Poem There was a poem he had to write. It was right there choking his fingertips, Tickling his tongue, irritating his back like an itch, Insulting his world, tiring his mind.
So he sat at his desk and surfed the Net. There was this poem he had to write It was a short poem and it was slowly eating Him alive; a hungry poem. So he got up as if he had remembered Something, and went around looking for it In the bank and at the post-office. He went for a walk. The poem walked with him But a step ahead, so he broke into a run And he ran till his feet ran out on him And the sun set in his eyes, and the moon rose In his head, and the cliffs clapped their hands And the wind blew through his thoughts Like a hoarding full of holes. It was no good. So he stopped And started to speak to himself like a child And then got furious and shouted into the dark Behind the moon. The poem laughed In his face. - by CP Surendran [ from http://www.openspaceindia.org/poets_speak14.htm ] Talking Poetry: http://www.openspaceindia.org/poets_speak.htm o o o o o Interview with CP Surendran http://kabulpress.org/RAHA_interview_s3.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
