03 A Grain Of Rice Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

03 A Grain Of Rice

Rating: 4.6


A grain of rice
Alone
In the cooking pot
Cries, 'I wish
I could get out! '

I wish I could get out
Of this cooking pot
With the entire waters
Of The Flood,
Nay, Styx drained
Enough to drown
The Universe
And the infernal fire under it.

03 A Grain Of Rice
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: songs of life
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
In the pic is A view of the left half of the Gangotri Group in the Western Himalayas from Pauri, part of which is seen on the left.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 01 June 2022

Wonderful imagination... many congratulations dear poet. Top score.

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My sincerest thanks, Dilipji. Obliged

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I am grateful to you, Dilipji.

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Shiv priya 18 July 2024

This poem beautifully captures the feeling of confinement and the yearning for freedom, using vivid language to express the desire to escape overwhelming circumstances.

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" Winner Nehra rated a poem titled 03 A Grain Of Rice 4- start ratings" Thank you, Poet Nehra

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Is it the formidable longing of an escapist?

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We can interpret the poem that way too

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Santhi Janardanan 27 February 2024

Craving freesome with the fire inside! Superb

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Ancient man has tried to find answers to the intrigues posed by life. Thank you dear poet..

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A fig of imagination and a glimpse of an ancient culture

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