Love And Raft Poem by M D Dinesh Nair

Love And Raft

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Love is like a raft
Sail on it or stand on the bank
When you reach the mouth of the sea write a poem
And if you are drowned we have to write an elegy!

Child, better you play with a paper boat
Going under the bridge
And better you don`t grow big to sail on this raft.
Lads and lasses how fast have you grown!

Love is like a raft
And the river is often capricious
She shakes the raft and feels a thrill
The raft is left to fend itself then.

Just to see how the paper boat floats
We poets shall stand aside you dear child,
But as a lass or lad when you begin to sail
We stand far off with breaths loud.

Floating is different from sailing
And the raft is not a ship made of metal!
Hey lasses and lads, be a little cautious and
Stand there for sometime undecided before boarding the raft.

Love is like a raft
It cannot take its course in a stream
The oars must be of good timber
And all the logs should be tight tied!

Whenever a wave passes, be in your good spirits
Though it might just pass off your raft
But still better it is if you don`t sail on it
We do not like writing elegies.

Love is like a raft
That crosses all the waves the world may tell you
With many sailors on various rafts you may sail too
But one has to feel from the harbour or port you leave
The tales told by many a sailor.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rajesh Thankappan 23 January 2014

A good poem with rich imagines. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 23 January 2014

Love is like a raft It cannot take its course in a stream The oars must be of good timber And all the logs should be tight tied! The bonds of love must be strong. Make sure of this before deciding to explore. Nice poem providing advice. Thank you.

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