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Dusk

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The glowing hills invite the sun,
And stillness sets in gradually—
Weary peasants move slowly on
Their path to a depressing eternity.

Lazy herds placidly wend their way,
Lost travellers trudge painfully ahead,
The stillness drives the calm fitfully away—
Broken souls search for a long-lost bed.

Quiet, calm; the mute, fractured peace
Stirs up warped memories and emotions—
And as scorched leaves quiver in the eerie breeze
The deepening night serves up blind passions…

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Shubhodeep said…
okay, pincushion. now, i just hope this meets your standards and does not disappoint you. this is a different sort of outlook i adopted.
11:37 PM
Blue Athena said…
Hmmm.

the broken peace
does not silence lend
that a soul yearns for
after a long-winding day

the stillness
does not the calm lend
that a wayfarer craves for
on a battle-weary way

:)

PS: Poignant. Keep writing!
12:40 AM
Anonymous said…
Nice work- I feel like I'm there.
These some phrases that reached out and touched me:
"Lazy herds placidly wend their way,"
"the mute, fractured peace" (love "fractured peace") and the word "quiver" is a favorite of mine.
11:28 AM
Russell CJ Duffy said…
pincushion will undoubtedly love it.bloody cool.
3:27 PM
Casablanca said…
But why do we always associate dusks with sadness? I think sometimes they are beautiful... peaceful... serene.
4:06 PM
Anonymous said…
Very nice indeed. Love the new blog.
12:25 AM
Anonymous Poet said…
Hi! Just stopping by, as you asked!

Your prose hear is lucid and smooth. The images are deep and real.

Especially, I like the repeated soft "s" sounds. They give this piece a muted, haunting sound.

The glowing hills invite the sun,
And stillness sets in gradually—
Weary peasants move slowly on
Their path to a depressing eternity.

Lazy herdS plaCidly wend their way,
LoSt travellerS trudge painfully ahead,
The Stillness driveS the calm fitfully away—
Broken SoulS Search for a long-lost bed.

Quiet, calm; the mute, fractured peaCE
StirS up warped memorieS and emotionS—
And as Scorched leaveS quiver in the eerie breeze
The deepening night ServeS up blind passionS…


Especially, I like: Weary peasants move slowly on
Their path to a depressing eternity. That really sets the mood for the whole piece. It evokes a mundane kind of endless purgatory.

Thanks for stopping by my stite. Please come again.

Bye!
8:13 AM
Nicole Braganza said…
Thank you Shubho for another beautiful poem and thanks to Anonymous poet for making my experience of re-reading the poem more magical than the first, for sensitizing us to the sounds of this poem.
2:54 PM
Roger Stevens said…
Nice poem. Have you written any sonnets? I think this poem would work very well as a sonnet - especially if you could get that short long short long metre going.
6:21 AM
Pincushion said…
Gosh!!
'my standards'?!!
I am honoured that you should say that but truly what you have written is wonderful! The imagery is so strong that I could almost 'see' it, its a scene I'd love to paint!
Thank you for your kind words and NO..i am most certainly NOT disappointed! CJ was right :))
9:57 PM
Jyotsna said…
beautiful verse on Dusk...
1:35 PM
Sue hardy-Dawson said…
Lovely with some very lucid immages
11:23 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi- I came back in to see if you had posted any new writing and noticed that you put me on your blogroll. Thank you! I like your work, too and reciprocated links. :)
4:10 PM
Shubhodeep said…
blue athena >> hmmm. poignant oservations. keep visiting.

silvy >> glad that that you liked the poem (or is it phrases?)

cj >> i hope so. thank you.

casa >> yes, indeed dusk is indeed a beautiful time, but you see, that by the time dusk falls, most poeple are already sick and tired of the day that has been. correct me if i am wrong.

liam, nicole, jyotsna, sue >> thanks

anon >> thank you for visiting and making me aware of aspects in my poetry that, to be truthful, even I wasn't aware of. please visit again.

roger >> 's been a long time! i could try but somehow i can never make poetry deliberately. but i think i will give it a try some day

pin >> yay, i've passed the test. thanks for ur comments. i'd love you to paint this. please do.

silvy >> it's my pleasure. and, i'm honoured
7:54 PM
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