ODE TO MELANCHOLY.

K. Radhakrishnan 1955 (Tiruppur)



Call it happiness of being sad
Or sadness in a lighter shade,
Pleasure of sorrow and sweet pain,
In battle of love even if one makes gain.

A feeling as seductive as ecstacy,
When one is in love desperately,
Warmth tinged with bit of gloominess,
Silent and obsorbing in its moodiness.

 Depressiveness imbued with solemnity,
Capturing melancholy in all its beauty,
When numb heart embraces wounded soul,
Sullen moment, as silent tears roll.

What is poetry sans spice of melancholy!
"Ode to melancholy" that brought Keats glory,
Nostalgic longing turning in to grief,
Even if this emotion last for monent brief.

© K. Radhakrishnan
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K. Radhakrishnan

BIO-DATA- K.RADAKRISHNAN K.Radhakrishnan lives in Bhopal city, India. He is a risk manager by profession. He has a passion for writing poetry. His first poetry book REFLECTION OF SOUL was published by LULU PRESS, USA. His second book ERUPTION OF BOTTLED UP EMOTIONS was published by VISHWABHARATI RESEARCH CENTRE. His third book MOODS IN MOTION and fourth book DAZZLING DANCE OF POESY has been published by AABS PUBLICATION HOUSE, Kolkata. He has contributed to many international poetry anthologies. He has won many poetry contests. His poems are regularly featured in international poetry sites like DESTINY POETS UK, ATUNIS POETRY SPILLWORDS, etc. He is also recipient of Gujarat Shahitya Academy award twice for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. more…

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