Tag: free verse
member name: gautami tripathy
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January 07, 2008 12:11 PM EST --
standing in front of my plush wall to wall wardrobe
I search for perfect apparel. choosing one, rejecting
yet again. colour is not suitable, pattern is too bad
texture is obsolete. cotton scrapes, . . .
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February 10, 2008 08:49 AM EST --
Her gold hoops touched her shoulders when she moved.
Those suited her classic features and olive complexion.
Nonchalant about her surroundings, she sipped at her tea.
Company was not welcome. . . .
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September 22, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
cleaned, cut into squares
sun dried, salted.
tossed around
once in a while
with condiments,
tangy spices.
ginger, chillies, mango
fighting for supremacy.
bottled through summer
soaked in so long-
oozing . . .
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September 25, 2007 09:00 AM EDT --
a woman
trying to fit in-
to carve a niche
in blockades of time.
emotions make me
those mar me too.
you say I am moody
I know I am moody-
unpredictable too;
which is nothing new.
you try to plunge
into . . .
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September 25, 2007 12:23 PM EDT --
with dried tears, she wept
tired, clasping non-descriptive
toy to her cheek, she slept
at last, when clock struck nine,
her world fallen apart. the epistle
had hit home taking all shine
from her. future . . .
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September 26, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
with eagerness
borne out of curiosity-
I flip through old journals.
teenage angst
stops me on my track-
I shake my head surprised
about the way,
I used to behave back then,
uncaring for others.
. . .
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November 30, 2007 10:22 AM EST --
burrowing in, burrowing out
following no particular path -
aerating solidness of soil
fertilizing it all the while.
roots are deeply embedded ,
nourished too by thoughtful
gestures. . . .
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September 16, 2007 08:07 AM EDT --
**Warning: This might hurt a few sensibilities....
staidly sitting, stance so straight
with a thoughtfully morose façade,
looking ahead at a point in front-
all set to take charge, pondering
he . . .
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November 26, 2007 12:24 PM EST --
deciphering words
amidst tattered pages-
resulting from folding
refolding,
of yellowing letters,
wrapped carefully
with love.
a single tear flows.
This is for my mom. She . . .
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December 24, 2007 12:28 AM EST --
pardon my disinterest
to converse. tooth ache
is no joke. sanitary ware
was a bloody mess after I
brushed with medicated
paste . in my mouth
rolled tongue feels akin to
fuselage . . .
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September 20, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
I often picture myself
lolling on grass, staring at the sky-
longing to submerge myself in the vast island of
seemingly nothingness.
where stars romance with me,
I touch the sun along with the moon
with . . .
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December 18, 2007 08:26 AM EST --
in my head, lights keep dancing;
closing my eyes I see ceaselessly ,
images I had deliberately made myself forget.
with determination I yet again brush aside that unfinished chapter,
which . . .
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January 02, 2008 07:55 AM EST --
we are segments of ourselves-
loose ends craving t o submerge
into unknown vast nothingness.
every goal attained pushes us further
towards never ending eternal space- . . .
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September 08, 2006 08:53 AM EDT --
How can you possibly define tangibility?
Your advice smacks of duplicity.
While your own words lack clarity
For someone who speaks in riddles,
From unpleasantness he twiddles
He plays around words and . . .
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September 18, 2007 10:15 AM EDT --
1) Good poetry can elevate us to a different experience with use of imagery and metaphors
2) Good poetry can say so much in so few words. A whole story can be told in not many lines
3) Good poetry gets . . .
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October 02, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
ubiquitous pip of that apple
shaken to the core
righted itself
tiny in size
ever so gifted
it knew what was expected of it
voyage from earth to fruition
had been arduous
so very tiring
no way it had . . .
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October 08, 2007 10:45 AM EDT --
black vines intertwine
in countryside.
myriads of flower
bloom on muddy soil.
pitch dark, the night nods.
itching mosquito bite
enhances a yawn-
as wide as darkness,
reflecting ennui.
‘moths . . .
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October 14, 2007 10:54 PM EDT --
listen to the world gone shallow
spirit is hunted as well haunted
dreams that soared are now sour
weeds take over reason tenuously
clamouring to get a hold, thriving
in the aftermath. thorns of combat . . .
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October 31, 2007 03:43 AM EDT --
foaming water gives rise to steam
ripples disappear into nothing
shadows form out of nowhere
walking creepily towards shore
revolting fascination takes over
watching unheard of creatures
. . .
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December 26, 2007 11:07 AM EST --
ostensibly calm, churned to its core
vapid vapours need an outlet,
restlessness cannot last forever.
ignoring recalcitrant behaviour
causes more damage. plundering
by its children has . . .
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