Sunday, April 20, 2014

Desires And Dreams Comments

Rating: 5.0

He was very much fond of crushing sugar cane,
With the teeth so strong, and sucking its juice,
Then came a day when all his teeth were lost due to age,
Now he couldn't crush and took the juice packed in tins,
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Dr Dillip K Swain 04 August 2023

A fabulous poem. Sir, I have not seen your new posts since ages. Please come back!

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Rajnish Manga 11 January 2017

Interesting dream sequence. Shows aging as a reality out there to stall fulfillment of even the most innocent of desires in life. Thanks a lot.

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Khalid Saifullah 13 October 2016

Enjoyed this poem...........................................................

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Melvina Germain 04 August 2015

Awww I was expecting a happy ending with him eating sugar cane again, but you make it even more interesting and the reader raises his or her eyebrows in shock. Excellent write.....

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Khalida Bano Ali 02 February 2015

An interesting and thoughtful write..........................10

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Pradip Chattopadhyay 21 April 2014

a dream almost surrealistic, well done.

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