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.







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48 comments:

  1. Susan2/06/2013 10:19:00 pm

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

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  2. Lisa Williams2/06/2013 10:27:00 pm

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

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  3. ^.^2/06/2013 10:51:00 pm

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

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    1. Amrit Sinha2/06/2013 11:35:00 pm

      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. Janine Bollée2/06/2013 10:53:00 pm

    Nicely presented in the pyramid of thoughts and sadness

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  5. Unknown2/06/2013 11:48:00 pm

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

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    1. Amrit Sinha2/06/2013 11:58:00 pm

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

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  6. Panchali2/06/2013 11:55:00 pm

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

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  7. aelfbee2/06/2013 11:57:00 pm

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

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  8. Sherry Blue Sky2/06/2013 11:58:00 pm

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

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  9. Brian Miller2/07/2013 12:37:00 am

    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. Amrit Sinha2/07/2013 09:44:00 am

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

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  10. Laurie Kolp2/07/2013 01:13:00 am

    Nicely penned.

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  11. Reshma2/07/2013 01:30:00 am

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

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  12. J Cosmo Newbery2/07/2013 01:41:00 am

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

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    1. Amrit Sinha2/07/2013 09:45:00 am

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

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  13. Archna Sharma2/07/2013 02:28:00 am

    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. Amrit Sinha2/07/2013 09:45:00 am

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

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  14. moondustwriter2/07/2013 03:09:00 am

    Excellent build as well as commentary
    Cheers my friend

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  15. Ellecee2/07/2013 05:22:00 am

    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. Amrit Sinha2/07/2013 09:46:00 am

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

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  16. Mary2/07/2013 05:53:00 am

    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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  17. Woman'n'Beyond2/07/2013 10:06:00 am

    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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  18. Unknown2/07/2013 11:41:00 am

    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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  19. TCPC2/07/2013 05:15:00 pm

    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. Amrit Sinha2/08/2013 11:43:00 pm

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

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  20. Tarang Sinha2/07/2013 07:31:00 pm

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

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  21. Aditi WS2/08/2013 02:29:00 am

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

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  22. Sadia Khan2/08/2013 11:13:00 am

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

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  23. Anonymous2/09/2013 07:05:00 am

    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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  24. Rosemary Nissen-Wade2/09/2013 07:32:00 am

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

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  25. Sara McNulty2/19/2013 09:26:00 am

    Great images and lovely poem.

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