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Waves of grace, winds of Naam (Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai)

Waves of grace, winds of Naam (Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai) On the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab, this poem emerges as a ...

Monday, May 26, 2014

Assuage

Thick.
Heavy.
Abrupt.
The rotund bead
Gravitating
With its own weight.
The essence lost,
Smothered in the
Summer-dust.
The ether choked
With bitter conflicts
Of head and heart,
The dissensions
Scarring the
Pristine porcelain.
The torrents stilling
The hurt.
The heavens cried.


14 comments:

  1. "The rotund bead gravitating with its own weight" – that is a spectacular line! And the whole piece is fantastic. Great work, Ruby!

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  2. Poignantly written, Ruby. Nice job.

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  3. The first time I can say that it's a complete use of 42 words. Very well done!

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  4. "The dissensions / Scarring the / Pristine porcelain." I love the way you chose your words, and your placement of them in that sequence.

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    1. Thank you so much Psychochef for such encouraging words

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  5. Wow...I love the way the words just flow...and 'The heavens cried' is by far my favourite line. Loved it!

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  6. Yes, the bead gravitating with its own weight. Gorgeous, as always, Ruby.

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    1. Thank you so much Kymm. Its always a pleasure to hear from you

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