Comments on: Why?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:58:14 +0000

This beautiful piece of poetry touched my heart. It could well have been written for me! It is so easy to drown in the setbacks of life and give up all hope.
It takes a lovely reminder like this to watch out for that silver lining around every dark cloud. Thank you.

As for the Rules of Poetry; I would like to quote Bruce Deitrick Price on his take on the subject, “There are no rules. Wrangling about rules can take you down dead-end roads. The history of the arts is littered with the corpses of creative projects that started off with some theoretical soul declaring, “A painting should be X…A novel must be C.” Says who??? Sometimes these declarations and manifestos — these rules — serve to keep you focused. Probably more often they seal you off from life and the endless possibilities of life.

I believe poetry flows from the heart. This POEM proves it beyond a shadow of doubt.

By: Pranav Varma

Pranav Varma — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:44:34 +0000

Hi,

I’m also a regular visitor but commenting for the second time…
Nice poem.. Lots of things to study from it..

By: Bindu

Bindu — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:49:50 +0000

Ha, so there is a poet also hidden inside, huh? As Rajesh said, waiting for the next avatar of Alexis

By: Alexis Leon

Alexis Leon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:01:16 +0000

Prakash: Welcome and thanks Prakash.

By: Prakash

Prakash — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:30:14 +0000

A very nice poem, Alexis ! Like Rajesh, I am also a regular visitor but commenting for the first time … looking forward to your next blog entry
- Prakash

By: Alexis Leon

Alexis Leon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:45:19 +0000

Sheeba: Thanks sheeba.

Paresh: You have the wisdom buddy.

Suja: Thanks suja.

Rahul: Thanks Rahul. But I don’t have the slightest idea about the rules of poetry

Vipin: Thanks. But I don’t know. This one was a fluke.

Rajesh: Welcome. Yes, trying out new things, but I don’t know whether it is a good idea. Story? I don’t know…

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:38:38 +0000

Am a regular visitor. Commenting the first time. You seem to try out new things this year–cartoons, poems, etc. What next? Can we expect a story–one like the ‘Kiss’ you wrote sometime back. Keep going. Wish you all the best and have a great year.

By: Vipin

Vipin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:36:03 +0000

Nice one Alexis. I think you should write more of these.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:34:45 +0000

Intersting poem. Even though it defies all the rules of poetry, it is nice as the message is good.

By: suja

suja — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:55:38 +0000

Nice poem.It is true,optimism brings a purpose for life & happiness .Always be an optimist,optimist always think about successful life