You Are Not A Poet Poem by Khairul Ahsan
You Are Not A Poet
When hurt, a person cries.
When bereaved, a person wails.
When broken down, a person sobs.
When cheated in love, a person weeps.
You are not a poet, if you cannot understand,
All these cries, wails, fits of sobbing or silent weeping.
A drop of tear may look
Like a pearl when it hangs from an eye.
The beholder knows how difficult it is to hold
Or suppress a falling tear. Desperately s/he wishes
The tear to dry off before it rolls down or is seen by others.
You are not a poet, if you do not see the pain behind the pearl.
When the voice is muted, the eyes speak.
When both are lost by distance, a person writes.
When the pen stops, the piano lends voice to the
Feelings of the heart. The unspoken words are then
Narrated through the variations of the musical notes.
You are not a poet, if you cannot translate the tune.
16 February 2014
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thats such a wonderful poem.........sir this shows that u r a fantastic and a real poet..................really liked it..this is one of the best poems on this site....... i also wish to get ur views on mine...
Very deep and beautiful indeed! it made me ponder but didn't make me sad or depressed since I guess, its never too late to learn and improve sincerely :) Great work sir!
I can feel the great intensity of this poem that emanates from the poet's expression, 'You are not a poet, if you cannot understand, All these cries, wails, fits of sobbing or silent weeping'. Touching expression. A great poem....5 stars.
A brilliant poem, I felt all the first four lines, many times! ! Poetry and music can be like gin & tonic. Good5*
You, sir, are indeed a poet, one who understands what being a poet really means! Five stars!
I came across your poem Khairul Sir! Since poet Me Poet Yeps Poet was constantly nagging, your poem appeared in front of me all of a sudden, I was so happy to read this gem from 2014. Sure, a golden poem and so very impressing. Full of brilliant words. Thank you so much for sharing
Dear Sylvia, I am so honored that you have wanted to translate this poem of mine into Dutch. You are kind and generous in appreciating me and my poems, my heartfelt thanks to you, dear poetess.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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You are not a poet, if you cannot understand, All these cries, wails, fits of sobbing or silent weeping ABS UR 22222 GOOD SIR
Thank you, dear poet me poet yeps poet, for reading this old poem of mine and kindly commenting.