THE SILENCE OF A RIVER

How pathetic now to see the rivers that once flowed with its crystal water and purity.

Where are the out stretched sand fields 

 Once the boundaries on both sides,

Where we enjoyed the sunset.

Where's gone the green crystal water 

The elixir of life for thousands !

Where are the fisher men 

Who lived by the river and made it lively.

Where are the barges and loaded boats 

That sailed day and night !

Where  the river side tea shops 

The resort of all the passers by

Where are the tasty fishes 

Those that to guests once served 

Where are the ferry boats and ferry men 

Once the only means to cross the river.

Where are the lovely sights and scenes 

By which moved the poets their pen !

Why are you silent, silent as though in meditation 

Who left the deep scars on your face 

Who made your lap muddy and sluggish 

Who dumped the wastes on your shores 

Tell me , why you are exploited time and again 

Where's the beauty millions centuries enjoyed 

Where's gone the smile once seen on your face 

 You seem  sad , unable to utter a word

Stare at every one ; without feeling , without passion.

 Do you  recognize us, the sad hearts

That you once consoled  

Your stare but fills us with fear and feelings dreary

That the glory past is beyond recovery.

sayed thangal

Reviews

[Praveeta]

Thanks for shedding light on environmental issues.

[SAYED THANGAL]

thanks a lot

[Praveeta]

You are welcome.

[Tam Warink]

I find the questions evocative and the imagery excellent. However I must wonder why the sentences are split with a '?' symbol when they should be, rightfully, at the end of the line or lines? It is not too distracting but it is incorrect and odd. But, this IS poetry and unless you're going for a particular form and precision then almost anything is permissible (or so I have inferred from a small sampling of the centuries of works that are lumped into this corpus).

[SAYED THANGAL]

thanks, will make the changes

[Frieda P]

Progress unfortunately, it has it's downsides...I like all the questions this represents, not crazy about all the question marks though, but that's just me. Nonetheless enjoyed sayed.

[SAYED THANGAL]

I didn't understand what you mean here, please explain,....

[Daniel Sala]

What an ode to much that is lost and irreplacable, Sayed... To hear in different countries that some specific rivers are contaminated beyond repair in our lifetimes is a disgrace, another shameful gift we leave to our descendents...

"Your stare but fills us with fear and feelings dreary
That the glory past is beyond recovery."

Your portrayal of past activities, lively and healthy ones, with so many questions throughout the poem brings home the message in a very human way.

[SAYED THANGAL]

so many rivers are being contaminated here in every day due to the over exploitation of people, what about there ?

[Violet's Run]

Great poem Sayed and I too find it an abomination to have rivers too poluted to repair. but then if you research chem trails at all you will find that the ice berg gets deeper and deeper at what is happening world wide and what is being death dumped on us

[SAYED THANGAL]

special thanks for finding you in this site,
sayed

[SAYED THANGAL]

where is the beauty of rivers that once we enjoyed, due to our greed and over exploitation , all most all the rivers are breathing their last in every country, what do you say ?