Two Ubiquitous Tragedies Poem by Dr Hitesh Sheth

Two Ubiquitous Tragedies

Rating: 5.0


Once Asylum was visited by a sage
And he saw two bonkers in a same cage.

And sage with a fazed face,
gazed in the oubliette
and heard both loonies
shouting, “Juliet”, “Juliet”.

And curious sage in a soft whimper
asked to a studious headshrinker:

“Why both have gone mad?
Why both appear sad?
Why one seems serious?
And other appears furious?

Headshrinker replied:
One Romeo failed to marry Juliet
Other’s marriage failed with Juliet.

And sage quipped:
There are two not three tragedies in a life
A life without a wife and life with a wife

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tulsi Hanumanthu 26 December 2008

A well presented poem revealing your double-edged wit. I have found it very engaging. The humour embedded in the poem, on the one hand, and the irony resorted to, on the other, affords the reader more than a chuckle. Please read my message also, in this regard.

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Min Sia 26 December 2008

Very captivating..the humor..really makes sense..revealing..before and after! There are two not three tragedies in a life A life without a wife and life with a wife - Love these lines! MARVELOUS!

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Vaibhav Pandey 26 December 2008

very enjoyable write! ! ! ! ! high on wit and humour.

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PERSIAN NIGHTINGALE 26 December 2008

the true story of life and its spirit 'wife'! , thanks for sharing

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Kesav Easwaran 26 December 2008

your last line clearly states wife is no tragedy and life, any way, is tragedy...enjoyable read...presented neat...10

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Duh Huh 13 June 2009

You have such a creative way of looking at life, its beyond compare. Again thank you for sharing another thought provoking, wise poem with us.

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Maitreyee Joshi 26 April 2009

i specially liked the lines, one romeo failed to marry juliet the others marriage failed with juliet. a fact with marriages.

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Jathin Aka Jesuzz 27 January 2009

illusions and fallalise.....the true acknowledgement of dualities...well done..

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Kite Remedy 31 December 2008

no matter which, we have right to choose, from our heart choice is true, so listen to its suggestion.. nice works..

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premji premji 29 December 2008

hitesh, just practice this 'No me, only we': the simple secret of beautiful married life!

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