Possessed . . .

'I have started morning walks',
the poet was telling his friend
last evening.

'You must be writing more poems these days'
responded the friend.

'I don't write poems'

'Yeah I know . . . you must be capturing
the happening poem'

'I don't capture either,
actually, it's the poem that captures me'

'Oh! so you want to say that
poems are capturing you more frequently
these days!'

'No. I select different paths on different days
to avoid being captured by the poems'

'That's interesting.
How's it possible?'

'It's not that difficult,
poems do have seasons.
During the pre-monsoon,
poems come to you
on the wings of
white little butterflies.
One needs to select
the desert path then'

'mm...'

'During the monsoon
in the neighbouring land,
poems come to you
on the mischievous wind.
It tries to enter you
disguised as dusty sand.
One should then walk along the river  
as its flow
will silence the chattering wind'

'mm...'

'During the spring,
poems get into the fragrance
of wild flowers.
It's then better to walk
on the sides of broad highways,
where the air is filled with
the smoke of modernity'

'mm...'

'During the winter,
it waits right next to your doorstep
as an early morning thief.
One should stay inside the house
covering oneself fully with a blanket
and pretending to sleep.
Never come out till the day is warm' 

'mm...'

'When it rains
the valley gets filled with poems
and it's wise then to climb the hill'

'mm...
that's why I saw you
climbing the hill the other day'

'Yes'

'But you still posted a poem
that day'

'True!
I climbed upto the hilltop
and was coming back.
After a little while
I just glanced over the valley
out of sheer curiosity.
It is then that poem recognised me,
flew across to the hilltop 
only to jump on me from there'

':-)'

,..

Reviews

[ElizaB]

I love this!
Thank you for bringing this clever piece into my life :)

[Swaroop Manikandan]

Thank you ElizaB. The poem just got written by itself :-)

[Wynter Page]

You perfectly portrayed how inspiration finds us whether we want it to or not. This is brilliant!

[Swaroop Manikandan]

thank you wynter ...

[audrie]

I liked the way you personified the poems. I have a difficult time writing poetry sometimes. I will sit in front of a blank piece of paper and try to demand thoughts to come to me. I shouldn't try and force it because they aren't true and real. I have been trying lately to just let them come to me. . . enjoyed reading this. . . peace, balance and harmony

[Swaroop Manikandan]

there you go audrie... thanks...

[priya]

an amazing piece of work, a mesmerizing one.

[Swaroop Manikandan]

thanks priya for the review and choosing joy :-)

[priya]

my pleasue swaroop.. :) i would love to choose joy for a lifetime. :)

[Swaroop Manikandan]

wish that you do :-)

[priya]

and i wish everyone else does the same.. people should be driven by joy and not by hatred.

[Namrata]

I can listen to your stories without caring for time. Wonderful. Every poet can find his heart here.

[Swaroop Manikandan]

very true Namrata... it's a poem of all the poets and his as well as her heart is here...

[Namrata]

Yes, you got it.

[Gurleen Saluja]

well quoted.. fine piece of work :)

[Swaroop Manikandan]

thank you Gurleen...

[Gurleen Saluja]

You're welcome :)

[Ayushi]

I totally agree with your write..
Very innovative and fine poetry ..

[Damara]

Interesting concept this poem. The structure of it is quite fascinating. I like the way there is this dialogue that allows the poem to represent the reader, the writer, the observer. To me I read this poem and my interpretation of it, would be that I see inspiration and potential for many written words by my hand but there are certain conditions and happenings that make my mind up for me and put that pen to paper.

[escherflight]

'No. I select different paths on different days
to avoid being captured by the poems'
What a enchanting concept. The dialogue structure works so well here, especially the repetition of 'mm'. 'It is then that poem recognised me.' It does sometimes feel as though our creativity is controlling us. The means of evasion and escape are well devised , too. I enjoyed this poem.

[Swaroop Manikandan]

Thanks dear friend...

[Eve Ola]

very interesting very captivating. i love it. i agree its the poem that captured me :) nice put

[Swaroop Manikandan]

Let it capture you more...