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Friday, April 10, 2020

Into Oblivion

Credit: Ratna Pochiraju

In the murky waters
No one to stop his mission
Toiled he tired old soul
On his way to a distant destination
Only his wise eyes could fathom;
Birds flew, away from his boat
Leaving him to sail off
Into the dark mist
Vaporizing life as it spread its arms
Influencing and inviting the old man
Over and over again to embrace its gift, for
Now was his chance to escape this cruel world.

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Note: The poem is written in Acrostic style. 

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19 comments:

  1. Oh this is simply superb. Your poems sail us through a different world altogether. Awesome!

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  2. I just googled Acrostic and woah this is brilliant. It's difficult to form a word relating to the poem and make the poem so beautiful ��

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  3. That is a lovely acroustic 'Into Oblivion'. Your expertise in the technical aspects of poetry is really commendable.

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  4. Wow... Each line and each word of this poem is to be read multiple times. I just loved this one so much. I am going to keep these lines saved to read sometime again :)!

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  5. I applaud you for creating such a brilliant piece whilst adhering to the rules acrostic poetry!

    I is for ...

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  6. I can only imagine how tough it is to create something meaningful while being restricted by the basic requirements of the style of poetry. Ut has come out so well.

    Cheers,
    CRD

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    1. Thank you so much, CRD. :)
      These are fun to write.

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  7. Well done with Acrostic. :-) Lines have the depth. :-)

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  8. Loved the deep words! You know Sei, for some months, don't know why but I am in love with this word, Oblivion. Just love it. I have a post also on this theme. Loved the poem, it's beautiful!

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    1. Thank you so much, dear. It's an alluring word, I agree. Vague and mysterious.

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  9. Loved the acrostic and the imagery

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