A sonnet with 17 lines, stanzas 5+5+5+2, 10 syllables per line and abbab.cddcd.effef.gg rhyme scheme.
Walking along the shaded avenue
Raintree canopy close-fitting over
Velvet red orange carpet strewn under
I hardly noticed a little path new
Between the bushes to the far yonder.
Every road is made by walking, they say
And so down the road I stealthily walked
What awaits me at the end I wondered
Not once on the walkway wander nor sway
Absorbed abundant turns of twists offered
Chided and coxed by them fairies and gnomes
Each solo into ears whispered and hissed
Choices a hundred to be picked and tried
Not hard nor fast were these destiny games
End special is, I guess, if a fair game played
A road is made for walking, I reckon
On thorns, stones and silky flowers that beckon
© Nalini Hebbar/openmind/2009 - all rights reserved
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12 COMMENTS:
Lovely. A road towards unknown is definitely one filled with mystique and fear.
great one nalini..you are a genius :)
End special is, I guess, if a fair game played
Absolutely!
I think I am not good in making choices.. have always chosen the toughest road but this way life has been adventurous
even i'm not one of those best decision makers.....i depend on others to that...or the one i take ...always put me at places...where i don't want to be..........but i do like that those were my decisions......atleast it was the path i choose
Beautiful poem, lot of thoughts.
WOnderful Nalini...the unknown is always a l'tl fearful atleast for me:) And making choices is really tough, I am always in a dilemma:(
amazin..u created a road to thoughts
Your talent in poetry is amazing..Everytime I see a new poem in this blog, I get mesmerized by its excellence..You write poetry with ease..I too write a bit of poetry but I work for hours to get the feel of the poem right..Well Amazing piece of work again..:)
that is beautiful!I write poetry sometimes...though not all of them see daylight *heh* and sticking to the rhyme and metre?even as a student of literature i haven't been able to achieve that :( :P
Lovely poem!
thanks for the follow :)
Thank you all for reading and commenting.
@Vamsi and Sweta...I started writing poetry very late in life...and I would give all credit to dyslexia for this gift of the written word...and also to my computer for correcting every spelling mistake I make...and believe me there are hundreds on a page!!
great efforts
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