The Poetic Art Poem by Raghurama Raju

The Poetic Art

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No, that's not the way
One should compose a poem!
If everybody understands
What's great about it?
Who bothers to read and recommend?
Change the order of the words madly,
Use words you don't know the meaning
Let the imagery be irrelevant!
Revise, revise and revise
Until the verse becomes
Unintelligible to yourself!
And then see!
The world stands there with flowers in its hands
To praise and felicitate you!
Though, in privacy, they scratch their heads to know
What your lines really mean!

The Poetic Art
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: poetry
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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 07 March 2020

The world stands there with flowers in its hands To praise and felicitate you! Though, in privacy, they scratch their heads to know What your lines really mean! The poet's mind and what all he wants to say....... very nice poem. tony

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Mahtab Bangalee 10 February 2020

The world stands there with flowers in its hands To praise and felicitate you! .../// beautiful and excellent expression

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Dr Antony Theodore 29 January 2019

Let the imagery be irrelevant! Revise, revise and revise Until the verse becomes......a clear understanding of the poem is necessary. The readers are very busy in this busy world. many dont have time to sit peacefully and read poems. in olden times it was different. i think, poetry should be crystal clear.. it should provide for easy reading with a noble ideal. thank u dear poet. tony

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Bernard F. Asuncion 08 November 2018

Raghurama, such an excellent poem...................

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Chinedu Dike 07 November 2018

Well thought-out and nicely brought forth with conviction. An insightful creation. Thanks for sharing Raju.

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