Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Beggar Comments

Rating: 4.0

The broad and well kept thoroughfare
Got cuddled with its heavy traffic.
The town was over crowded with
folks of each and every league.
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Mallika Achuthan Menon
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Sashi Menon 24 June 2018

Great to read your lines...........

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Very nice, thank you for sharing

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 April 2016

In their looks! Thanks for sharing.

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Dr Antony Theodore 07 September 2015

he was in quest to stop his hunger with rotten fruits and leftovers from a waste bin next to him the word Ego was not meant for him.. then afterwards you take the vow to be content with what God has given you and to thank God.. very nice and prayerful conclusions. this is a sort of conversion from reflection and prayer. thank you for the sublime mind. thank you again

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Abdulrazak Aralimatti 29 June 2015

A true spirit and character of a good human and a poetess is expressed in this poem. Thanks for sharing dear sister.

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Allotey Abossey 15 June 2015

I love the way you express yourself your poems with deep understanding of the subject matters. I can see poetry flow in your veins. God bless you

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Tony Adah 15 December 2014

Mallika, I'm humbled by your vivid canvass. This is the dreg society leaves behind. Paining wounds and starvation...countless torments as his shadow......good imagery! Thanks for sharing

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Dinesan Madathil 30 May 2014

The poem is a like realistic portrait drawn on the canvas that is much around us. Your diction and sequence are superb and let us hope beyond all our poems these hapless mortals find their way forward ever. Keep posting Ms Mallika.

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The feeling about the sight and bad plight of a human being who is destined to ask alms for his bread is very realistically and humanly created in this poem and the poet has gone in every detail of the human being and his plight and compares with the luck that made the poet to live in such favourable means. Nice and humanly taken up subject which have social commitment in its essence, also length and breadth of poem is humanity no doubt.

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V P Mahur 20 April 2014

Dear Mallika, It is nicely and wisely described with a deep feel. Thanks for your comments. It is so sweet to listen from you after so many days.

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Narayanan Ramakrishnan 07 April 2014

the way you have crafted the poem is wonderful. keep it up

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Ranjive Nair 31 March 2014

Your words have aptly captured the picture of a beggar on the street. I think it is well written and captures the essence of poverty and pathos that exists in society. I was particularly impressed with the concluding verses where in you bring out your own feelings about it. Thanking god for what we have. Great writing Mallika.

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Khairul Ahsan 28 March 2014

Your empathetic eyes have watched the pathetic plight of the beggar with remorse. Many would have passed by, just looking askance. I appreciate your kind heart that produced this nice, but poignant poem. Well done!

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Rajesh Thankappan 28 March 2014

You have thrown an insightful light on the plight of countless beggars who roam the street. Loved it thoroughly

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Biplab Singha 26 March 2014

Very nice poem.A look of nature, society, mind is here brought out with very deep thought of mind. Thanks!

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Sekharan Pookkat 26 March 2014

countless torments not in his shadow but in his body can see on close observation- I like it

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Sekharan Pookkat 26 March 2014

countless torments reflects in his body which we can see in his face if you observe

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Poet's Fan 26 March 2014

i read yr poem and valsa george 's comment, , yes, , u r a master artist in drawing the plight...

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Valsa George 25 March 2014

Each time when we see someone wallowing in misery, there has to take place a change within ourselves.... a desire to share a little of our affluence with them or extend a helping hand... atleast a change of heart from one of discontentment to gratitude... for making us far more fortunate than a street beggar or a man who has to sweat hard for a meagre sustenance! Thankfulness to God is the highest form of devotion! The plight of the poor beggar is poignantly drawn!

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The pathetic situation of the human being whom the poet describes with proper wordings and lines makes very sad emotions and feelings in the mind. Man or the human being by sheer chance of birth and circumstances makes his life happier or miserable due to various means and sometimes even if he is brought up in a good family by un luck reaches in the pitiable state of beggary where there is no ego left only to live and finish the life as per his fate. The poet thoroughly observes the feelings and emotions of the human being who is dependent to the dustbin or waste basket for his living which is quite disturbing and feeling sad to read. But I think that it is the best of duty of the poet to have a glimpse of this world's sorrowness and also best of feelings that makes the world miserable as well as happier.A poet have a solemn commitment to the society for its awakening against injustices and other negative factors and I think through this poem it is clearly told in.The oath of contentment of life taken in the lines is also felt very beautiful.

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