He was a bit LATE

by Bhavin   Jun 24, 2006


He felt he was free from pain
His soul was free and flying
Down his corpse was motionless
Around which people were crying.

He was happy to finally rest in peace
With no more burden or load
He felt it was an end of his journey
A journey on the life's road.

People were visible standing by his coffin
With an intention to carry him to the morgue
He heard some say he was a good man
While others compared him to a rogue.

He felt annoyed by their attitude
As if his soul had pricked a thorn
His ill wishers shed crocodile tears
While his loved ones simply mourned.

As his body was moved to the cemetary
He saw it being placed on wood
His kin were performing final rites
While others were in a jovial mood.

Pop! came the sound as his corpse burnt
It turned into nothing but a heap of ash
None were interested in him anymore
Waiting to party on his will and cash.

He forgot he was dead and turned to his body
Desperate to be alive, to change his fate
But now he was nothing but only a ghost
He realised maybe he was a bit late!!!

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I want to thank Shobhanaji for changing my thinking about life... Through this poem I would like to convey that death is not the answer to end sorrows, burdens and loads... you might be dead next moment but its not necessary that your soul would rest in peace...
This is my tribute to Shobhanaji's poems...

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  • 18 years ago

    by Gary Jurechka

    This has a good flow and a good rhyme scheme.Moreso. it carries emotion and is a unique elegy.Very well written.I too, appreciate and think that Shobhana Kumar is a very good poet.
    P.S.-Thank you for the comments on my work.

    Peace, Poetry, & Power,

    Gary Jurechka

  • 18 years ago

    by shobhana kumar

    Dear Bhavin,

    thanks a lot for your kind words. How come you are not writing anymore? please do. am waiting to read your next piece of work!

    good luck and peace
    shobhana

  • 18 years ago

    by shobhana kumar

    Dear Bhavin
    I'm sorry for not checking this work earlier. It's beautifully described and very well written. The idea that you wish to convey - that one's death is not the end of troubles is a very different way of looking at things.

    Just a few corrections: "With an intention to carry his morgue" is wrong usage. Morgue is a place where the bodies are kept. What might be more appropriate is "With an intention to carry him to the morgue"

    His kin was performing... should rather be "His kin were performing".

    thanks a lot for the tribute.

    All the best and peace always

    shobhana

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