An Ashamed Simper + Mares & Ocean + New Incarnation Of A Poem (poem) by Salman Ali on AuthorsDen

An Ashamed Simper + Mares & Ocean + New Incarnation Of A Poem
by Salman Ali → (All Poetry by Salman Ali)
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An Ashamed Simper Someone, everyday asks me the reason of my being and I do not have any other answer except, an ashamed simper ### -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mares & Ocean Beginning of any long journey should not be commenced from me because my home Is close to that ocean just before which Is the stable of mares….. The ocean could never reach the stable but mares serenely return to their stable after easily drowning any traveler in the ocean….. Termination of any long journey can be concluded at me If that termination Is not, in any way a long one ### ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Incarnation of A Poem (Shakespeare’s “The Seven Ages of Man”) The infant Is mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms And the captive After many sleeplessness nights Is lying all curled On the rough floor of death cell When the whining schoolboy with his satchel Creeps like snail, unwillingly to school The door of death cell is opened The captive is shaken up And ordered to get up and walk Unwillingly he drags himself Then the lover Sighs like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow And the captive Reaching the execution ground Feels his breath choking When the soldier Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel Seeks the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth The captive Standing on the gallows Tries to break free from the ropes Tying his hands and feet And when, the justice, with fair round belly Plays his part of deciding others fate The captive Dejected on failure of his efforts to break free Awaits his captors decisions The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon And big manly voice Turns again towards childish treble The captive looks with beseeching eyes Towards the hangman Who allows him a moment To have a look, for the last time At the killing ground and his killers In the last scene of all That ends this strange eventful theatre The old man is staring at the captive In childishness and oblivion As the captive stands on gallows Face covered with black cloth And noose wrapped around his neck.

Reviewed by Ruth Gonzales (Reader)

Reviewed on May 14, 2010

The reason to your being goes beyond, but it is others who see it more, even than yourself at times. I honor you greatly... Your incredible poetry takes us on a journey in which we can experience each word being felt. Continue with your wisdom to feed others with your magnificent work and teach us all. Always the best of wishes...