Memoir of a poet

lovely tributes Poddar, the past is having a resurrgence!

Both are special.

wonderful tributes to two wonderful poets, Poddar...:)

I love the ending of the second one. Robert has to look toward the future right now though.
The one for John Walter is splendid, too. I'll bet the phone ringing would distract him from writing a poem, but he'd come right back and finish or I should say edit it. He's a true genius and master wordsmith. You are both two peas in a pod. Thank you for posting to our group. Hugs, Jenni

Thank you so much for the dedication, Poddar. I really like this poem, your unusual word combinations evoke the presence of evanescent yet vivid personalities through language, as if you´ve traced essences you´ve never seen yet felt through metaphor and the connection of imagery across continents, shared authors, the experiences that have made both wince and smile and the memories that bring a sense of joy or grief or merely longing. ¨A maestro´s pen scurries on, / drops of inks on sand¨ is a wonderful image because you´ve created a surreal sand crab that is invisible for a hand that writes--almost Dali-esque. And the image of the vanished weasels (as metaphor for memories regretted, nights delivered over to remorse, is truly haunting.) Very effective and subtle ambiguities played with here.

Again, thank you for thinking of me and also for the birthday greetings.

Wonderful poem, I will feature it on our group, art in all forms. :D

Wonderful tributes.. thanks for sharing.

Wow, Kushal, both excellent poems, but of course, I am partial to the one you dedicated to my good friend, John.

Superb. And yes, the image of the crab scurrying along is most apt.

What a sublime gift you have.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

You have such a talent for capturing a feeling or a moment in words. I enjoyed both of these wonderful poems. Thanks for sharing and peace.

Brilliant tributes, dear Poddar - both of them! :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.

Well done.

Very nice

Fine tributes to two of Gather's most familiar contributors.

Thank you for posting to The Surreal Circus

A lovely tribute =)
And the imagery of drops of ink in sand is embracing and enthralling~

Thanks for posting to GutterGirls~

Kushal, let me nominate you for this year's Nobel in Poetry. You are the Man of Extraordinaire.

And I am so humbled that you would take the time to apply your skill to describe this wannabee poet. You, my friend, define FRIENDSHIP!

:+)

both are very nice

Great and generous tributes Poddar. An artist who knows to appreciate his colleagues' works, is an artist who's well aware of own capabilities and talent.

thanks

Rich tributes, Poddar. Than you.

both were great, I keep saying great, but, I am not a poet, so, forgive me until I can buy a thesarus... I think it is very cool that you did a tribute for your friends!!!!! dropping a ten too!

great poem

((( I've read your works from the begining here on Gather...you have become quite refined...thankyou for featuring me also...Blessings to you! )))

fascinating poetry, well done!

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They were all very nice.

thanks

Both are very good. The extinct weasels of past .pops up. Cool . thanks for sharing.

very visual....very nice. I can see them, feel them. Thank you, Poddar

These are both wonderful

I'm glad to see such a lovely tribute to our dear friend Robert.
He needs all the encouragement he can get.

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very nicely done!

Lovely tributes. Neat images.

Beautiful  as Usual"!!! Very Nice Tributes"!