Dissipating itself...
(A Ghazal)
Dissipating itself like a wave on the shore
This life has been just that, nothing more
Same roads I've travelled again and again
Through which have so many passed in vain
Every face that I met on the way
Had masks manifold, I must say
Which idol I should my plaint address
Day and night I'm under this stress
The wise have advised me times umpteen
But I've remained what I've been
I just wove webs with many a word
Nothing was new in what I uttered
Sunil Uniyal ( born 1953-) is a poet and translator based in New Delhi, India. He has been writing haiku and poems for over thirty years and many of these have appeared in e-journals like Muse India, Kritya, AHA Poetry, Poetica Magazine, Sketch Book, Notes From the Gean, A Hundred Gourds and Haiku Dreaming Australia. His work in translation includes, 'The Target is Behind the Sky -Fifty Poems of Kabir', brought out by the Low Price Publications, Delhi in February 2012.
we all have a different 'take' on life. Enjoyed your poem. keep writing. we are all unique! best wishes ralph.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ralph, for your encouragement. Warm regards.
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Your personal thoughts are your own - as mine are mine. But, somehow we come together. Small world, isn't it? Nice work...
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Thank you, Rhoda, for appreciating this poem.
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Thank you, Christine Tate, for the following comment--
ReplyDelete"First of all, thank you for taking the time to comment on my poem, "Hummingbird & Honeybee"...
Yes, many lives are squandered & time vanishes before our eyes. However, I believe the Lord is ordering my steps, and His purpose has become my goal , and now hope blooms! I enjoyed reading your poem. I especially like the lines in your poem, "Every face that I met on the way, had masks manifold, I must say." How true! I've discovered once the Lord opened my eyes, that the masks men wear are slowly peeled away like one would the skin of an onion, to reveal a person's real motives underneath. A scary revelation, but true inner transformation can begin! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! God Bless you Sunil....
Thank you, Christine, for such wonderful and thoughtful comments. Best wishes to you.
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Dear Sunil,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words today. It's talented and encouraging writers like you that make Whispers possible. Thank you for sharing your wonderful poetry with us.
Karen
Thank you, Karen.
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