Thursday, March 20, 2008

Melancholy Shall Flee...

When the mind journeys,


Through sylvan gardens and deep dark trenches;

Its my soul that sobs,

In silent, cold and unseen wrenches.

In the cloak of a simple smile,

Fate devices conspiracies vile.

It has been revelry for matter,

Joy for the mind is far,

Far away, many a mile.

Tongue tied is my grief,

From green to yellow to crimson;

Fading colours, of life as a leaf.

My mind travels through the doldrums,

Thirsting for the light of glee;

But I shall pick up the scattered crumps,

Hopeful of the sylvan gardens,

I shall ask Melancholy to flee!!

9 comments:

Unknown said...

hey a great one which speaks the real sort of emotions....within a persons heart....

Abhishek Rathi said...

hmmmm... its a good one pal... gives a feel that there is light at the end of the tunnel... its true..!

and yeah... Melancholy will have to flee... :-)

Anonymous said...

Definitely a great one Allen.You have outperformed yourself again.This poem reminds me of Robert Frost's [i]The Road Not Taken[/i].Pardon my lack of sensibilities for saying this-one still fails to understand why you are sad in the first place.Maybe you could have elaborated on that...

abhinav said...

if u had done less reading nd more movies i doubt u would hve been able to write such an artistic poem.. :) ..its got u all over the place(nt the melanchony part tho)...final statement really thought provoking

ishani said...

hey allen..superb job....1 of d finest poems i ve read....terrific work...awesum imageries used...in all a readers delight!!! u can publish an ur own collection of poems soon....pretty soon..way to go dude..!!keep up d gr8 work...

Hestia said...

nice.. very nice..
Allen, I've tagged you... Just copy my blog 'Let's play Tag!!!'... put in your own answers to the given questions and tag other 5 bloggers... follow the pattern used by previous taggers to tag... and don't forget to let me know who you're tagging by leaving a comment in my last post... ask if any help needed... go tag!

Hestia said...

i meant the poem is nice ok!

mayuri said...

one of the best pieces of poetry iv read in a very long time...amazing use of language.the poem leaves a sense of pathos and hope at the same time inside you..awesome job! keep up the good work..

Anonymous said...

after all these lies above , dear allen, your poem "APPEARS" to be thought raising and a real treat to mind in solitude, but to an unpoetic person as me, it seems to be an unsolved piece of a puzzle, an art awaiting perfection. It needs more nourishment and leisure time without nature calls! :D ..
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and ya...dnt visit my blog or read my poem or tag some crazy stuff, but ya write simple and include more vivid imagery! u hav the great talent ...use it,...(even in the bathroom ;)...great place for ideas :D...)