Saturday, March 26, 2011

Decorative Pillars Attract Most...

Decorative pillars attract most



It was right in the middle
Good pastel colours
Surrounded by artifacts
The moment one entered the foyer
That’s what would catch the eye..
Area around too was
Neat and tidy
Yes, the pillar stood erect
Strong with untouched pride
I too was standing
Frail and a bit rusty
With my touching pride
Needed support to
Stay a bit longer
What could be a better place
Before anyone around noticed
I went and rested my back with
This solid attraction
And lo! It moved
I almost fell
Oh, it had been hollow inside
But then it didn’t surprise me
It was a pillar, an unanimated
Structure, I had met
So many human beings
Similar to this
Solid when you look at
Hollow when you need support
But then don’t these
Decorative pillars attract most
And the load bearing serve silently..


*****


Sun says, “I give light,”
Yet so much dark inside one
A hollow claim that!!




Written for OSI: Hollow... thanks to Leo nee Vinay for the prompt..
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16 comments:

  1. anthonynorthMarch 27, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    A most perceptive poem. Excellent.

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  2. Celestial DreamzMarch 27, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    This is brilliant. Very well expressed.

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  3. ReflectionsMarch 27, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Wonderfully expressed take on the hollowness of ones being, bearing its load silently, masked for those who see, deeply.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 27, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    The use of humans being hollow especially when we need them. So well written.

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  5. Harshad MehtaMarch 27, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Excellent!

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  6. adithyasaravanaMarch 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    And the load bearing serve silently..

    wow..excellently written..

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  7. Kodjo DeynooMarch 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    I like poems with meaning, and this my friend is full of meaning

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  8. LisaMarch 27, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Very deep and eloquently written piece. So much meaning that I had to read through twice.

    Excellent work.

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  9. Amanda MooreMarch 27, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    "And the load bearing serve silently.." this is so true in so many cases, as Anthony very perceptive.

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  10. SandyCarlsonMarch 27, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Darkness makes a hollow claim, to be sure.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Yes, I have met a person or two like this... Those silent (and solid) folks are treasures. Great take on the prompt!

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  12. The Write GirlMarch 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Very clever...I love your thoughts and sentiments. Looks can be deceiving and not everything is made of solid stuff when you glance on the inside. Perfect poem for this week's theme hollow.

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  13. PattiMarch 29, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Loved the poems- so very true- the strongest looking are often the hollowest when we need them the most- quite a lesson in that one!

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  14. Shail RaghuvanshiMarch 29, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Just beautiful and how very true Ramesh.

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  15. trishaApril 2, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    This is a splendid poem ramesh, i share your views, i really admired the wisdom inside it- a priceless wisdom which people often cant grasp.

    when i look around me i see both types of pillars. i wonder to which category i belong :)

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  16. gabrielleApril 2, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    And the load bearing serve silently.
    How true. But not unnoticed.
    Very perceptive take!

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