A Weighing Breast For A Waking Life Poem by Ravi Panamanna

A Weighing Breast For A Waking Life

Rating: 5.0


It is a beating summer,
All the birds have left the dales.
It is a beating March,
All the rivers are dreaming for rains.

And in that sweat
I am listening to an endless clatter.
A track is being repaired,
Hammers are at work.

And under a shady bower,
Upon the lap of a swing,
A baby sleeps in soft dreams,
She is in the care of winds.

Her mother is hammering for life,
Sun is merciless upon her breast.
Now and then, she peeps unto the bower
And listens for a cry too supple for her breast

And the mother returns her eyes,
She is back into her routine winds.
Beyond a weighing hammer
She carries a weighing breast for a waking life.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Marilyn Lott 23 September 2009

A beautiful poem, Ravi about a subject that is truly an amazing opportunity for a mother to fully nurture her child. I have had the experience myself and so happy I did. Not all situations are good ones, of course, as Seema so skillfully describes. '10+! ' my friend. Warm Wishes, Marilyn

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Seema Chowdhury 23 September 2009

thanks for sharing. its a good issue to write about. we see these things so often but dont pick a pen to write about these isues. this poem of yours took me back to my days in Bangladesh, where i would see women labours working with their new borns under the burning sun. may God Almighty make life easy for everyone.

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Catrina Heart 23 September 2009

A great poery under one's care and.....profound piece fabulous metaphors inside! ! ! 10+++++++++

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Beauty Philosophy 23 September 2009

Breastfeeding is a wonderful and unique experience ! It's a natural act and behaviour that should be meditated upon and admired...There is a big wisdom behind it, and its benefits are great for the babies. A good subject to tackle.

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Mubeen Sadhika 23 September 2009

A touching poem. sensibly penned. Nice to read. deserves 10++++

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Indira Babbellapati 25 September 2009

well poeticized scene we often see in our country...

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Meggie Gultiano 25 September 2009

You have marvelously written this so well, so touching about the relationship of a mother to her child.Thanks for sharing your thoughts

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Chitra - 25 September 2009

superb poem, touching verses...a scene that so many of us see in our daily lives...you have the fortitude to write about such emotional issues. Well penned

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Shalini Sundararamalingam 23 September 2009

the concept of the poem is good, though it brings out the picture of a mother caring for the child, it has room for further development where more in depth feel could be brought out.. anyways the poem was good.

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Ritty Patnaik 23 September 2009

the setting of the poem and the expression of the mothers anxiousness for the child is obvious in the poem.a mother feeds her baby with so much warmth and love, it is admirable.great poem ravi.thanks for sharing. ritty

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Ravi Panamanna

Ravi Panamanna

Ottapalam- Kerala State- India
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