I Have No Death Poem by Ponniah Ganeshan

I Have No Death

Rating: 5.0


Think not,
I am one of such funny men
Who look only for a grain of rice
To fill up the stomach and simply
Pass out of this universe?

Think not,
I am one of such funny men
Who are made of papers and documents
To look for rules and regulations
Under a clause or section
Even to throw a coin for a beggar.

When my head is held high, I am the sky above
And when I fall, I am the seed down the earth
To come up again
Either as a cyclone
Or a gentle breeze
Dancing with flowers

I have no death.
Because, I am not the body
I have the body.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
‘Death does not exist in a timeless, space less world. ‘Who am I? '- is just a 20-watt fountain of energy operating in the brain. But this energy doesn't go away at death. One of the surest axioms of science is that energy never dies; it can neither be created nor destroyed. But does this energy transcend from one world to the other? ‘
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
William Jackson 15 October 2012

It is tempting to believe in an endless cycle of incarnations. I like your poem Ponniah. I like your metaphors.

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