# Snapshots Poem by Mamta Agarwal

# Snapshots

Rating: 2.8


Just across the busy road and the crowded cityscape,
Ocean waves playfully froth and undulate, while I gape.
All you have to do is to turn your back to the city,
And captivated, feel filled with serenity…

From the distance hooting, leisurely ships approach,
I walk towards a beckoning rock, shining and smooth.
Sail boats from afar; appear as colourful, tiny dots
My mind’s eye is busy capturing the snapshots.

Tanned fishermen return with the day’s catch and nets
Sun is spreading its amber steaks and aura in the west.
Soon city dwellers flock to the cool sandy beach,
How lucky, it is walking distance and within reach.

Taken by surprise, a huge wave drenches one and all,
Children go on screaming with delight and play ball.
Rejoicing in the company, I watch the distant horizon,
It seems the sky has come down to converse with the ocean…

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
premji premji 12 November 2008

mamtaji, i wish a painter like ravivarma would have painted all these snapshots... how wonderful it could have been!

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Raj Nandy 10 November 2008

These beautiful snap shots from memory, when printed in books, When an imaginative poet reads them, they all begin to move! 10! -Raj Nandy

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Sandra Fowler 05 November 2008

Poem pictures of great worth. I can feel the serenity. Very profound last lines. Ten without hesitation. Love, SandraX

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Sathyanarayana M V S 01 November 2008

Mamtaji, You have a great ability to portray real life visuals with your penstrokes. This is really so beautiful

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Andrew mark Wilkinson 01 November 2008

So true Mamta Peace is where one finds it... Andrew 10

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