Birthday Poem by Bharati Nayak

Birthday

Rating: 5.0


Birthday comes
Reminding us
That one year has flown by
And 365 days
More we have walked
The grass is growing grey
We have to save this grass
And gift to them
Who come after us.

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unnikrishnan E S 12 January 2017

Hi Bharati, It is said, We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have just borrowed it from the next generation. Your poem truly echoes this very noble thought. Exquisitely expressed. We have to save this grass And gift to them Who come after us. And, More we have walked The grass is growing grey is an original way to express how we age. Very nice..100++

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Bharati Nayak 13 January 2017

We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers, we have borrowed it from the next generation.Thank you very much for your nice comment.

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Daniel Brick 14 January 2017

Once again you take a subject which often results in egoism and self-centered writing and instead give us as holistic view of the subject. You highlight a special moral insight that each year of life improves and that is so different from seeing a birthday as a selfish celebration of ME! ME! Unnikrishnan below articulated this poem very well in his own words. I'm in total agreement and want to be counted as one with this company/

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Bharati Nayak 14 January 2017

Today I read your biography on your poet page. The incident you narrated in which one of your acquaintances tore the poem you had written before a group of people describing it as terrible and saying that if bad poetry did not die, good poetry would not live.Yes, how terrible his action was! ! Now we have you, a great poet and a great critique whose poetry inspires and whose criticism adds value to very ordinary poems.And I am the lucky one to get many such valuable comments on my poems.Thank you very much.

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Suratha Kumar Rout 27 January 2018

The poem is deep meaningful. I love this poem. Thank you dear poet. 10+++++

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Madathil Rajendran Nair 27 January 2017

The message is very profound, Bharati! (10)

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Valsa George 26 January 2017

We have a moral responsibility to preserve the pristine beauty of Nature and gift it to generations coming after us! But if the present way of exploiting of Nature continues, our children will be deprived of healthy environs! A thoughtful write!

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Nosheen Irfan 20 January 2017

A succinct gem of a piece. Wonderfully expressed n the beautiful message is the icing on the cake. A big 10.

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Indira Renganathan 15 January 2017

The grass is growing grey We have to save this grass And gift to them Who come after us....excellent words of excellent thought....thank you Bharati for sharing this poem here- 10++++

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Bharati Nayak 16 January 2017

I feel honored to get your comments on my poems.Thank you for your kind words.

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