This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 33; the thirty-third edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is ‘Celebrations’
Sitting in a chair
Feeling nothing,
watching the old me,
become the older me.
My eyes
watch them-
the children play.
Innocence at peak
Love in the hearts.
Reminded
I am
of my
younger days.
But Alas!
my celebrations
have moved
past the window
like all my friends.
I sit here
tasting the
bitterness of
absence.
Desires
I no longer
want, as they
only lead to
sorrow and loss
in faith.
Yet I anticipate
for a better tomorrow
But all I see
in the distance
are the clouds
of the ashen future
I stare, I wait
as they come for me
and watch
the memories
of my Childhood Celebrations
wander into darkness.
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wow – that was pretty sharp. Good one.
Thank you. 🙂
Nice one … even i feel the same…
Thanks. 🙂
Good one.. I loved the way you structured it 🙂 Keep writing.. Good luck 🙂
Someone is Special
I love the new theme bro 🙂
Thank you so much for the comments SIS. 🙂
Nice one..and hey loved the new look of your blog 🙂
All d best!
Take Care
Thank you very much Fatima. 🙂
loved the way you showed it through an old man eyes what one is reminded of watching children play
ATB for BAT 🙂
I had the theme like this in my minds for a long time. 🙂
Thank you find real commenting.
very meaningful poetry harshal 🙂 Childhood memories are something to celebrate n cherish about. good luck for BAT
Thank you so much neha. 🙂
I liked the poem and the hidden feelings inside it. Your blog is looking awesome in this new avatar.
Thanks a lot sayatini. I appreciate it a lot. 🙂
pretty mature coming from you lil brother…:)
Thanks a lot asteria
A very poignant picturisation indeed… Good luck for BAT:)
Thank you very much Reshma. 🙂
Feel sad for this old man, Harshal…However, reading this, a para seemed as if it was written as a message to me.. 🙂
“My eyes
watch them-
the children play.
Innocence at peak
Love in the hearts.
Reminded
I am
of my
younger days.
But Alas!”—-Gripping,and wonderful all the way!:)
Thank you very much Panchali. Actually, while once playing in the park with my pals, I saw an old man watching us from a distance. I felt intrigued and wanted to know what kind of thoughts were in his mind. This is my guess of his thoughts. 🙂
Good poem. I guess we need to learn celebrating ‘getting old’ as well. It is another kind of journey that many of us have to make …
Yes we do. And it is that journey that we have to learn to enjoy. 🙂 Thank you Aativas.
Meaningful and very crisp..I find it very difficult to convey what I wish to say..in few words, you have done an excellent job! 🙂 ..
I have fallen for your Blog appearance..don’t dislike me for honestly accepting that- I might come here again just to enjoy this set up.. I kept on scrolling up and down 😀 ..for a few minutes..
Coming back to your take on the theme.. I can relate with what you have shared, it happens so often when I see college kids celebrate or youngsters who play in the park..and I just stay.. there..doing nothing.. without friends.. My favorite lines are:
“But Alas! my celebrations have moved past the window like all my friends.
I sit here tasting the bitterness of absence.”
Happy Festive season.. 🙂 ATB for BAT 🙂
Thank you very much Megha. 😀
I keep experimenting with the looks of my blog. I somehow get bored within weeks of the same look, and thus I change. This looked unique to me. 😀 And yes, even I scroll a lot on this theme. 😛
Thank you again for visiting and commenting. 🙂
🙂 I came here.. 😀 .. again.. 😛 ..
Will keep visiting you ..and your other blog too 🙂
😀 Welcome you are here always. 🙂 Always leave your footprints. 🙂
Other blog is non-functioning. I actually have shifted from Blogger to WordPress, hence all the posts present on the blogger blog are also present here. 🙂
The theme is coooooooooool
but on scrolling up why do the fishes move in such a weird way
anyhow, i too stayed here for some time just to play with the wishes.
Thank you for the comment Yatin. You appreciated the theme very much, any comment on the post? 😛
well if it doesn’t offend you my comment would be
“i generally skip poetry which are not rhyming or don’t have repetition or such qualities. so i read it more like a flat post or a 55-f . I don’t encourage much of stopping and looking behind and enjoy the memories and thus mourning the present. I might be wrong and might have been observed writing on similar lines but …….!!!!
Simple and beautifully written. Long lost celebrations
Thank you very much Jai Shruti.
It was heart touching ,clean and gripping…but was sad. still I really liked it 🙂
ATB for BAT
Wish you a Very happy Festive season..keep smiling 🙂
Cheers..
Thank you very much Odyzz. 🙂 Happy festive season to you too. 🙂
You’ve beautifully penned down what a person thinks about the different joys of life when he starts considering himself as ineligible for it!
Loved the new theme! 😛
ATB for BAT! 🙂
Thank you very much Ritvik. 😀
That was very very nice. Something, that will happen to each one of us I guess. Wow to the childhood!!!
Very nice poem buddy. Easy to understand and relate.
Thank you very much Kshitij. 🙂
Touching and reminiscent. Made me feel for my own childhood. But these memories are something we would savor all our lives right? 🙂
Looooove the new look!! taare zameen par style 😀 good luck for BAT
Thank you Kirti. 🙂 And yes, these are the moments we will cherish for life. ^_^
Love the new theme man. What rock do you lissen to? As in bands?
thanks a ton Shri. 🙂
Greenday, Linkin Park, Beatles, Led Zep, Pink floyd etc. 🙂
Hmm…I was wondering why this very sad (sorta) outlook towards life, and so I asked the band question.
Guess (and hope), it’s only a passing cloud (or mayhaps a passed cloud)
And as I read your post again – a strange thought took birth in my head – why should celebration be a positive thing only? Why not ‘negative’….
Haha, actually I live more of a bohemian life. This poem was a way of me guessing about the kind of thoughts that would go through an old man’s life when his childhood is flashed right in front of his eyes.
When positive things happen in life, celebrations tends to take birth. Why would people celebrate something negative?
I probably didn’t mention it earlier, but I liked the poem; just that I couldn’t agree the underlying emotions. [ofc, that’s my problem]
Everything in nature is symmetrical. So for positive celebrations, there ought to be negative celebrations too. The thoughts in my head are cloudy, and unless they condense down and flow as rivers, I can’t put them to paper. Maybe one day, I’ll capture this aspect.
On another note: Am still so confused – is this the real life or is this just fantasy…
We are always in search of a better tomorrow. Nicely worded. Good Luck 🙂
And sometimes even miss the glorious past. 🙂 Thank you Ashwini. 🙂