Saturday, February 11, 2017

Eyes New From Sleep And Sorrow Comments

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New are my eyes from sleep or tear-laved sorrow,
Awaiting a transient Tomorrow and Tomorrow.
I am reconciled to being just a nameless cog,
But hope that dream or trance allows a monologue.
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Ananta Madhavan
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Daniel Brick 13 February 2017

The speaker of this poem directly confronts the failure of their dreams to become realities. And nothing seems to last long enough to be. The mood is despair, but not completely. Your prose comment explains this, especially the last sentence, which is an amazing insight. Why not incorporate that insight into your poem through imagery? ?

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Bharati Nayak 12 February 2017

New are my eyes from sleep or tear-laved sorrow, Awaiting a transient Tomorrow and Tomorrow. - - - - - - -An amazing write, thanks for sharing.

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A. Madhavan 12 February 2017

Thanks for your generous comment. I have also written about 'communing with oneself. Is it a self-centred solilioquy or a dialogue? Best wishes, AM

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