The dark red blood glistens in the night
The dark red blood glistens in the night
Narrating the story of British Raj’s might
How a kind boy was killed at first glance
where now his lover is forced to dance
Who will, against this injustice, fight?
.
This deed of the Raj can never be right
the story behind which I now write
That kid was of no proper civil stance
Now his dark red blood glistens in the night.
.
What was about him, that the Raj fright
Was it his, against the oppression, fight?
He was not even given a last glance
Drowned in the black river at first chance
Now his lover dances at the same site
Where his dark red blood glistens in the night.
The story, I am narrating, through this poem- is loosely based on a Hindi prose- “एहिं थैया झुलनी हैरानी हो रामा…” by Shivprasad Mishra “Rudra”.
Poetic style- Rondeau
A french form of poetry consisting of 3 stanzas, 13 original lines and 2 refrains of the I line of the poem.
Rules-
1. 8-10 syllables per line.
2. Structure with rhyme scheme-
A
A
B
B
A
.
A
A
B
A(R)
.
A
A
B
B
A
A(R)
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A blogger… hmmm No! A writer…. hmmm maybe! An absurd person.. hmmm(hey that might be right)!
But above all this, I am a person…a being… My gender, my nationality, my skin color, my language, my looks.. these things can’t define me.. because I DEFINE MYSELF and I can’t explain it.. In order to know me or rather know bout’ me…you have to be my companion and read and share along with me. Don’t read but view and don’t see but think.. that is all you need to do.
thats what i think as per now… i wud try to tell more bout me with the passage of time.
October 24, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Loved this so much.
October 24, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Oh! Thank You so much.