In the morning I put a comma
In the evening I erase it
All day, round the clock, the words taunt me
They bring me the messages
From flowers and trees
In a basket full of fragrance, I feel pleased
They come in smaller groups
With their sweetest melody
Happiness and love, I hear them teach
On days, when they are blue
They sit crouched outside my door
Sulking and flunking, wanting to be eased
And when they are sad
Weep, wetting my porch
With my hope and balm, they feel relief
On days, when they are cheerful
They are welcomed with some grace
Commas and periods, in calm retreat
On sofas they sit,
Under cabinets, they crawl
The verses and sentences, to each other they greet
It’s all in day’s work
The words are my friends
Metaphors and similes, we all have a feast
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You are a brilliant poet! Such expressions simple yet deep! I re-read yours three times already! Lovely! :0
ReplyDeleteNice poem! So do you really work with words? (As in, are you a journalist/editor etc?) Or is this more about your love for writing? :)
ReplyDeleteit was a very good read, well written, short and nice. I like the first three lines the most
ReplyDeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Poem ! Loved it..
ReplyDeleteTwo quotes I read about words seem to linger...
"..words are the sole arbiter and the final survivor.."
".. we tried to move a comma, they push back with a semi-colon.." **
** - summary of US's progress in Arab-Israel peace talks in TIME
@ Guria Thank you so much! Sooooo glad that you liked it…
ReplyDelete@ Psych Babbler, Thank you, not a journalist nor an editor…I write for pleasure only and words are my friends….
Its all in the day’s work
@Harsha Chitter, Thank you, how many times we edit our work during the day……
@Aneet, Thank you
@Madhu Rao..thank you, glad u loved it… there are so many inspirations quotes one can write on words.. thanks for sharing your quotes….
Words as a way of life (or if you'd rather, work) is a nice way to be.
ReplyDeleteI love that we express ourselves quite articulately considering that until quite recently we were apes(or did we descend from apes?? quite hairy, that ape business, no pun int.)!!!
Thanks for dropping by!
You really know how to play with words. Beautifully written. It simply says how much you enjoy the language and writing. Glad to have read it.
ReplyDeleteAll the best! Cheerios!
that was real nice
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@Aneet Apes is the history, thank God we are not…
ReplyDelete@Karthik…Thank you so much…its fun to write on words, always…
@Sorcere. .thank you
Nice one and very beautiful concept. Why didn't I ever think of writing about words?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the post.
Cheers!
Thank you Nethra...glad u liked it :))
ReplyDeleteA short and sweet poem. Made for a nice read...
ReplyDeleteIts Words that I think differentiate humans from other beings... and you wrote such a nice poem about your friendship with words....
ReplyDeleteHi.
ReplyDeleteA very endearing and a positive, optimistic post. There's a certain innocence to your writing that's very engaging.
Good luck to you!
Amazing poem!!
ReplyDeleteAnd a very beautiful, creative thought for this topic!!
Liked it!! :)
Thank You Roshmi for your kind words..:)
ReplyDeleteThank you dmanji..its the words that do all the talking for us…. :)
@Shalini…sooooo glad u liked it…..:)
@Shilpa….thank you so much for visiting my page :)
simple, happening yet intriguing...
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written...
liked it :)
You look like one of those natural poets! Awesome work..And I must say, your entire blog is a revelation..Will keep visiting!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Preeti
If you haven't already must watch Dead poets society...
ReplyDeletenice work.
U r damn creative yaar!!
ReplyDeleteLoved this poem asusual!! Also the first 3 lines was awesome!!
@Mahesh Kalaal..Thank you sooo much, glad u liked it....
ReplyDelete@Preeti...OOh! I would luv dat...do visit me..Thank you so much!!
@Gyanbhai...dead poet?? do tell me about it???
@Shruti...Thank you soooo much!!!!
Like gyanban said .. watch "dead poets society" ... anyways ... had to read it twice for safe measure
ReplyDeletenice work
Dead Poets society is a Robin Williams classic...carpe diem was such a big hit. Must watch.
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Generally i dont like poetry, but yours got me hooked~!
ReplyDelete@naveen- what safe measure??? thanks a lot :)
ReplyDelete@Gyanban - thanks for the link...didn't know abt it..but quite interesting....must watch soon... :)
@Scratchyoursoul - I am touched!! thank you soooooo much!!
This is so lovely...words that haunt you, words that taunt you...
ReplyDeleteThank you Ozy...they taunt and haunt just like r our friends do... :))
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