009 at 12:02
Brilliant.... :)
Loved the theme and the message in it.....
as Leo says, it was truly inspiring....
29 January 2009 at 18:49
Rashi I am sorry to post this comment here,not the right place but I had to w.r.t what you wrote on my post.You are studying to be a psychiatrist?
Did you get through all India or is it DNB or some college that offers the course?Please do reply back.Alternatively,you can add me on moons.muse@yahoo.co.in
29 January 2009 at 21:20
Woww...Beautiful poetry...I really loved the 'Light' one :) wish I could express my thoughts as beautifully as you put urs across...great blog...superb posts :)
came here via 20 smthing bloggers..
-Alok
29 January 2009 at 23:35
The literature is commendable as always. But then yea 59 years and we still aren't free. Still shackled. Still developing errr....trying to develop :\
What changed, I wonder
What have I been doing?
^^^Someone said no..."Be the change you want in teh world"
I guess its high time that we take inspiration :D
Cheers >:D<
31 January 2009 at 13:23
nice poem ...capture the jist that is india after more than a half century of independence...its still progressing on that road...though somethings haven't changed ..yet let light of hope light our paths ahead !!
cheers!!
Gaurav
31 January 2009 at 13:37
well..nicely written
5 February 2009 at 18:43
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
Thats inspiration.
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