Round and Round
Round and round
Mentally unsound
On shaky ground
Insecurity abounds
The mind whirls
Emotion swirls
Dreams unwind
Destiny unkind
One hopes
To elope
But one is bound
To one’s ground
To escape this cage
Needs an adage
No need to cry
One is born to fly
Born to fly…these words seem to be entrenched in your heart. I like the positive note at the end of the poem.
Nita
March 15, 2008 at 9:19 am
Thanks! I think Jonathan Livingston Seagull might have something to do with it. Though I don’t own the book, it had an impact when I’d read it long time back…:-)
mahendrap
March 15, 2008 at 9:54 am
//One hopes
To elope
But one is bound
To one’s ground//
‘Rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi na ho,
Humsafar koi na ho aur humjaban koi na ho’.
pr3rna
March 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Wah, wah! Kyaa baat hai!
mahendrap
March 15, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I loved the last stanza. Oh and welcome to the flying club Mahendra
priyank
March 17, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Thanks, Priyank!
mahendrap
March 18, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Cool poem..hope amidst confusion
Desh
April 12, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I think this is a very good poem, Mahendra. The rhythm, the sounds, the meaning are woven together masterfully.
BTW, I miss you.
Paul
April 15, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Just a note to let you know I am still here, and reading. Look forward to reading your next one Mahendra.
aikaterine
April 17, 2008 at 12:51 am
Desh: Thanks!
Paul: Thanks for the kind words. Gimme some time to get round to regular blogging and commenting again. I too have missed you and am looking forward to resuming spending time on your blog…
Aikaterine: It gives me great happiness to know that you’re back. Hope you’re doing fine. More later.
mahendrap
April 20, 2008 at 12:17 am
A sweet, rather melancholic poem. Did you mean the soul’s passage as you mentioned ‘born to fly’?
Amiya Sarkar
August 27, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Nice blog you have here
First time here.
I had my own interpretations of the poem (alright, who doesnt)
Blog rolling you.
Vibushan
November 15, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Thanks, Vibushan! Of course, you are free to interpret!
Mahendra
March 22, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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