You do a full circle when you see
How little are the objects of your worry
And you look at the bigger things
Life and its meaning and meaninglessness,
Love and all that it should be
And all that it can’t.
The pursuit of passion or a destiny,
What to be, what not to be,
And then you realize
The unfathomable vastness of it all
Makes is all pointlessly small.
It’s like death, so definite and so beyond,
A problem too big to solve or live with
So we forget about it and deal with
The broken ceiling fan or a broken dream,
Of trips to Paris or the corner office.
The little objects we worry about,
We worry about them for a reason,
The big objects are too big to worry about.
You do a full circle when you leave the worldly things
On your way to greatness and then return
For there is no greatness in sainthood
Or on any other path or in any other thing, little or big,
Only greatness is in your undying devotion
To something, anything,
If there is any at all.
-N
Daily prompt – Loophole
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Poetry © Copyright 2017, Niharika Jaiswal
January 16, 2018 at 6:53 pm
Just awesome! I find it very beautiful and incredible how you kept weaving the contrasts, pulsating through your words – of how truly infinite is the nature of our life experience and at the same time if we attach too much meaning to anything, it becomes kind of irrelevant.
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January 16, 2018 at 6:55 pm
Thank you pragalbha, you have said it so simply yet perfectly. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
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January 16, 2018 at 6:56 pm
Absolutely enjoyed it, my pleasure!
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January 16, 2018 at 6:57 pm
🙂
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January 16, 2018 at 9:21 pm
Beautiful! You are such a talented poet:)
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January 17, 2018 at 10:08 am
Thank you Maria, that’s so kind of you.
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January 16, 2018 at 10:15 pm
the broken ceiling fan……. that was the hook for me. I had to go back and start the poem over again and then read to the end. Well done.
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January 17, 2018 at 10:07 am
Thank you Anne. I really like the contrast of little specifics against big idologies. I think they make the writing more real. I am so glad you like them too.
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January 17, 2018 at 7:15 am
Very moving and relevant to me right now. Beautifully written, thank you..
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January 17, 2018 at 9:39 am
No, Thank YOU!
I guess we are in similar boats right now. 🙂
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January 17, 2018 at 10:30 am
Possibly the most poignant and truth-laden poem you’ve written so far – certainly one of the best. This has really spoken to my heart today – so much so that I’m crying. Beautiful 🙂
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January 17, 2018 at 11:02 am
Oh my! I wish I could tell you how much that means to me especially coming from a critic I admire so much.
Thank you, DK!! 🙂
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January 17, 2018 at 1:40 pm
My pleasure – the name’s Ken by the way! 😀
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January 18, 2018 at 9:02 am
Ken. 🙂
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January 17, 2018 at 11:42 am
Passionate about love and intensity in longing for the real makes this tapestry of words alive.
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January 17, 2018 at 11:53 am
Thank you Vishal, your feedback is always so woderfully encouraging. 🙂
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January 21, 2018 at 9:35 pm
my brain would ask “weren’t we going this way in the first place?” if I did a full circle right now. 🙂
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January 22, 2018 at 10:17 am
That’s what the brain asks everytime you do a full circle. 🙂
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February 6, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Amazing thought , while reading your stories I just forgot anything and become a part of that. Appreciated.
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February 11, 2018 at 10:31 am
Thank you abhishek that’s such a wonderful thing to say to a writer. 🙂
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February 11, 2018 at 10:35 am
Yup… I also use to write something about society conflict.. just have a look and let me know views for mah blog..
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February 11, 2018 at 12:10 pm
I had a look, the template looks really good, start blogging and I would love to visit and share my views. Happy blogging!
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February 11, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Thank you..
Happy Blogging ….
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February 8, 2018 at 8:17 pm
This is awesome…. I appreciate the thought behind this.. Very nice..
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February 11, 2018 at 10:33 am
Thank you, your kind words mean a lot.
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February 22, 2018 at 3:54 am
Oh my God. I am loving these poems!!!!
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February 23, 2018 at 6:49 am
I am so gladAbe, Thank you. 🙂
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