The Count Down Ring Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran

The Count Down Ring



Beneath a sky of graying frowns,
Behind a waning moon,
Beneath a group of frozen clouds,
Bereft of raining moods,
Beneath a bunch of aging stars,
Bemused to wink or shine,
Beside a sea of stoic waves-
Betwixt two shores alien-
Besieged raving hostile birds-
Believes in no singing-
Beside a smiling fate, he girds
Begins the countdown ring

Kesav Venkat Easwaran
04 12 08

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Amber Lamb 18 December 2008

The strength to persevere comes through this to me. Thanks for sharing your poetry. I truly enjoy your work.

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Stephanie Fiddy 18 December 2008

Very nice! Love it :)

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Tulsi Hanumanthu 25 December 2008

In these days, when some so-called poets divorse all the aids to poetry like alliteration, personification, rhyme, rhythm etc. and present some bland prose-like pieces in the guise of poems, this poem is like a fresh breath of air in sultry weather. All the lines starting with a 'B' and your reference to Nature in a multiple ways are a couple of remarkable features of this poem. Truly well-crafted.

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 26 December 2008

very poetic, a lone man amidst the back dropp of the world, the ambience well created great work sir-10

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Vaibhav Pandey 27 December 2008

For me it is your best work sir. There are so many emotions engraved in this poem. Thank you for this piece. 10++++++++++++++++++++

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Rob Lamberton 14 January 2023

This poem definitely has a real ring to it! !

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Kumarmani Mahakul 17 April 2020

Beneath a group of frozen clouds we see the beauty of waning moon and we feel the mood of raining. Natural perception is excellently brought up. Before a sea of stoic waves a smiling fate will of course rise with beauty of sun. This poem has rich imagery and this is excellent one.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 11 March 2020

Beneath a group of frozen clouds/Bereft of raining moods/Beneath a bunch of aging stars/Bemused to wink or shine....sparkling expression! A beautiful poem! You are not taking vote on this poem, I would have awarded 10/10

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Akhtar Jawad 07 February 2020

Great poetic thought and lovely expression

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 22 January 2020

A wonderful poem with a great message. Even if we are in a difficult situation, fate can smile at us in God's own time. Beautifully crafted with compelling imagery.

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