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Elusive Melody

December 20, 2019 Gomathi Poetry

(A Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet) Where lies melody of broken heart’s song? In the dullness of heartbeat that ticks by; Held by eyelids from slipping on the sly, Haunting deep down, playing in mind like gong, Forgotten, being stuck in strife for long. Else in the long breath let out in a sigh; Or in the sail of mast which once

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2 comments elusive, life, melody, Petrarchan, Philosophical, Poem, reflecting, Sonnet

The Birthday Cake

February 12, 2018 PoumitaPaul Poetry

I gasped As the knife slashed The big birthday cake Over three layers Pink, White and Brown Framed in days Eyes gaped As the hot creamed oozed And the flesh bled Sugars,powders and flavors Reduced To a pulp In the big greedy mouths They laugh They cheer Blowing the last gleam off As the age travels To the end of

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6 comments Allegory, Cake, Capitalism, Creamy Layer, Doom, Land division, Nation, Poem, Separatists

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Elusive Melody

The Birthday Cake