Unsettled War Poem by Ranjit Ravindran

Unsettled War

Rating: 4.9


As I walked over the ground free,
Carpeted with gun-powder debris,
Rockets criss-crossed my path,
Smoke blurred my vision,
Fiery eruptions,
Deafening explosions,
Cautioned me,
Of that unsettled war.

A war that started,
Eons ago,
Remains unsettled,
Even today;
The evil mortal,
Gets killed,
And evilness resurrects,
With unrelenting vengeance;
Taking refuge,
In another mortal!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Babbellapati 18 October 2009

it's a cycle, ranjit. nothing ever remains the way it is...evil and good are more circumstantial and neither is static i suppose.

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Ranjit Ravindran 18 October 2009

@ Prof. Indira Babbellapati: I agree with you..they are circumstantial..I have seen a huge board on a prison compound in Agartala, saying, 'Hate the sin, not the sinner.'

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 18 October 2009

a lovely poem...evilness resurrects..is made to by emotional traditional and even national compulsions...evilness can never be won over in a war..it not only resurrects...it amplifies itself in a war....

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 18 October 2009

a lovely poem...evilness resurrects..is made to by emotional traditional and even national compulsions...evilness can never be won over in a war..it not only resurrects...it amplifies itself in a war....

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Kesav Easwaran 19 October 2009

'...evilness resurrects, With unrelenting vengeance; Taking refuge, In another mortal! '... these lines constitute the soul of the poem... creative work...10

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Pradyumna Jyotir 30 May 2010

Yes Ranjit....the war is indeed unsettled....the cycle goes on....evil is born....dies and again resurrecates.....its a vicious circle! ! ! !

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rago rago 10 November 2009

there will be love and hate, war and peace and you and me......... loveliest write....

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Anjali Sinha 01 November 2009

sometimes good and sometimes evil two sides of a coin just depends on the toss just accept it my dear but good has to fight evil at all times -10 anjali

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Indira Renganathan 30 October 2009

Deep, meaningful poem...applicable to present day's demons... 'evilness resurrects, With unrelenting vengeance; Taking refuge, In another mortal! '..... excellent expression...thanks a lot

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Marilyn Lott 24 October 2009

I wish I could say this is fabricated but you hit it dead on. As long as the world has had humans on it, I'm afraid that nothing is going to change. Your poem is sad but so true. But good has to continue to fight evil. '10! ' my dear friend. Warm Wishes, Marilyn

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