A Birthday Soliloquy

The poet talks about his lover on the occasion of the latter's birthday in this loving soliloquy.

It's again a joyous day, October Thirty-First;

You descended eighteen summers ago on this Earth,

To bless its feet with your feet,

To quench the prolong thirst

Of Someone, whose life is full of the dearth

Of love and merriness, which would meet

Surely to the doom unless your birth

safeguarded it. That 'Someone' would burst

With delight and love if your love's heat

Will ignite his heart and make it a peat,

Which would burn for the sake of the worst,

Who keeps a little or no worth.

I confess before you that I am 'Mr. Someone'

And would drink hemlock if it tasted like you

And crown you the 'Conqueror' of my heart

And beg you not to depart

From my melancholy life as after 'Who'

Would be my life other than you? None!

You are the beauty of a delightful day,

But also the pain of a forlorn night.

Listen what the verses of Kierkegaard say:

"Life can only be understood backwards;

But it must be lived forwards"

And me, following this with all my might.

I create new memories to drop the old ones,

But you still find room in every new memory.

The clear stream of thought that runs

Make me sleep in the deepest reverie

And I imagine there that a human heart-

Cost in millions- I gave it to you for free.

So never, never and ever; O! You depart

But pour your love to bloom this withered tree.

O, what sufferings have I to bear

In inferno for not accepting you my paradise?

I don't keep this thought so near,

As this mere poet is not so wise! 

Reviews

[barleygirl]

To answer your question in authors notes -- your poem does not seem to have a regular pattern of rhyming, but your rhyming lines work well & are often enuf to feel the rhyming rhythm. I do not get the feeling that this poem has anything to do with someone's birthday. But that just means it's not a very well-chosen title. The poem itself is well done & interesting & creative. May I suggest: "Ode to My Lover" which reflects your message. The word "dearth" (scarcity) seems like a bad choice. But otherwise, you have written this with many interesting & poetic word choices. Good job of playing with font colors & using artwork to illustrate the feelings in your words (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Raj Sahu]

Yes, I agree that there is an irregular rhyme scheme. For birthday it signifies that the poet want his lover to give him a return gift in disguise of loving him forever. He's revealing all these sentiments in the above work. For the title, as you suggests, it is due to some social limitations to not keep that actual title which you offer but some vague and incoherent one. Thank you so much for your lovely review!

[barleygirl]

Thank you for explaining. I understand now! *smile* Have a love-filled holiday season!

[red93]

Excellent Raj, well put together and rather moving.

[Anjali]

Excellent poem with a pretty format, pictures, and presentation.

[cheyenne s garcia]

I enjoyed this piece. Well done - cheyenne

[JJKimii]

I love how you used a broad vocabulary (in my mind, I saw "dearth" and went immediately went "niiiiiiice") because I often see basic rhyme schemes that just use the most obvious words, but this has nice variation. The colored fonts really threw me for a loop, but it was definitely unique. The pictures were also a nice touch. It's a little tough for me to understand after reading it just once, but things start to make a little more sense after a couple more read-throughs. Good job!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[Alexa Nichols]

This made me smile, and I can't exactly tell you why. I liked it. 🤗

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you!

[annalysiar]

I see it and I don’t at the same time.
Great write

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you!

[jennifer little]

great write keep up the good work . loved reading it . never stop writing .

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you!

[Jackie]

Quite irregular but def noticable. I enjoyed the words. Happy holidays

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you!

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

"Safeguarded"--works better.
Sounds like a love poetry to my ears,
somewhat different than the title here.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much!
The title differs because of some limitations!

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome.