LOCKDOWN MUSINGS - I (Sanwi (Sushma Nair)

When I had no money…..
The yummy cakes and rich nuts lured, with peanuts I had to suffice
Now I have the means but, out there no delicious food to entice
Gawking at classy outfits they cannot be yours, myself I would tell
With a stack of notes in hand I realized there are no stores to sell
Curbed I the wanderer’s lust to meander here and there
Now when I can afford I have no way to reach anywhere

When I was growing up…..
I was told money cannot fetch everything by the wizened and the wise
When many things eluded me, their advise I began to despise
Unwittingly got into the race to get rich and richer, a race now brought to still
Wallowing in the confines of my home all against my will
Consuming reports of the enemy’s strike here, there and all around
Some mild, some lethal, but nevertheless in hearts fear does abound
Wealth cannot buy life or cheer, wealth cannot conquer pain or fear
Why did I run this futile race one asks amidst a fallen tear?

When the world is on her knees…..
Mother earth relaxes and rejuvenates, breathing easier
To let her errant insane offspring realize she is mightier
Did she in helpless self defense rise to spill this venom?
Or did some renegade progency contribute to this mayhem?
As nation after nation, race after race succumbs to this horror
And scurries around for a release from this grip of unseen terror
This is a query that mankind will in vain and anguish reiterate
Till decades later or a century after something else devastates !

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Girish Nair 2020-05-14 00:41:56

Well written...... nicely constructed lines bringing out meaningful impact of the situation portrayed. superb....

Sunil Nair 2020-05-14 02:46:15

Excellent. Very true to the present scenario.

Jyothylakshmy Nambiar 2020-05-14 09:10:14

Here the poet is presenting a comparison of present situation and the thoughts of human being in a few lines. Best of luck

Sudhir Panikkaveetil 2020-05-14 21:13:59

The major theme of the poem is the weakness of man and omnipotence of nature, God. It also professes a philosophy of life. A philosophy of life is an overall vision or attitude toward life and the purpose of it. Here the poetess explicates the life from poverty to plenty and the advises heard from the silver haired and wise people that money is worthless. But she despised it and goes for becoming rich. But realize they were true as where to go when there are no places what to buy when nothing is available. Here she paints a picture of her feelings most beautifully. We know Mother Nature has ruined man’s structures many times to which history bears testimony. Any time in life devastation of nature will take place. The poet queries as to who are responsible for the calamities and asks is it the perfidious progeny (I think there is a typo in the poem) or the earth showing her mightiness to make the man understand his helplessness. Just concluding here as more detailed review can be done later. Congratulations to Ms.Sanwi.

Lathikabalachandran 2020-05-15 09:40:26

Superb relevant to the present situation congrats susha

Sudhir Panikkaveetil 2020-05-15 15:44:50

Dear Mr. Raju Thomas - I read your advises to the poetess. I am none to advise . How you know all the persons commented here are cheerleaders? I even do not know who is Sanwi (Sushama Nair). I am reading her first time. So please bear in mind this fact .

RAJU THOMAS 2020-05-15 14:58:06

Yes, I agree with all those that appreciated this piece. Very good, indeed very good. And, keep writing. Yet, if I may, with the best of intentions: 1) don't bring along your own cheerleaders, 2) check the grammar (even in poetry, no matter how modern/modernist you aspire/purport to be--for example, to take just one instance, in the penultimate line, IN VAIN AND ANGUISH: that is wrong, yes, WRONG, though clever and Popean (Alexander Pope).

Sushma Nair 2020-05-15 21:38:43

Yes sudhirji... that's a typo it should have been progeny....sorry...thanks for the review... Thank you Mr Raju Thomas for taking the time to go thru this....I really appreciate your feedback. We don't know each other and I also accept u r free to express your views....but let me get it across to you I don't need cheerleaders. It maybe the first time here...but I have published myself elsewhere... On the literary side, by vain and anguish....I mean helplessness n distress....which i think is relevant in this context.... cheers....we will interact more.... thank you once again...

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