Poetic wails



                 
And just as a mother weeps
for her children unloved
my heart,my eyes and I too weep
for my children unread
but just as a mother's child
forgets not to live
So do all my children too
cease not to be.

I may not live enough to stay
Look, I made a mark
but when my head shall turn to grey
and spine shall turn to arc
then all my children tenderly shall one day say to me
this we un-nailed in the dungeon
that was on the rock
this we un-wrote in the valleys
that was on the wall

So my sweetest countrymen
Have you ever heard?
the poignant wails of a mother's cry
the subtle way she does?
If nay be your answer then
tell me should my wails
parch just the seven skies or go far beyond?

About this poem

This poem is about a poet's journey of getting his poetry acknowledged.It hints at the phenomenon that a poem to the poet is the same as a child is to hiser mother.

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by hudazakria1236 on September 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 702
Words 150
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 9, 7

Mishkat

I have recently graduated in BS English Literature.I have already published my anthology by tge name midnight conversation but this poem has not been published anywhere before.I consider writing to be a compulsive phenomenon. more…

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