'Twas not a rose,
Though it had thorns.
Was it a pose?
Was it a con?
'Twas not a plant
But an implant
But 'twas not a rose
But pretty, pretty, prose.
'Twas what it did,
In a clever, clever bid,
It nefariously slid,
In whatever was hid.
'Twas a cunning plan,
Which went hand in hand;
'Twas a sharp tongue, and a sharper mind.
'Twas both that gave meaning to humankind.
09th April 2009
Copyright © SC
Subroto Chatterjee
Amit, Even I didn't think it the way you expressed your feelings about my poem. Phew! Now I await your dissection of 'One Day in The Life of Ivan Gesticulatovich'. Cheers. Subroto.
Dear Subroto, A lovely little poem, poignant words, meaningful expression, free flow of rhyme.Definitely the latest(shall we call it NANO) . Last four lines are beautiful. Thanks for sharing such a nice poem. A 10 from me - Rajkumar
unique thoughts...brilliantly chosen very nice idea..the title itself is intriguing i love to read this.. 10+++ lovelots, Maia
A fascinating poem with a nice tight structure (lovely rhythm) and an intriguing set of propositions which could be interpreted in so many ways. There is something of A A Milne about the piece and a hint of 'The Little Prince' too. Charming. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
hey sir! ! ! ! I went through your poems collection and sort of randomly picked this one.. I was kinda interested in the title! ! ! And I'm very glad I did! ! this is good.. very clever and well expressed.. I like the word play here, that keep the reader interested though out! ! And as always, very insightful and good food for thought... with lots of lovess shan
Good and bad...the pros and corns...together they exist in humankind as rose and thorns do in plants...the words there play a more insightful game...10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
fine diction, easy flow, amazing imagination and enjoyable to read 10+++++