by Kushal Poddar

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January 19, 2008

more from the attic

March 06, 2009 10:08 PM EST

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more from the attic

The drawing sheets are scattered, lying on the floor

talking their heads off in water colored words.

The crayons, the tubes are having a bad mood day,

his mind is playing with the four squares of light,

the real surreal scenes that can be seen

on the little window on the east of his room.

He can draw vividly on the canvas of earth

akin to the true life he has seen so many times.

He has seen the young man from the other village

waiting at the bend of three tamarind trees

for the girl with a port wine mark on her cheek.

They can be made a charcoal sketch, softly sprayed.

Sometimes the window makes him, his attic… sadder

sometimes like the lost days since when the lover boy

the one from the next village stops coming to meet

with a lonely flower with yellow petals.

Sometimes the village embraces rain, lightning

and windows are meant to be closed, shut….

Tags: poem, poetry, writing, muse, kushal poddar, gather essential, comment, rainbow conncetion, raindrops make me cry, illusion, reality, tale tell, surreality

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Comments: 63

Jennifer O. Mar 6, 2009, 10:09pm EST

Thanks for posting.

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Beth G. Mar 6, 2009, 10:19pm EST

This was very good Poddar, thanks for sharing!

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Georgiana S. Mar 6, 2009, 10:19pm EST

another slice of life!

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Dana W. Mar 6, 2009, 10:20pm EST

Thank you for sharing

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Mar 6, 2009, 10:25pm EST

Thanks for posting on Getting to 3000 Together

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Mar 6, 2009, 10:26pm EST

That is beautiful

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Kathryn E. Mar 6, 2009, 10:26pm EST

wow, this really blew me away.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

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Krystal Harwell Mar 6, 2009, 10:39pm EST

very nice and thank you for sharing you talent with us :)

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Sandi T. Mar 6, 2009, 11:26pm EST

Thank you for sharing.

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Nancy Biri Mar 6, 2009, 11:32pm EST

Nice

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Jennifer Lee Mar 6, 2009, 11:32pm EST

Beautifully expressed melancholy. It is resonating tonight. Thank you for sharing in our group.

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Angela A. Mar 6, 2009, 11:35pm EST

Lovely Poddar!
Thanks for posting this to my group, Anythingwriting

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Julie R. Mar 7, 2009, 12:29am EST

You are a very gifted poet.

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Stephanie S. Mar 7, 2009, 12:30am EST

this is lovely. thanks for posting this

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timi A. Mar 7, 2009, 12:59am EST

Great,thanks

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L. H. Mar 7, 2009, 1:59am EST

So nice, thanks.

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JoAnne D. Mar 7, 2009, 2:16am EST

I like these analogies.

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Misty W. Mar 7, 2009, 5:32am EST

thanks for sharing

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maria (lurking in the shadows of the night) B. Mar 7, 2009, 6:10am EST

Beautiful imagery in this poem Poddar. Well done!

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Mar 7, 2009, 6:16am EST

Well done!

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JOHN BECK Mar 7, 2009, 6:56am EST

Perhaps a reference to the Empire of Four Squares? You paint vividly, Kushal, and your window never seems to separate you from the world.

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Linda T. Mar 7, 2009, 7:48am EST

Interesting to imagine the painter viewing life from his portal and drawing selective images.

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Svetlana Goryacheva Mar 7, 2009, 7:49am EST

Lovely and vivid! :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 7, 2009, 7:52am EST

Poddar - I wish I could spend a day with every poet on this site to see and feel what inspires them.

This poem is so thoughtful. I say, open the window.

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lilly @Reading Extravaganza Mar 7, 2009, 8:25am EST

I love the 'water colored words'. Something is this expression is so poetic.

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Mary Ann S. Mar 7, 2009, 9:08am EST

Thanks. Good poem.

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Sean Paul Kelley Mar 7, 2009, 9:10am EST

Very nice, as always!

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Mar 7, 2009, 9:14am EST

Wow! A male version of The Lady of Shallot. This is very touching, Poddar.

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Mar 7, 2009, 9:14am EST

Thank you for posting this to The Surreal Circus.

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Haim Kadman Mar 7, 2009, 9:24am EST

It's beautiful and so powerful Poddar, it brought back memories and hopes.

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Connie H. Mar 7, 2009, 10:15am EST

Excellent

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tonya brown Mar 7, 2009, 10:45am EST

very nice

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Dana W. Mar 7, 2009, 10:49am EST

Thank you very much for sharing thing!

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Elizabeth V. Mar 7, 2009, 11:33am EST

It's very irritating to read this post in a group that's supposed to be about book contests, giveaways, and reviews.

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Rony J. Mar 7, 2009, 12:40pm EST

I really believe God created your hands for the sole purposed to inspired and created words of wisdom, you are truly a gifted poet
Thank you for sheering
God Bless You

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Sharon P. Mar 7, 2009, 1:15pm EST

Good vignette

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Chuck L. Mar 7, 2009, 3:14pm EST

Your ability to evoke a sense of place is wonderful

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blaine d. Mar 7, 2009, 3:37pm EST

beautifully done!

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JOHN BECK Mar 7, 2009, 5:37pm EST

Interesting point, Elizabeth. Did you look at the entire list to which this is posted? Is there a rule against that?

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Sheila Deeth Mar 7, 2009, 7:12pm EST

Sad and beautiful--draws my eyes to that window.

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René Allen Mar 7, 2009, 8:48pm EST

EXCELLENT Poddar!

Especially these lines . . .

He can draw vividly on the canvas of earth

akin to the true life he has seen so many times.

EXCERT by Kushal Poddar

This is FEATURED in Dream Depths

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Sherrie H. Mar 7, 2009, 10:35pm EST

Excellent. But it feels unfinished. No rainbow after the storm?

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Christine Zibas Mar 8, 2009, 1:05am EST

Beautiful poem and I love the allusions to art. Very nice.

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Rory M. Mar 8, 2009, 1:07am EST

I am intrigued by your ability to both set a scene, tell a story and evoke emotions all at once. I'm not really sure how you do it, as you use of language and your technique is rather unorthodox, it seems to me.

Talent, I feel, must be the answer.

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The Wassners, People Who Care About You!!!! Mar 8, 2009, 1:47am EST

Thank you, For Sharing!!!!!!

passion

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.

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Stirling D. Mar 8, 2009, 7:49pm EDT

There's a quality to this poem that I can't quite put my finger on ... almost like the way an artist chooses images to focus on. The carousel of circling thoughts, and then one stands out. It's an intensely personal style, and yet always somewhat detached. I think it's extremely nice (my personal view) in poetry.

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Bard Constantine Mar 8, 2009, 9:11pm EDT

Dreamlike and melancholy.

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Sharon C. Mar 9, 2009, 11:38am EDT

Excellent poem. i loved it.

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Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Mar 9, 2009, 12:45pm EDT

You are an artist?

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Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Mar 9, 2009, 12:45pm EDT

no doubt, you're!

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Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Mar 9, 2009, 12:46pm EDT

Featured in

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Shelbia C. Mar 10, 2009, 11:09pm EDT

Well done.
Thanks for posting to Writing Reservior

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Chas Andrews Mar 11, 2009, 1:29pm EDT

thanks!

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zale orcid Mar 11, 2009, 11:23pm EDT

the last part of this is great. awesome. i really like the sprayed charcoal thoughts & how well this image came to mind before i would read further.

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regina k. Mar 13, 2009, 3:28am EDT

wonderful
so beautiful

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Michelle W. Mar 18, 2009, 4:29pm EDT

Yes, sometimes the windows should be shut ... for many reasons!

Nicely done, Poddar!
Thanks for posting in Journey Into Poetry !

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Sarah Honenberger Mar 20, 2009, 7:41pm EDT

Last two lines were particularly wonderful.

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Gene P. Apr 2, 2009, 2:44pm EDT

Thanks for posting your content to the group Whatever!

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Paula C. May 2, 2009, 3:38am EDT

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Since I’m in the middle of Finals week, I hate to admit, but I must give in to the temptation of leaving a generic comment
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