Limerick -1 (Stoned And Stone) Poem by Kumarmani Mahakul

Limerick -1 (Stoned And Stone)

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It was eventide and was cold,
A stoned came to me, he was old.
He had stoneware to be sold,
Stoned stumbled on stone and me told,
'Alas! My stonewares were thrashed and became fold.'

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: addiction,narrative
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Poet's Note about the Poem
Poet was outside his home once. It was evening. A drunk, old aged man came to him. Then what happened, read.
Glossary
Stoned - drunk/drugged
Stoneware - pottery made from very siliceous clay or clay mixed with flint
Fold - cease to function
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kelly Kurt 28 July 2015

A delightful recounting of your meeting

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Jaishree Nair 28 July 2015

Words beautifully shuffled to portray an incidental meeting. Enjoyed reading .Thanks for sharing this unique piece

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Akhtar Jawad 31 July 2015

Enjoyed this interesting poem, a nice one.................................10

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Rajesh Thankappan 01 August 2015

What different outcome can we expect when a man is high on drugs. Nice limerick. Loved it.

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Aniruddha Pathak 05 September 2019

Thanks for the Poet's Notes and glossary, or else it was hard to understand. Thanks you shared.

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Perdita Young 07 March 2018

I love reading these stories. Vivid pictures in a few lines, conjures a lot in my mind.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 11 December 2016

picture of Jane Taylor Hardy xAhhh what an intriguing meeting....you captured it perfectly in this fine write! 29 Jul 2015 by Jane Taylor Hardy | Reply picture of Kesav Easwaran xA metaphoric limerick...well done Kumarmani 31 Jul 2015 by Kesav Easwaran | Reply picture of Thomas A Robinson xRolling Stoned gathers no money. 5 Aug 2015 by Thomas A Robinson | Reply

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Seema Chowdhury 08 November 2015

Enjoyed reading this today

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Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 19 August 2015

An interesting episode portrayed in an interesting Limerick!

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Kumarmani Mahakul

Kumarmani Mahakul

Gandam, Dist-Deogarh, Odisha, INDIA
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