Monday, 13 July 2009

'Detachment' - a poem

picture source: Clubsnap.com


The tree standing tall

near the river bed,

but never ever got a drop

the yellow never turned red.

The wait was eternal

longer than life itself;

there came thousand springs

but soul couldn’t reveal the self.

The leaves were buried

the twigs swept away:

grayed leaves dying underneath

and the river slid silently away.

© Amritbir Kaur

24 comments:

Shruti Chandra Gupta said...

Hi Amritbir,

I am happy to have found your site. Literary site by an Indian! Whew. Will follow up. Have bookmarked you.

Shruti Chandra Gupta said...

Found you on blogged.

Cyrus Rumi said...

You have a great site...I'm glad to have stopped by...

You have a great day, sister.

Cyrus

Dimps said...

Hi Amritbir,

Very well written. These lines are too good:
"but never ever got a drop
the yellow never turned red.."

What a way to project!

And, thanks for your comments on my blog!

Regards,
Dimple
http://poemshub.blogspot.com

KParthasarathi said...

Wow.The poem made me sad.You write so well.Thanks for visiting my blog.
warm regards

surender said...

this is an awesome creation....
keep writing good....

thanks n regards,

surender chawla

A New Beginning said...

Hi Amritbir, I loved the line, "soul couldn’t reveal the self", you write very well!I am glad I found ur site!Keep up the great work!and do come again!

manivannan said...

Hi amritbir, your poem beautifully tells the pain of waiting...makes one feel sad. You write exceedingly well.

Thanks a ton for visiting my blog. I'm glad I found your wonderful site. Following you :-)

Have a nice time!

Avin said...

Glad to see your comments in my blog. Thanks and i appreciate it.
The poem was so touching and the picture was a perfect fit. I could not make out whether the picture inspired the poem or you found a fitting picture for the poem.
Either way, they were complimenting each other. Come up with lot such creations.
Keep posting :)

surjit said...

A wonderful imagination with deep meaning..
we, as human souls,always long for
'a drop'from HIM.Our wait is eternal too.
KAI JANAM BICHHRE THE MADHO,
EH JANAM TUMARE LEKHE..
Thanks Amritbir Kaur ji for sharing such a beautiful creation.
God bless.

Everymatter said...

very nice poem

Amritbir Kaur said...

Thanks Shruti for your visit and welcome to my blog.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Welcome to my blog Cyrus and thanks for your encouraging feedback.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Hi Dimps, thanks for your word of appreciation. I really cherish them.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Welcome to my blog K.Parthasarathi. Thanks for your inspiring words. Although the poem made you sad, yet it is heartening toknow that the poem had the power to touch your emotions.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Thank you Surender for your appreciative and encouraging comments, and also for sparing your time.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Thanks 'A New Beginning' for paying a visit and also for sharing your valuable thoughts.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Hi Manivannan and welcome to my blog. Thanks for encouraging me with your valuable comment.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Welcome to my blog Avin. I'm glad you found the picture a perfect fit for the poem. I actually searched for the pic after I had written the poem. Thanks for your encouraging words.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Thanks Surjit ji for sharing your valuable views. Your comment along with the quote have provided new insights to my poem.

Amritbir Kaur said...

Thanks Everymatter and I am glad you liked the poem.

Anonymous said...

Really Nice poem...Life is full of fragnance n flowers, may we treasure each n every hour, some are blessed souls , so they need not measure,for theml ife should always be a Pleasure...!!!

Gurinderjit Singh said...

Tree signifies a lot in our life and many great poets have paralleled life with tree. Great thoughts, Amritbir Ji!

Mandeep Singh said...

you are impressive in expressing your thoughts.......
"too near and too far" that you stressed upon by tree near the river, caries a universal appeal...
gr8 work ...keep it up

mandeep singh

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