by Kushal Poddar
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January 19, 2008

WIND STREET JOURNAL

January 08, 2009 09:38 PM EST
views: 186 | comments: 47

 

Wind street journal

It is a wind street petering out

in the mystic river of Ganges.

Howling, gushing, playfully scary

blows of winds are embracing each other,

melting and blending with the wistful

hundred and hundred years old structures.

This is the street my granny had been

taken to her last rituals,

to the pier of cremation.

Still heartrending waves have the touch

of her ashes, bones. Fishes have seen

another name embedded at Ganges

riverbed. Men have forgotten though.

 

I throw the painting I have done of her,

really a piteous one, blurred

as I can't remember the details.

A bird is mocking at me. I know

I know the grin it wears. I have seen

it somewhere.

© 2009 - All Rights Reserved Kushal Poddar

 

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Comments: 47

Leah Christensen Jan 8, 2009, 9:40pm EST
A 10 for you.
Rae M. Jan 8, 2009, 9:41pm EST
All I can say is Wow! That was really good.
Lin B. Jan 8, 2009, 9:49pm EST
Thank you for sharing it with us.:>}
Kathryn E. Jan 8, 2009, 9:51pm EST
Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Robert - just a simple man - B. Jan 8, 2009, 10:02pm EST
Excellent. A lasting Tribute though sad but even the sadness demonstrates how much you care.

And much more touching and important than the winds of Wall Street which blew away the fat man's money.
Dorothy H. Jan 8, 2009, 10:05pm EST
Very good! 10 for you!
Nancy Biri Jan 8, 2009, 10:09pm EST
Nice poem
Elizabeth B. Jan 8, 2009, 10:11pm EST
nice, thank you for sharing :>}
Sandi S. Jan 8, 2009, 10:31pm EST
Ooh! Is the bird your Granny?
Georgiana S. Jan 8, 2009, 10:41pm EST
the sacred river
Mariana T. Jan 8, 2009, 11:02pm EST
I love this but want to read it a couple more times - thank you. Salud
F. Jeanette c. Jan 8, 2009, 11:06pm EST
Moving poem

10 4 u
Xuong V. Jan 8, 2009, 11:08pm EST
10+
JOHN BECK Jan 8, 2009, 11:13pm EST
" Fishes have seen
another name embedded at Ganges
riverbed. Men have forgotten though."
Sad reality.
Very well written.
Jennifer Lee Jan 8, 2009, 11:32pm EST
I love it as always and plan to return again with a more thoughtful comment for you dear friend.
Cheryl W. Jan 8, 2009, 11:40pm EST
Beautiful poem, Poddar!
Jennifer Lee Jan 9, 2009, 12:00am EST
Poignant and beautifully written.

Girly Comments & Graphics


for posting to our group. Cheers and love, Julia
Granny Janny H. Jan 9, 2009, 1:42am EST
Where did you throw the painting?
A grinning mocking bird is quite an image...I wonder where you saw it before?
Are there one hundred buildings there that are hundreds of years old?
I wish that I could see a picture of the street and the Ganges.
KC Klein Jan 9, 2009, 2:17am EST
A good portrait, thoughtful story
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Jan 9, 2009, 2:21am EST
Hawrah may be!!!! your bird grabbed my attention too.

well don.
Terry Collett Jan 9, 2009, 2:37am EST
Powerfully touching poetry.
Svetlana Goryacheva Jan 9, 2009, 2:40am EST
Great, dear Poddar... just great! ;-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.
Sue T. Jan 9, 2009, 2:52am EST
Wow, Poddar, your eloquent words conjure up such atmosphere and paint this special scene so beautifully. Well done.
Jennine D. Jan 9, 2009, 3:07am EST
Great poetry and feeling
Elizabeth H. Jan 9, 2009, 8:44am EST
Very nice.
Lisa Frost Jan 9, 2009, 9:27am EST
Beautiful and wistful all rolled into one.
Pam S. Jan 9, 2009, 9:42am EST
excellent!
Teresa A. Jan 9, 2009, 11:20am EST
Thanks for sharing... a 10!
Susan Roberts Jan 9, 2009, 11:42am EST
fantastic!! 10
Kimberly Ripley Jan 9, 2009, 11:45am EST
It's astonishing how you capture human emotion in words!
Amy H. Jan 9, 2009, 1:42pm EST
Thanks for posting your content to the Group: We comment back
Michelle W. Jan 9, 2009, 3:41pm EST
Wow, you brought me memories of my grandmother, whose ashes were loving placed on/in the Ganges ...

Thanks for posting in Journey Into Poetry !
Karen G. Jan 9, 2009, 4:04pm EST
Thanks
Sheila Deeth Jan 9, 2009, 4:41pm EST
Sad and beautiful. Lovely imagery and very evocative.
Alison H. Jan 10, 2009, 1:44am EST
Most awesome.....heartrending. I think the Indian way of death is more honest than the sanitized American way where the body is whisked away so we don't have to look on the face of death. When you look you KNOW that the person isn't in there anymore.
Shelbia C. Jan 10, 2009, 3:43am EST
Wonderful
Sujata (funnily 'Suji' ) S. Jan 10, 2009, 9:54am EST
Wow that's capturing the real Ganges - the riverbed !

What a mocking art to throw on our dum-numbed headed emotions !!!
Felicia R. Jan 10, 2009, 5:50pm EST
Hello :o),

I just wanted to stop by since I am finally going through what is now listed as under 5,100 pieces of gather new mail that is sitting in my inbox on here.

With that mentioned I just came across either a mailing from you yourself, or someone else brought this piece to my attention. You or they felt that your creation should be shared with the gather community, which I am very glad that it was passed on to me to view. So I wanted to say Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to publish it here on gather for us to all view. :o)

As well before I leave you I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year... in 2009 :o)
Angela A. Jan 11, 2009, 3:50pm EST
This is wonderful.
Thanks for posting to my group, Anything writing
regina k. Jan 11, 2009, 4:44pm EST
so beautiful
zale orcid Jan 12, 2009, 4:54am EST
dam son.
blaine d. Jan 12, 2009, 11:37am EST
beautiful!
Ginny W. Jan 12, 2009, 6:47pm EST
a 10!
Sharon B. Jan 13, 2009, 11:45am EST
sorry about the generic comment... trying to catch up to my almost 1000 e-mails in here...
Siddartha Pierce Jan 13, 2009, 5:48pm EST
What loving and heartwrenching memories you have shared so eloquently. The ending is superb.
Paula C. Jan 27, 2009, 11:09am EST
Thanks for sharing this with all of here at Gather. I hope you’ll consider reposting to Only pictures While you’re there, if you aren’t already a member, I hope you will consider joining. We are trying to gather 500 members by the end of January in order to gain the maximum exposure for our photos, posts and videos.

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