Ballerina Ethene Poem by Shouvik Roy

Ballerina Ethene

Rating: 4.3


Once a walk down the empty street,
Had me to see,
A wonderful beauty;
Ballerina Ethene.
White her skin,
She danced to the tune of Zephyrus;
Graceful her en l'aire and Allegro;
Incessant, fervent her Adagio
With the leaves long dead;
Awestruck, enthralled I asked
'Oh! Ballerina Ethene,
What may be the cause for
Such joyous, alluring deed? '
Amidst the Adagio,
Answered Ballerina Ethene,
'They will take me away,
I am the Mother's disgrace,
As now I am free,
Nothing to carry,
Act my last is this,
For now I am free,
Dancing glee'
With teary eyes
I pass her by,
Never can I see such beauty again,
But then I got a second thought,
How could she, dance in glee
If our Mother would there not be.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Inspired from the movie American beauty
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Ethene- a chemical used to make plastic bags(polythene)

en l'aire- Ballet dance Movement that is made in the air

Allegro: Quick moving steps, often containing jumps, performed to a quick tempo of music.

Adagio- the beginning of a pas de deux dance where a man and woman dance together, performing slow lifts, turns, and other supported steps.

Zephyrus- Greek God of wind and summer breeze
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar 28 June 2012

well written and well concluded

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Meena Mustafa 27 June 2012

Terrific write :) and a lovely poem.

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Kasia Fedyk 27 June 2012

It is an amazing poem, felling the freedom within is the moat profound experience and I know when our thoughts come into play we question such freedom and yet we are so free within. Beautifully written Shouvik! ! ! ! Love it very much. Thank you! :)

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Oludipe Oyin Samuel 27 June 2012

that's the spirit we all should have, like Ethene's. Brilliant piece

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Darkangel Flyfree 27 June 2012

I like it. A girl dancing in glee, even though she's a mother's disgrace and sad but she is still going. A beautiful poem! ! !

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