Saturday, September 30, 2017

My Questions

So here a prophecy has been proven false. What prophecy is the question. I reckon it may refer to famine or maybe wars that lead to humanitarian distasters.
The fig tree is used here to perhaps illustrate that just a few small seeds or actions can alleviate suffering.

The references to the divine may suggest we have no one to blame but ourselves.

The last stanza is directed to the reader. To paraphrase 'are you tired of falls lies empty promises'?. Could be a comment on politics here, maybe that is what is questioned here. Hope i was close!-Mark

Thinking Loud

Time demand loyalty, good one.-Gajanan Mishra

Friday, September 29, 2017

The Avenger

Fantastic poem showing that illusions are a part of life which need to be interpreted
in the right perspective. Thanks, Verma ji.-Rajnish Manga

A simile with a great philosophical theme of profound meaning. Thanks for sharing.-Jayatissa K. Liyanage

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Once- Over

Unbelievably beautiful expression. Thanks for sharing, Mr Verma. I quote:
I had once / asked you to trim / the eyebrows
like a bow./ So that you can / kill a bird / in flight.-Rajnish Manga

Fury

Utter despair looms large in the world where a group, a large group, indisposed and directionless are perpetually fighitng with shadows, killing innocence with plastic intelligence. The melting point of realisation doesn't help from the inevitable disaster.-Supratik Sen, Kolkata

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Ziplocked

Talking To A Friend

Not sure....not sure of meaning...but I think I have it! Spirit...here you are the soul! The friend is the mortal body?-Mark

Pondering

Satish sir your poem on "Pondering" stimulates us to keep Pondering all the time to know the value of Pondering.TFS. -Iftekhar Ahmed, Kolkata

Sea and the beach being at the epicentre of the poems, the image of pondering gets so easily imprinted. -Supratik Sen, Kolkata

Each verse defined the beauty of pondering, so well. Keep writing and responding to other posts. Many young writers will benefit from your valuable comments and constructive feedback. -Jasneet Kaur, New Delhi

Monday, September 25, 2017

Untrailed

An excellent image filled piece.-Em

Neutral

I love this, it reflects so well that feeling of being truly lost for words and having no idea what to do for the best. Very poignant.-Kitty Cat Lady

Poetic

Yes Satish sir your verse reminds me one of the famous lines of Shelley's poem which states that "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought".Very nice poem. -IFTEKHAR AHMED, KOLKATA

Yes why not; keep writing about 'the beauty of dying sun' when its birth is so aganising. Death or silence seems to be the true poem. -Supratik Sen, Kolkata

Saturday, September 23, 2017

The Living Death

Death As A Debt
I never considered it that way before. - allets

*return To Ashes

I cannot decipher this. First stanza I can't help to feel as river night fishing. The return to ashes maybe where ashes were once released into the river.

Second stanza may refer to the preparation of the caught fish.....Gustav Klimt is a Austrian painter (loved his tranquil waters)

Last stanza...my only idea is maybe a reference to his painting kiss.-Mark

Conversation

I really had to think about this...interpretation isn't my strongest quality.. But I feel a sense of inner conflict...maybe the two hills represents both sides of the brain..the light or sun failing references could mean darkness is winning this conflict?-Mark

The Democracy

This seems to highlight imperfections in politics. In particular how emotionless laws, political philosophy and executive commands are. Then I interpet; the same can be said about robotics and our reliance on them. The last stanza may refer to all these systems not realizing ..we have things to answer for in the afterlife. -Mark