A Hole In The Roof Poem by nimal dunuhinga

A Hole In The Roof

Rating: 5.0


The old prison cell and there's no ceiling
And a hole in the roof.
The person in confinement
Who sees the night sky.
No changes at all
The old stars and the Moon as earlier.
The North star seems very old
And the bachelor thinks of the next-door widow Violet and her whereabouts.
And he's not seen his old friend Jack Daniel's smile since a long time.
Someone says the President's Birthday comes soon and there will be an amnesty for prisoners?
He's sentenced for ten years and the half of the term almost gone.

* To my poet friend George.Murdock in gratitude.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 10 July 2014

amazing topic that you touched on here, i bet every prisoner can relate to this one

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Matt Mooney 04 August 2010

A perfect atmosphere depicted here of loneliness and isolation. The poem has strong imagery and leaves one wondering if this is a real prison or simply a mirror of the human condition when one is left to live alone. Read my poem which is on a similar theme. It's entitled' Imagine If '.10.

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kalubovila East, Sri Lanka
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