How Strange Poem by Valsa George

How Strange

Rating: 5.0


Peace and terror
Poetry and dull logic
Poverty and opulence
They coexist side by side

What strange concoction!
What hideous paradoxes!
No logical distribution!

We enjoy bounties we haven't earned
And suffer torments we don't deserve
Through dejection, we build hopes
And vainly seek pleasure born of pain
Here happiness is a waylaid fugitive
And sorrow a permanent inhabitant
We abhor life, yet strangely dread death
Here goodness is not always rewarded
Nor evil inexorably punished
Oh, I find no comforting supernal justice!

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: justice
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Hannington Mumo 04 February 2015

Great piece. Check out my pieces as well.

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Madathil Rajendran Nair 04 February 2015

Good poem on the pairs of opposites which, in fact, erect this world of duality in front of our eyes. But, Valsa-ji, there is no need for despair. The supernal justice can be found within oneself if one truly searches. Profound write.

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 11 February 2015

Great poem on this world of duality that we see existing side by side as subject and object and sovereign and slave etc......Valsa.....very uniquely composed on irony, paradox and injustice in wonderful words......10

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Khalid Saifullah 10 February 2015

A great poem on justice that is recognized when we face injustice..............................10

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Dave Walker 06 February 2015

A great poem, sometimes it's like we live two lives running side by side, one life for the bad, one life for the good.

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Chinedu Dike 05 November 2022

Profound philosophical lines; well conceived and exquisitely penned with conviction. A brilliant work of art. Thanks for sharing, Madam. Remain enriched.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 22 May 2022

Here goodness is not always rewarded Nor evil inexorably punished....very keen and true observation!

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Amitava Sur 22 February 2015

And there lies the irony of human life that the sorrows and pains, mostly we consider as the result of either of this life bad deeds or if we don't find console ourselves saying earlier lives' after effect! ! Still, mostly, we do not agree that this human life itself is majorly comprised with miseries only! ! ! ! ! ! ! A genuine topic you raised... Thank you

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Alesia Leach 15 February 2015

Yes a strange concoction and your poem wonderfully illustration the two aspects we can only hope to find an inner peace.

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Edward Kofi Louis 12 February 2015

Nice piece of work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. E.K.L.

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