Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Rooster

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this dawn
startled the moon
hidden behind the clouds
waiting for the rooster's song
but alas, he heard none yet
the sun leaps out from the heaven
yawning and rubbing those golden eyes of ray
"where is the rooster?" they ask aloud in unison
they wait not for answers, they cry not for loss
the world races ahead, in all its luster and fanciful gloss


PS: This is a form of poetry where the first line has 2 words, the second line has 3, third line has 4 and so on.   

This Poem is shared with Verse First - One Word At A Time.







48 comments:

  1. aw! No one is indispensable. Sad Story, Well told!

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  2. "This dawn startled the moon" love this, wonderful poem!

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  3. Neat poem, Mr G ... I had an alarm clock once that woke me every morning with a hearty cockadoodledoo ...

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    1. Yes ... those alarm clocks ... nowadays people just use their mobile phones to set the time for alarm ... not the same charm I guess !!!

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  4. Nicely presented in the pyramid of thoughts and sadness

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  5. poor rooster - at least the moon noticed he was missing!

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    1. Yes ... but then again, the world moves on !!!

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  6. awww...what happened to the rooster..? Sad..sad!
    This is a beautiful piece, speck.

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  7. Oh, I love this. My days would be less wearisome if started on rooster time.

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  8. I so love "this dawn startled the moon". Cool.

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  9. ha cool form....we used to have a rooster that every morning left its farm to come sit right outside our bedroom window...seriously not cool...def some cool lines in this as well..

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    1. I don't hear roosters anymore ... really, where have they gone?

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  10. Loved the pyramid poem :)
    Beautifully captured the sad reality of time-hungry world...

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  11. I haven't tried one but it certainly carries the reader along.

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    1. You can try too ... I am sure you would do it perfectly :-)

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  12. Amrit, this is impeccable! I love that the elements show concern and have a conscious state here. I also like the ending, showing that we must carry on.

    Thanks so much for coming by and reading about my son. And, thank you for staying connected on Facebook. Take care!

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    1. Thanks to you too Archna ... it's always a pleasure visiting your blog and reading your wonderful posts :-)

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  13. Excellent build as well as commentary
    Cheers my friend

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  14. I like this one a lot. The form is interesting too. What you say is sad but true,,,nature will not wait for us,,,,

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    1. Thank You Ellecee ... world never waits !!!

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  15. I wonder too what the fate of the rooster was...and whether he was forgotten SO quickly! I enjoyed this poem.

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  16. Oh! Sky missed the rooster, but humans didn't, The nature alarm has gone silent, sadly.

    This pyramid style is amazing, looking forward to more forms.

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  17. The interplay between sun, moon, clouds is an intriguing entry into this piece. And your descriptors are vivid and out of the ordinary. A very nice response to the prompt!

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/02/05/despair/

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  18. wow! lovely verses! love the tapering form of presentation. Alas! the human race...tch tch....misses out on the beauty

    Akila

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    1. Very true ... we humans have started ignoring nature's charm !!!

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  19. This is interesting...Nicely written...:)

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  20. DIdn't know of such a kind. Very interesting. Thanks for a new lesson.

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  21. World or time moves on...how well explained...n we get lost in time as the rooster did...wow :)

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  22. this is very cool ^^ like a reverse nonnet!
    this dawn
    startled the moon - you had me by the first line
    i love your descriptions
    and the message behind -- quite realistic.
    it's great how you presented a very real message but sweetly coated in a whimsical way of writing

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  23. Very inventive! I love the image of the sun yawning and rubbing its eyes .

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