by Kushal Poddar
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January 19, 2008

With Chaos

February 19, 2009 09:49 PM EST (Updated: February 19, 2009 10:09 PM EST)
views: 298 | rating: 9.7/10 (33 votes) | comments: 51

 

WithChaosThere is notheory

A fistful of anarchy

enters in his dome of silence;

the silences interchange

the data, the identity of them.

 

How pleased he always becomes

when chaos swaps recognized words!

He yields to the imminent lost;

makes himself amused with chaos,

a stranger, a gush of whimsy,

a tangy departure from days.

: Will you have a glass of sherry?

Chaos, tell me wherefrom you are coming!

: Walked over an arid land

a widow of war; I have brought

a sack of earth from there for you.

I shall spread it over here,

in your room…

he watches his room grows awry

with dry thirst and prodigal wind.

Anarchy

=© 2009 - All Rights Reserved Kushal Poddar

 

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Comments: 51

t b. Feb 19, 2009, 9:52pm EST
Oh I like this Poddar.
Nancy Biri Feb 19, 2009, 10:00pm EST
Nice poem
Donna S. Feb 19, 2009, 10:05pm EST
Nice
Georgiana S. Feb 19, 2009, 10:26pm EST
Chaos occurs so that the old system can break down and evolve into a new one, further up the scale.
Jennifer Lee Feb 19, 2009, 10:29pm EST
Ok, here's my interpretation for what it's worth: this is about a writer scribing his poem or story into a computer thus the reference to data. Perhaps a bit of frustration due to writer's block...
It's a great piece but a challenge for me to dissect. You know that I love your work and think you're a genius writer. If I am way off, just blame my stuffed bronchitis head. Thank you for posting to our group.
Thank you ,for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jesus Love You Too!!!!!
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Feb 19, 2009, 10:46pm EST
a revolutionary wind...I love it all.
JOHN BECK Feb 19, 2009, 10:48pm EST
I'm going to come back and read this a few more times.
Angela A. Feb 19, 2009, 10:54pm EST
Poddar, you are amazing!
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Feb 19, 2009, 10:59pm EST
I love it
Stirling D. Feb 20, 2009, 12:01am EST
"dry thirst and prodigal wind" ... I love that. Only someone fully rooted in life can appreciate chaos.
peggy g. Feb 20, 2009, 12:07am EST
nice
Sherrie H. Feb 20, 2009, 12:40am EST
This is excellent.
Kathryn E. Feb 20, 2009, 12:46am EST
Excellent.
Shannon H. Feb 20, 2009, 12:46am EST
Very cool poem, Kushal.
Jim Ross Feb 20, 2009, 2:05am EST
I enjoy your wonderful style, Poddar. It carries through in With Chaos . . . and is mesmerizing. In this case however one is in danger of believing the metaphor incapable of change. This kind of metaphor is likely seen in dreams (indeed nightmares), and usually portends a warning of vigilance, lest the intractable force of anarchy make permanent sway. You were right, I really did like this one; a chapter II forms itself in the last stanza, complete and victorious for a chastened Chaos, now renamed Order. Keep up the GREAT work!
KC Klein Feb 20, 2009, 3:46am EST
Nothing. I got nothing. Read it twice, makes no sense to me.

I'll stop back later and try again.
Carol Roach Feb 20, 2009, 5:26am EST
very good work my friend
regina k. Feb 20, 2009, 5:40am EST
wonderful work
Svetlana Goryacheva Feb 20, 2009, 5:45am EST
Liked it, too, dear Poddar! :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.
pamela r. Feb 20, 2009, 7:03am EST
awesome i really like this one--just seemed to strike a chord with me this am
JOHN BECK Feb 20, 2009, 7:12am EST
Anarchy transformed remains anarchy.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Feb 20, 2009, 7:26am EST
Thanks for sharing on Getting to 3000 Together
Ann M. (Site Scryer) Feb 20, 2009, 8:48am EST
I can't quite decipher this, but I'll try again later.
Ann M. (Site Scryer) Feb 20, 2009, 8:48am EST
Thank you for posting this to The Surreal Circus.
Elise w. Feb 20, 2009, 9:00am EST
these words are chaotic music to my eyes.
......and this is the written voice of experience - chaotic environments are not for me. Not that I'm all that organized, but I do tend to move and breathe freer in an organized environment. Some chaos is ok, but total chaos with no definiition is too chaotic for me.

Good chaotic poem, Poddar. Thanks for inviting me to read. -)

Have a wonderfully, wacky, somewhat chaotic (not too much, though) day!!
Pam S. Feb 20, 2009, 9:13am EST
very nice
Lona Herling Feb 20, 2009, 9:20am EST
Very nice poem
KC Klein Feb 20, 2009, 9:23am EST
Nothing, not hide nor hair.

I tried.
Elizabeth H. Feb 20, 2009, 10:08am EST
Enjoyed this very much.
Ratan . Feb 20, 2009, 11:37am EST
Good one!
Bard Constantine Feb 20, 2009, 12:17pm EST
A writer's world is chaos. It's the degrees of order that we must hang on to that separates the mind from the madness.
Sarah Honenberger Feb 20, 2009, 12:36pm EST
Definitely chaotic. I liked the 'imminent lost' using lost as a noun. Still a bit confusing for my taste.
William Dotani Feb 20, 2009, 12:37pm EST
So many say they want peace, but the draw of the excitement of the unknown leads us down roads that bring no peace to country or home. I like your abstract metaphor in this.
Chas Andrews Feb 20, 2009, 1:54pm EST
thanks!
cat live Feb 20, 2009, 1:55pm EST
intersesting
blaine d. Feb 20, 2009, 2:23pm EST
great one!
Howard b. Feb 20, 2009, 3:30pm EST
This is cool . I like the way it's laid out too. Thanks for sharing .
Sharon P. Feb 20, 2009, 4:31pm EST
Very chaotic.
Ginny W. Feb 20, 2009, 6:29pm EST
Thanks for sharing, gave you a 10.
Sarah V. Feb 20, 2009, 6:30pm EST
Well said!
Sheila Deeth Feb 20, 2009, 6:45pm EST
I love the thirst and prodigal wind, sand in the ordered room of thought.
Lewis (taking over Gather) K. Feb 20, 2009, 7:00pm EST
Looks like your poetry is even more daring than ever. This is wild. Great writing.
Sujata (funnily 'Suji' ) S. Feb 20, 2009, 10:27pm EST
Oh the good words wonderfully at good

hands of Poddar gaining momentum !!!
Thank you ,for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

passion
What is the burn in the death of your soul burning to get out ?
Chaos creates chaos........
great writing poddar......
Michelle W. Feb 21, 2009, 11:07pm EST
Great write once again!

Thanks for posting in Journey Into Poetry !
Carol Roach Feb 21, 2009, 11:25pm EST
wow this is wonderful
Gene P. Mar 24, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
Thanks for posting your content to the group Whatever!
Roberta Moto Jun 4, 2009, 7:43pm EDT

will have to read this one again- left you a ten even though I am still thinking about it

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