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08-24-2012, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Hello Everybody,
This is R Krishnan and I am glad to join this forum. I am interested in creative writing and am also venturing into publishing -- mainly my own works, poetry and stories for children to begin with. I also write for an adult audience but then they are not for publishing. Allow me to share a poem. Please comment on the same. Regards, RK.
Women Understand Water Water is so precious, water is so scarce, The women of the village know that well! Pots balanced on their heads, They walk long distances to the common well, Slot the rope on the pulley and lower the bucket; Year by year it gets deeper and deeper, Their fear reflects in their clouded eyes as they gaze Heavenwards with hope and a prayer, ‘Lord, let there be rain this year!’ As they pass the village shrine, Pleading eyes adore the Lord and implore: ‘Let there be rain this year!’ Weary feet and tired arms concur; ‘Farther and farther we are forced to roam, For fuel the twigs and faggots, for fodder the thinning grasses. Lord, at your feet these wilting, wild flowers, the only treat at our means: Do not deny us.’ The dry wind agitates their cholis and dupattas as they move, Like so many dry, wind-swept leaves through the parched landscape, Under skeletal trees bereft of shade. Scrawny cattle scrape at wisps of grey green scrub, Their stomachs deflated concavities against protruding ribs. Young calves suckle on empty pouch like udders, Stiff-legged, heads bowed, buckle at the knees, Lie down and die. ‘Lord!’ The dry eyed women implore, at the frontiers of desperation, Sweating tears, feeding their infants dry stale rotis touched in salt to help moisten the chew with saliva. Dry thunder rumbles far above like muted war drums, As little by little the brittle thatch of their huts Crumble into the mud below. ‘Lord!’ Parched lips and choked throats whisper, ‘Lord, Our faith is the only crutch that keeps us erect, And our love for the soil to which we were born: Do not defeat us.’ Beyond the low hills the blood-soaked summer sun sinks Wordlessly, bequeathing the world to the shadows; And the women, thin specters crouched beside the open fires, Stirring a pot of weak stew of wild tubers for hungry mouths, Still survive in the shadows and refuse to fade. * * * |
08-24-2012, 08:53 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the boards
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08-24-2012, 09:08 AM | #3 |
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Welcome to MobileRead, RK.
You'll find better response to your poem and poll if posted in the proper threads.........this is the "introduce yourself" thread and not all members read it...... Try these two for starters.........then take your time and browse the forums and enjoy the journey!! Author Self Promotions: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=226 Writers Corner: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75 |
08-24-2012, 08:06 PM | #4 |
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Hi R Krishnan and welcome to MobileRead
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08-24-2012, 08:42 PM | #5 |
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Hello and welcome to MR!
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08-24-2012, 10:09 PM | #6 |
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Welcome R Krishnan. I like the first part of the poem. Is that all or is there more to the poem? Did you write it?
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Hello,
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The whole poem was posted. I wonder why u got only a part of it. Yes, it is mine (original!) slice of life in rural India which the tourists don't often notice. regards rk |
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08-26-2012, 02:59 AM | #8 |
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I read the whole poem but thought there would be more. This must be due to the fact that I'm not used to reading poem.
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Welcome to MR!
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