Desire And Despair Poem by PREMKUMAR C N

Desire And Despair

Rating: 4.9


Desire and despair
Are two sides
Of the same coin
We dream of stars
And moon
And never reach
Anywhere
Every day we deposit
Our collection
Of despair
In the accounts
Of our mind
But never get
Any interest for it
Yet we try hard to
Increase our deposits
And never try
To admit desire
Is the cause of all despairs

Desire And Despair
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Topic(s) of this poem: buddhism,buddha,dream
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Desire and sufferings - The Buddhist theory. By watching people Buddha found out that the causes of suffering are craving, desire, and ignorance. The power of these things to cause all suffering is what Buddhists call ''The Second Noble Truth''.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Narayanan Ramakrishnan 21 February 2011

despair deposited in the minds earns us worries, that is the disintersting interest. Simple poem and clear expression of thoughts, nicely put.

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David Wood 19 April 2013

A profound poem with deep meaning. A duality of lifes rich tapestry. A good write.

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Andrew HRM 29 July 2022

Rightly said. A duality of life's rich tapestry. The poet exemplifies the impossible desires through this philosophical poem. We dream of stars And moon And never reach Anywhere. Possible desires and impossible desires should be separated from our life. Beautiful poem with deep philosophy..

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Melvin Andrews 02 August 2022

True opinion. The poem actually exemplifies the unrealistic dreams which cannot be fulfilled. 'We dream of stars And moon And never reach Anywhere These sentences are brilliant narration of truth. The reality in its pure form.

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Kevin Carney 19 December 2010

Very nicely written. It makes one think about desire and despair. I like the way you tie your words to the teachings of Buddha. It's a great lesson and great write 10.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 September 2022

Here comes your point which desire breeds despair? A poem with fathomless philosophical depth.. critically appreciated

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 September 2022

Probably, he pointed out about greediness, something we need in excess..7

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 September 2022

Then why did Buddha say, desire is the cause of all sorrows?

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 September 2022

It's said: necessity is the mother of invention...5

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 September 2022

Necessity can be taken as a facet of desire...4

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