Lamentations Iv Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

Lamentations Iv

Rating: 5.0


Like the nightingale
For the laments sweet
In freedom
Trapped am I
With broken legs
And wings
Into your captivity
I shall no more sing
But before
You set me free
Or I break
The walls of prison
26/9/2008

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kesav Easwaran 03 October 2008

good lamentation...trapped in freedom of love! but this freedom in fact is captivity only...good piece 10

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M M 26 September 2008

This is an interesting poem. To be or not to be free (trapped am I....) , to feel atrophied through someone else's eyes... well, the way you deal with the subject -quite classical- raises the duality and the depth of the question, which is rather complex. I liked the way you played with rhythm and lines. It adds to the complexity and confusion of the feelings...(for example in freedom/ trapped; the absence of any question mark at the end of Trapped am I...) and creates an atmosphere where questionings of the mind join their expression into breathing, like a lack of air. 10!

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Sarvesh Kulkarni 26 September 2008

Very expressive. Lovely. Thank you.

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C T Heart 26 September 2008

lovely piece...thoughts provoking. a 10.

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