hey!!!
i am not new to the group.. in the sense that I have been getting the poetry everyone writes for a while now..(not verrry long, but a while) But finally now, i have successfully overcome my biggest fault, thats laziness, and have written in. To begin with.. the necessary intro.. Name: nandita what drew me to join this group: i guess it was exciting to do something other than the useless forwards that one has to mandatorily send to 50 people or else the lovelives are struck(not by cupid) but by ghosts of dead people, straight out of the movie "the sixth sense".. besides i like reading poetry... all kinds really... my poetic skills: in my childhood, which really aint over yet, i loved reading the limericks.. now i dont know how many people know what the limericks are... i could never imagine how people could get the rhyme scheme so spot on... As for me, i could only rhyme "hot" with "not".. in short, i was terrible... I write poetry. i have been writing for a while.. often am a little embarrassed to show it to others... Last year, after mustering up enough courage to probably fight a gladiator battle, i showed it to people. And surprise, surprise!! They said well,ummm,hmmm.... not that bad... I would like to share the poetry with others in the group.. and those outside it too... I would like some "critical reviews" on it.. Basically i want to know what people think... what do i write: i write stuff which i think of.. in that sense it is a little selfish... i write of questions that come into my mind.. in that sense it is personal... I write stuff that i see, may be not in my own life but the life of others.. in that sense the poems are a collective being.. but they seem to have a dark side to them, what one of my friends referred to as morbid.. i dont know morbid is ok.. but i CANT rhyme too well... and i am extremely jealous of those who can.... i will attach something .. and want to know whether people got it.. what it meant .. and what ideas came out of it... basically any feedback and response... (Girl in Urban Slum - in first person) Lines Etched on the earth Boundaries for you & me Borders are for those who fight for nations. Lines of traditions --- for the women, Why men are exempt, I cannot say, for I do no care. Lines of self-respect Must not be crossed. Egos (for those who have a say) may get crushed. Walls --- separating homes & attachments. Overlooked usually. Freedom � some lines cannot be crossed. After all, it is necessary to give, impart & exhale. But all I care is for play For the sky & the earth the space � all of which you take away from me And leave me here in a cubicle of darkness My feet want to run, run fast & away. If only I could get more leg-space. (Knowledge & the bag) Some faces never change I thought maybe life would sketch some of its experiences on their face While they sketched some of theirs on paper. Shapes would transcend. Colours would lighten up. What I perceived as their miseries, While their sense of perception was on a permanent vacation. Their art changed from immature to amateur reflecting their own levels of increasing hyperactivity. As they tried to find direction Almost like a lonely brook in a valley, in a season of no rain. My thirst is like parched earth I want to learn new things But it often seems that there is no thirst in them at all. Knowledge means nothing to them. Promises do. They know too many things Only that explains why they run away on seeing me, & my bag. (the bag is symbolic of what as a social work trainee i am trying to give to them... unfortunately all development is a levelled approach.. this piece was written in my fieldwork.. i only pray my fieldwork supervisor does not discover that i write poetry in my fieldwork.. I have often tried to behave as though i know a lot about life, owing to the fact that my community has expectations out of me.. yet i am surprised at their levels of understanding, and how much i learn about them, life and even myself i am giving this crazy stuff because people felt that it didnt make any sense.. but reading it in a context does) (untitled - so much to say afterall) So much to say Endless time --- not enough Words, fingers, eyes ---- not enough Words --- better not to say anything at all Inert I will become So eyes talk, fingers see, And words feel Inert I will become So Silence speaks... ( sometimes verbal and nonverbal communication is unnecessary, sometimes not enough... silence is golden then, eh!!) Would like to hear from everyone.. nandita ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Did you get this mail as a forward? Subscribe by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join. Members are encouraged to post poetry, their own and others', respond critically to the poems circulated, and participate in discussions. 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