Evening Of Life Poem by Chandra sekharan

Evening Of Life

Rating: 5.0


Traveled and traveled
Now I am on top of a cantilevered cliff
Projecting into a deep sea
Tired I stood there With crumbling legs
Immovable arms, cataract eyes, struggling to breath
Deep sea below, nonstop waves touching rocky valley
Faraway gigantic ships were vanishing like toys
I turned back to have a glimpse
Of vast path traversed
Wonderful, beautiful scenes
Affectionate men, women, kids, full of life and love
And other innumerable animals
Sky scrapers, highways,
Rivers, jets, cars, malls, theatres
Oh God, let me not leave this world
when the layer of darkness spread over earth
I could see millions and millions of human beings
Struggling nude, shelter less, nothing to eat
Skeletons carrying rocky boulders on head and shoulders
Beaten up by masters to build another Taj
For the emperor of democracy
Again turned back and looked at the sea
Tired red globe was sinking
Just before final immerse, like me.

Chandrasekharan. P.M

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Philip Winchester 16 October 2009

I have the same Eyes to see what you see, The same Mind to understand just what you have in mind, The Silver Tongue to mouth the words out Loud. To Read them over, then to read again.Thank you my Friend...a Fine Poem +10. Kind Regards Philip

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Indira Renganathan 16 October 2009

Skeletons carrying rocky boulders on head and shoulders Beaten up by masters to build another Taj.... .....Wonderful outlook on human life....thank you very much....

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Kym Toohey 16 October 2009

The feathers of the poets gather unto wings to open the eyelids of man to reality. Like your poem and how you express what you see...though it weighs heavy on the hearts of many. I've seen the shadows too.

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