విజయ్ కోగంటిshe came only this month from her trip to alien lands
where there were calm waters with lulling ripples, dragon flies
and blue skies with singing butterflies
in loving silence, beauty and joy
she wondered when she found the large cannon
staring blankly at the empty skies
she hopped on it flapping its small wings
looking into its spherical vacant mouth from above the top
she wondered how this large sturdy cannon
that spewed fuming fires with its broad brass mouth last time
could be so hollow and in a so silent sullen and uncared state,
while men died all around in pools of blood
she brooded how man can make mute things kill
his own brethren for power, lust and money
she flew into it and walked till the other end like
an investigator with folded hands at the back
she came out and stood on it with a shocking surprise
as the honey bees were practicing a song outside
she fell in love with the cannon at once
for its meditative silence
and for creating a beautiful blessed landscape
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పెద్దన్న
వంశీ కృష్ణ
కృష్ణుడు
శ్రీనివాస్ గౌడ్
కృపాకర్ పోతుల
తిలక్ బొమ్మరాజు
కవనమాలి
Do sparrows migrate? Instead of a sparrow, the poet could have chosen our traditional dove,a universal symbol of peace. The line,”Man can make mute things kill people” is excellent. In fact most man made weapons are mute by themselves. Though well written, the poem is missing its ‘booming’.
Sir thank you. It is only man’s creative perception that makes him look at things in a different way. The poet has every freedom to choose his objects to convey the message. Cant a sparrow convey peace? For that matter everything that is ‘not’ human is conveying it. I think the poet need not choose only ‘some’ predefined specific objects to convey the feeling. The silence of the cannon itself is booming for
me. 😊
Sir,very hear touching poetry of Sparrow and her emotions of surroundings, here she expresses her agony about people ,at the same time her hope in near future,it spreads,hope,joy ,beauty,meditative silence represents the end of our pains,the honey bees were practicing a song outside reveals found happiness ,inner joy ,she fell in love with the cannon at once shows we love our life in each obstacles that gives creating a beautiful blessed landscape of our lives,great sir.