Monday, July 20, 2009

As I left...

As I left

She was standing by the tree

Her big wet eyes staring at me

She tried, but could tell not a word

She looked up, praying to the lord

And I left


As I left

The road cried as I stepped on it

The clouds rumbled as I took the street

The air whistled through the bamboo woods

I walked past, as my mind broods

And I left


As I left

The moon hid behind the cloud

The lark screamed pretty aloud

The drops of tears left her eyes

As she looked up into the skies

And I left


As I left

Something broke in me, deep inside

As I leave alone my newlywed bride

I wanted to too, but I did not cry

But she did, as she bid me goodbye

And I left for the border – as my motherland calls for me…

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10 comments:

  1. mysterious galJuly 20, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    wow that was sad but really beautiful poem!
    Amazing indeed :)

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  2. roshwritesJuly 21, 2009 at 1:16 AM

    Wow Tan... so touching and beautiful... I loved this! :)

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  3. The Solitary WriterJuly 21, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    well...this reminds me of the poem which i had in my 6th class....really wonderful simple nd expresses feelings of a soldier when duty calls :)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    Emotions so well portrayed, what a couple goes through, the pain, the separation, sacrifices when fighting for the country. Very well written. Can so relate to this.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    that's superb Tan bhai
    kya likhate ho

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  6. Misty RhythmJuly 23, 2009 at 1:53 AM

    ah! long time!

    this is probably one of the simplest poems i've read...and yet, one can't help but be touched by a certain sense of agony. beautifully expressed!

    p.s. i took a very daring leap and penned a few words in bengali! first time :)...plz do take a peek wen u have time :) (correct spelling mistakes, if any :P)

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  7. TanJuly 23, 2009 at 3:20 AM

    @ Mysterious Gal

    Thanks for coming back to my blog and reading me. I am happy to see people still remembering me...

    @ Rosh...

    Thanks Little Girl :)

    @ Stephen

    Duty calls mate... and the call that the soldier hears are far to aloud!

    @ Anonymous

    I am not sure if you are the same one who used to comment on my blog. But I thank you for coming and reading me... I know I have been absent a lot - but I am happy to see you remembered :)

    @ Chirag

    Dhanyabaad dost... will write more in some time...

    @ Neha (Misty Rhythm)

    There are true incidents in life, when suddenly - out of nothing, you feel sad or pain - sometimes, you give it a reason, sometimes - it just remains within... A soldiers life is far more than a reason...
    Read your poem... check my comment - that should tell it all!!

    Thanks mates for the visit... will write again and write more :)
    Cheers!!

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  8. NainaJuly 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    omg! thanks so much for stopping by Tan.. I am sooooooooo touched!!

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  9. Sucharita SarkarJuly 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Simple nd touching.

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  10. ZabiAugust 20, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    simple yet awesome.. you expressed the feelings in a right way

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