by Kushal Poddar

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January 19, 2008

a walk midst a festival

September 28, 2009 07:25 AM EDT (Updated: September 28, 2009 09:56 PM EDT)

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a walk midst a festival

The festive men and a long, long trail

preordained for a forgetful walk

make you believe that you know the link

missing hitherto. Yes, right. You say

in answer to what friends are talking.

Is the tram-car a life and you are

the specialist beggar amassing

simple components? Festive lights grin.

An uneasy silence is for you

while others talk. The alighted tram

pass like a comet carrying carbon.

Festive men, long trail, a forgetting

walks away with life; dogs chasing tails;

I drop a hope into the wish-well.

untimely cuckoo

A cuckoo at this time! Night is washed.

Stars smell like a sea. Neighbor’s TV

belches, gurgles. Is it a cuckoo?

Really? You seem sure of this fact.

The cheap tea table and the creatures

in its cracks transform into outdoor,

crickets, bees and birds and wet green lawns.

I feel like being at Alice’s tea

and you sitting demurely, calmly

inside Seurat’s paintings. It is spring.

Your smile diminishes those seasons

we have passed together, beggar-like.

haiku

untimely cuckoo

somewhere in a house

swings a bamboo cage

Tags: poetry, poem, kushal poddar, surreality, emotion, philosphy, tribute, verse, prosepoem, my gather, essential

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JOHN BECK Sep 28, 2009, 7:37am EDT

I guess I need another cup of coffee! I'll come back.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 7:39am EDT

I shall wait for you:)

A walk through a festival

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JOHN BECK Sep 28, 2009, 7:51am EDT

Sometimes it's lonely being an individualist.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 7:57am EDT

Or going without mask.

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John Philipp Sep 28, 2009, 8:14am EDT

I particularly like the haiku, Kushal. Thanks.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:00am EDT

Thanks John

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Peter Joseph Swanson Sep 28, 2009, 9:24am EDT

fun

(and the last one made me laugh)

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:52pm EDT

Ha ha

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Sep 28, 2009, 9:30am EDT

delightful all~

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:52pm EDT

Thanks Purr

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Sep 28, 2009, 9:30am EDT

Thanks for posting to GutterGirls~

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Gul Dixon Sep 28, 2009, 9:54am EDT

I loved the second one. I felt the nature outside. So vividly described,

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:52pm EDT

thanks Gul

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FRED R. Sep 28, 2009, 9:57am EDT

Your smile diminishes
but it will return soon
:)

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:53pm EDT

Thanks Fred

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Denise C. Sep 28, 2009, 10:06am EDT

Love the haiku!

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:53pm EDT

Thanks Denise

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Nation !!!! Sep 28, 2009, 10:41am EDT

Great, writings...very nice first thing in the morning

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:53pm EDT

Thanks

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Ratan . Sep 28, 2009, 10:43am EDT

Good one, Dada! Shubho Bijoya.

The Joy of Darkness

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:53pm EDT

Suvo Bijoya bhai

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Sep 28, 2009, 10:56am EDT

Poem 1: An evocative painting of loneliness amidst a festive crowd.

Poem 2: I'm confused by "Surat." Do you mean Serat in India, or the artist Seurat? Or is this a play on words?

Thank you for posting to The Surreal Circus.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:56pm EDT

I made the correction. Thanks Ann.

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Sep 28, 2009, 11:07am EDT

I found myself drawn the most to your second piece.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:57pm EDT

Thanks.

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Barbra L. Sep 28, 2009, 11:50am EDT

Festive men, long trail, a forgetting//walks away with life; dogs chasing tails;//I drop a hope into the wish-well. Poignant line that evokes an imagery of these men going round and round in life; rising to meet a festive occasion yet having little or nothing to offer and little memory of significance as to why they rose to the occasion. An uneasy silence is for you//while others talk. This phrase perfectly equates itself with who you are, Poddar; who your image represents in your avatar--one of silence, intense meditation. Thinking, looking for answers while others talk. Great haiku! You’ve a wonderful gift of writing this form.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:59pm EDT

I think this is me in a succinct way.

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Sandre M. Sep 28, 2009, 12:37pm EDT

My favorite image is "like a comet carrying carbon" and I like that your festival lights are grinning. I think your choice of words has really set the mood.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:59pm EDT

Thanks Sandre

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Shelbia C. Sep 28, 2009, 12:38pm EDT

I like the second one best. It is very vivid.

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David N. Sep 28, 2009, 12:44pm EDT

You have a talent that never takes a break. So busy you must be...

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:59pm EDT

In a way...TY

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Barbara H. Sep 28, 2009, 1:20pm EDT

Like a gallary of paintings in different media.
I have a cricket in MY corner that swings his own cage. Or i should say rattles mine noisily. I love the sound because it always comes unexpectedly and demands attention.

Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 2:18pm EDT

haha! =D

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 9:57pm EDT

ha ha too

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Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 2:18pm EDT

I never liked crowds. never went to a concert or anything that was extremely crowded. except for an amusement park. I can see how one feels lonely in a mass of people.

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Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

crickets again =D love the sound of crickets!

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 10:00pm EDT

And sounds of cat perhaps.

Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 11:27pm EDT

meooow

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Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

I just dropped a hope into the wish well with you

Sandi S. Sep 28, 2009, 3:59pm EDT

:) THAT was the coolest comment I have seen on Gather in a long time.

Kushal Poddar Sep 28, 2009, 10:01pm EDT

Yeh!:D

Dawn (kitty on the wall) Sep 28, 2009, 11:28pm EDT

=D meooow!

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Sandi S. Sep 28, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

Poddar, this walk through your surreal world was just what I needed this afternoon. Thanks!

"Your smile diminishes those seasons

we have passed together, beggar-like."

I know that feeling well. Bravo for putting it into words!

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