As We Saw

We saw a broken egg-shell,

lying vacant on a gray , hot , paved road.

Some screamed out - ' Wastage!' ;

Some murmured - 'Purpose served !' .

Some said , " Let's dig a bit deeper , 

Let's think a bit more  !"

Some shunned,

saying ," Eh! Nasty gore! " .

I said ," Its all about 'Time' "  !!

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

We all see things differently in life....is it garbage? Is it something useful, something beautiful? It's all about perception, isn't it? As far as the last line of your poem goes, indeed, EVERYTHING leads back to time. Much to ponder here, Anand! Lydi**

[Anand Sehgal]

yes Lydi, time wins in the end :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

one man's garbage is another man's useful philosophy...we all see life from different perspectives...but there is usefulness in almost anything...

[Anand Sehgal]

you got it bang on target , Jacob . Thank you :)

[Traci]

No matter how differently we see things, time is of the essence. Well done, Anand, I look forward to reading more of your work.

[Anand Sehgal]

please do read some of my older ones. Hope you'll find some substance in those :) thank you for the kind review

[Traci]

You are quite welcome, and I sure will read some of your older work, looking forward to it :)

[Pryde Foltz]

It took me awhile to digest this one. All is indeed relative in time in space. Quite the write, Anand.

[Anand Sehgal]

Thank you Pryde, for reading :)

[MsJewel]

Everyones perception can differ if just a little bit. I like the way your mind works Anand. You are coaxing mine to work as well with this thought provoking little play on words. Wonderful writing my friend.

:) Julie

[Anand Sehgal]

thank you dear Julie :) Glad that you liked the piece :)

[Mizo4]

nice write. interesting imagery and unique feeling too it.

[Anand Sehgal]

thank you Marion. Seeing you after a long time :)

[Sheila Kline]

And in due time we shall understand the why and how of a situation as you present in your example of the broken egg-shell. One might view an answer received as the divine, another might perceive it as a hoax, and another might say, we must evaluate, and post the results so we may discern the answers, and then test some more as follow-up. Another might declare the it as a horredenous situation with no possible solution. It is "as we see" it!
An interesting situation to ponder is found in your words!

[Anand Sehgal]

you caught the spirit correctly. Thank you so much Sheila :)

[B-poet]

A interesting & creative write. Loved the clever word play. Great job. An enjoyable read. :)

[Anand Sehgal]

thanks a lot BP for reading the piece :)

[Joyce S. Greene]

Your poems are almost the definition of "dreaming room," Anand. The reader is forced into co-creating your poetry by all the white spaces you leave between your lines. I don't think there's a right or a wrong way to put this puzzle together. It all depends upon your perspective on life and the time you happened to spot that egg. If you just dropped it by accident on the pavement, it's "Wastage," if you are cooking it, on hot pavement, it's "Purpose served !" If you just ran across it by accident and have no idea why it's there, it's "let's think a bit more!, "If you don't have the time to think, it's "Eh, Nasty gore!" And of course if it's you who wrote the poem, and you buy my take on it, "It's all about 'Time'"!! Another great one from the master of writing a poem to be dreamt on.

[Anand Sehgal]

you told everything my dear :) great remark makes my write a noble one :)