Credit: Ratna Pochiraju
Village
Empty houses
Lifeless trees, vacant
sky
They left it to ruin
years ago
That night
Oh, why?
No one to speak;
Shh! Listen to the cries
Echoing in the
haunting wind;
Help us!
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Note: The poem is a pair of Cinquains- 2-4-6-8-2 syllables in each line.
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What a pretty page this is. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Virginia :)
DeleteThis seems mind-boggling and eerie! Left my thoughts hanging.. loved it yet again. Few words speak a lot! Thankyou for introducing us to this form of poem 'Cinquains'.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jyoti :)
DeleteI love short forms for the same reason.
I have heard of some deserted habitats in various parts of India. They all have a story of narrate. The emptiness there is flooded with tales to tale. But do we have ears to listen to them?
ReplyDeleteShort and pensive post.
Thank you, Anagha.
DeleteTrue that. Do we really have the time to listen? :(
Echo of the silence!! Wow, what a beautiful thought. Loved the formation and your deep words Srivalli.
ReplyDeleteah, this is deep and beautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, P :)
DeleteBeautiful and quite sad poem, beautiful form too.
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Thank you so much, Frederique :)
DeleteA haunting poem with lot of questions and equal number of answers.... Loved the depth :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ira :)
DeleteA poignant poem but beautiful in its brevity.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Keith :)
DeleteA shape poem that gave me the chills. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Arti :)
DeleteBeautiful! I adore people who can write crisp poems and especially if they can make it sound so intriguing. You did it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I adore people who can write crisp poems and especially if they can make it sound so intriguing. You did it!
DeleteThank you so much, Ranjini :)
DeleteHaunting..I love the pic too..Thank you..I have learnt so many forms of poems thanks to you !
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Arti. :)
DeleteAs usual, lovely poem Srivalli. I always love your poems. Thanks for this one as well. Happy A2Zing :)
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Thank you so much, Sundeep. :D
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