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Posted on: May 14, '08

Love is everything

When I wrote the poem 'DEPOSITION' everyone thought that it was a love poem.

But to say the least, I didn’t write this poem after I met some lady in a loveable situation.
Of course, I gave a twist to the plot by giving a suggestion that something was in store for that evening....to which only the river could be a witness !!
That is called poet's liberty you know.

Actually the pretty lady whom I met was an allegory....
Yes, she was a metaphor of something very beautiful, very desirable.
And that beauty was lying in the particular environment : the riverside, the twilight just after the sunset on the horizon, the soft rains etc.

No doubt that the situation would have been most desirable for every nature lover, every sensitive poet.
But there is every chance of such unique situation lasting a very short period of time.

Because the evening would be shortly illuminated by neon lights on the streets nearby, the electric power supply transforming every household in the vicinity to various sources of lights emanating therefrom.

However to utter delight of the poet and may be to the romantic persona in him, the whole situation was saved by a sudden power cut (load-shedding) in the locality.

Thus he could enjoy the beauty of the unique atmosphere for the time being. He had a desire for such a loveable aura, but hardly exert command over it. He was lucky that nature and his desire struck a deal.

But, alas ! Had it lingered on a while…
...as the darkness was fast intruding.

He would lose the sight very soon. He was no more at his liberty to enjoy what was given to him by nature, even though that was coincidentally enthused by non-interference of technology.

So folks ! This poem actually had nothing to do with mortal love. Nor was it an example of amorous verse.
Rather it had been a pure expression of desire to enjoy beauty of nature which was getting diluted amidst man-made situations.

I am sorry !! But you are at your own liberty to judge and interpret it : I have no objection to it.
Poetry as you know can’t remain in an air-tight compartment.

Cheers then, dear fropperites !

Tags: love, nature, poetry, beauty, liberty, interpretation.

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tito2008 said:
I loved your comment so much, Sazzy. I am elated (a little bit I feel flattered too !!)

The unusual situation was very unique. You can't have it in the same place at the same time twice. Twilight, drizzles, power cut, riverside....moreover your mood to grasp it....can you imagine it happen again ?

Well, I was so darn happy that the last lines could give a flight to your imagination. I may try to take off from that point to another poem. Thanks for inspiring !!

May 15, '08

tito2008 said:
Sneha, you need not predict, particularly when a poem is concerned. You can give new meaning to it, by textual analysis. That is what poetry; it is not prose - you have to extract meaning, may be a new one, a convincingly strong one. Even you can embarrass the poet himself by doing so.

Many thanks for your comment, Sneha !

May 15, '08

sazzyme said:
maaan i am floored,to say the least.
among other obvious things u r a darn optimist/look for light at the end of the tunnel,for u were not gonna sulk bout the power outage!!! u saw the positive aspect of even that!!! u rock.

i agree with ya when u say titoh,the beauty,the twilight would last only for a short while. that 'ephemeral' quality gives the whole deal an aura of romance,etherealness,take- it- now- or- never(well perhaps after 24 hrs)..oh well since i am not a poet like u..i cant explain myself too well here.. :D

so thats what a 'poet's liberty'..hmm enjoyed the twist in the tale.:D

thanks for letting my imagination soar. twas like i could enjoy the same deal as the poet did.

May 15, '08

LovelyStars said:
Yeah...many things we can't predict because no two men think alike.

I prefer to write/read message in the form of a story rather than analysis because I am very poor in judgement.

Cheers
Sneha

May 14, '08

tito2008 said:
I expect every reader/visitor to criticize and/or appreciate whatever I wrote in my blog. Come on, don't hesitate to express yourself ! Poetry resides in everybody's life.

May 14, '08

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