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Mahendra Palsule

By Mahendra, on March 15, 2008

My Art, poetry


Round and round
Mentally unsound
On shaky ground
Insecurity abounds

The mind whirls
Emotion swirls
Dreams unwind
Destiny unkind

One hopes
To elope
But one is bound
To one’s ground

To escape this cage
Needs an adage
No need to cry
One is born to fly

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14 Comments to “Round and Round”

  1. Nita says:

    Born to fly…these words seem to be entrenched in your heart. I like the positive note at the end of the poem.

  2. mahendrap says:

    Thanks! I think Jonathan Livingston Seagull might have something to do with it. Though I don’t own the book, it had an impact when I’d read it long time back…:-)

  3. pr3rna says:

    //One hopes
    To elope
    But one is bound
    To one’s ground//
    ‘Rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi na ho,
    Humsafar koi na ho aur humjaban koi na ho’.

  4. mahendrap says:

    Wah, wah! Kyaa baat hai!

  5. priyank says:

    I loved the last stanza. Oh and welcome to the flying club Mahendra :)

  6. mahendrap says:

    Thanks, Priyank! :-)

  7. Desh says:

    Cool poem..hope amidst confusion :-)

  8. Paul says:

    I think this is a very good poem, Mahendra. The rhythm, the sounds, the meaning are woven together masterfully.

    BTW, I miss you.

  9. aikaterine says:

    Just a note to let you know I am still here, and reading. Look forward to reading your next one Mahendra.

  10. mahendrap says:

    Desh: Thanks!

    Paul: Thanks for the kind words. Gimme some time to get round to regular blogging and commenting again. I too have missed you and am looking forward to resuming spending time on your blog…

    Aikaterine: It gives me great happiness to know that you’re back. Hope you’re doing fine. More later.

  11. Amiya Sarkar says:

    A sweet, rather melancholic poem. Did you mean the soul’s passage as you mentioned ‘born to fly’?

  12. Vibushan says:

    Nice blog you have here :) First time here.
    I had my own interpretations of the poem (alright, who doesnt)
    Blog rolling you.

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  14. Mahendra says:

    Thanks, Vibushan! Of course, you are free to interpret! :-)

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