To Poets (And About Them) Poem by Subroto Chatterjee
To Poets (And About Them)
On passing by a crowded lane,
I greet people and their dreams;
Lest some call us poets vain,
Suspend all blasphemes.
Those who crave an immortal place,
Are welcome to share the fire;
Now that you’ve joined the race,
Scorch not what others desire.
What do poets do?
Foremost, they make you think.
All this effort which they knew,
Surely didn’t come in a blink.
The poet’s message will travel
Longer than I hope they do;
Poets love to unravel
What many won’t undo.
They are masters of words,
Bewitchers of senses
Soothing balms of the soul
Protectors of Order,
Soothsayers of Old.
They are Wordsmiths, Diviners,
Mentors, and Friend,
Blessing the Lost
With their Omnipresence.
Beckoning now like the distant thunder,
With dazzling bolts of lyrical rhymes,
Awakening the thoughts to plunder
The sweetness of enraptured times.
Now the poet will move the unmoved,
And speak like the tongue of the mind;
They’ll ensure their efforts be proved:
That they speak for humankind.
The poet’s message will travel Longer than I hope they do; Poets love to unravel What many won’t undo. laughing out loud, oh sweet sanity at last..lol lights the way...wonderful....John
So true! Even if some poets are remembered longer than others or some are more revered, it's never about the poet is only ever about what the poet desperately wants others to understand, and so he/she uses the language to strip or embelish on truths, give a different slant to make others understand what you mean! Great reading!
It was a pleasure reading this poem, it flowed, which so few poems do these days. Great write
An inspired poem by a poet with intelligence, conviction and an innate 'feel' for language. What a blessed role we poets share in our special kind of wordsmithing which picks the eyes out of ideas presents them succinctly and harmonically. Your craft does you credit. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
'The poet’s message will travel Longer than I hope they do; Poets love to unravel What many won’t undo'.... beautiful words...beautiful perception...beautiful conviction these lines reveal...10
had to come and read again just make sure I'm not insane............classic poetry speaks volumes.....John
The power that poetry shares will never be fully understood but is always felt. Thanks for another great poetic share my friend
Dear Subroto, Actually I was in a great poetic lethargic mood contributing nothing either to the society or the family. This is a good poem about poets, a compact one with a message in last fpur lines: 'now the poet will move the unmoved, and speak like the tongue of the mind, they'ii ensure their efforts be proved that they speak for humankind' Thanks for sharing. A good read always deserves A 10-RAJKUMAR
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Spattered skills of a poet everywhere in the poem and and an air of self-critic and counterpoised critic for poetry is sensed here.All in all a compact poem with deep smack of sarcasm.Full score.