Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sonnet: A Goon Poet Comments

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There was a Crook who’s into small-time crime
So nimble in theft and pocket picking.
He indulged in this guilty job full time;
It’s how he would carry on his living.
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AtreyaSarma Uppaluri
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AtreyaSarma Uppaluri 15 October 2009

Dear friend Lakshminarayanan, Here what I meant was that the goon-poet simply pirated or plagiarised the works (final drafts) of others (at knife point) and unduly stole all the limelight for himself. Obviously, he wasn’t transformed to the core of his heart, unlike Valmiki, that noble poet-saint. Thank you. Best regards.

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Obinna Eruchie 15 October 2009

So Crook after hearing these words of a poet called Tongue, “Ne’er like this fill your purse; / Be off your track and take to poetry / Or else god on you hurls many a curse.” was touched by them to change his ways became a poet. It is a creative sonnet.

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 15 October 2009

good poems belongs to all...it is never the poet's...if he could identify a good poem..something humane should be with him..i actually thought this was valmiki's story

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