Found, I am.
By you.
Lost, I am.
To myself.
And that, perhaps,
Is why
I shall have to
search till Eternity-
If I so wish.
If I ever wanted
to meet Me again.
Happily enough,
I don’t really want to.
Instead,
I’d rather keep you.
17 September, 07
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A re-post from Writer’s Lounge, where I had posted it a while ago. Waiting for the muse to reach out again! And also trying out the Scheduled Post Options to see if it works. Just discovered it with the previous post:)
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January 18, 2009 at 6:17 am
one of your simplest poems till date…scheduled post..have to try that:D
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January 18, 2009 at 6:19 am
Unusual ending, especially for the blog — ‘A Quest’ :)Nice poem, though wishes, devika
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January 18, 2009 at 7:18 am
usha, u take me time travelling with your posts! :)its also brilliant every time! :)esp liked the words, *And that, perhaps,Is whyI shall have tosearch till Eternity-If I so wish.If I ever wantedto meet Me again.*i’ll try and find it at the lounge too…!
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January 18, 2009 at 8:05 am
” If i ever wanted to meet me again, i would rather keep you”Unfathomable depth, beautifully put across.
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January 18, 2009 at 9:14 am
”Found, I am.By you.Lost, I am.To myself.”Oh!You absolutely had me with the first lines itself…:)Found by you and yet lost to myself?….Sheer beauty!I loved this one….You have a way of putting it so simply and yet in such a complex manner…keep that creativity flowing….
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January 18, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Usha, ohh how I just love this one and the way its written and what it conveys!!
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January 18, 2009 at 1:44 pm
awesome poem…just so typically you!!! can never get enough of your poems maam…keep em cuming…old and new both;)
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January 18, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Praveen, I guess I can be a boor with all that complexity sometimes.. :D! Glad you could enjoy this one!:)Devika 🙂 Indeed a mass of contradiction the blog appears, isn’t it? Still, the quest is on… for all that yet has to be shared, in words, to find resonance in, to discover, be enthralled, and ever enrich oneself… 🙂 in spaces other than here, and all those who share of themselves here 🙂 Thank you for the kind words!Leo..:)Thanks, so very much!Balwinder [I hope I may do away with the title, Mr. :-)], thank you; that is such a lovely note too!Indyeah, 🙂 complex and simple? I guess I do try a bit and make it somewhat outlandish, each time, though I do not always succeed as often as I would like to :D!! Thanks for the good words!Shail, thanks, thanks thanks… 🙂 That is a joy to hear too!Aayushi,great to see you here too 🙂 Shall certainly drop by at your blog:) Your poetry is still held very close in the memory, and I must refresh it 🙂 Hope you are doing well, too :)Thanks for the kind words, as always!
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January 19, 2009 at 9:01 am
this is really simple yet touching !!!
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January 19, 2009 at 10:37 am
Please do drop in and pick up something:)http://ofsongsforthesoul.blogspot.com/2009/01/overwhelmedand-love-and-appreciation.html
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January 19, 2009 at 10:43 am
Yes Usha, you can drop the prefixes and suffixes 🙂 but please use v in my name instead of w :-)) i have written a very long post on this ” Sound of ‘V’ ” you may like to read that. And thanks for the award. I will come to your second blog to pick the same.
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January 19, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Dhiren, thank you :)Indyeah, I did, and it was like WOW!! A jackpot, under a beautifully decorated Christmas Tree, with Tinsel and Glitter 🙂 Loved the way you went about your acceptance 🙂 :)Thankssssss!Balvinder, 🙂 I’m sorry about the spelling 🙂 I know only too well, how important it is. Shall be careful too. I must read that post:)
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January 19, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Very simple lines with a great deal of sense!
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January 19, 2009 at 5:03 pm
wow… nice one!! Instead,I’d rather keep you.loved this lineblogrollin ya 🙂
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January 19, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Elithraniel Arawion, Wow! That was quick too 🙂 Thanks, for the visit and the blogrolling 🙂 Ditto to you 🙂
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January 20, 2009 at 1:46 am
This poem really touches the heart. Simple and elegant, it is still so intense. You can fill the world in a nutshell Usha 🙂
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