Autumn on the River

November 24, 2013 28 Comments

Autumn on the River, 1889, John Singer Sargent 

She was drifting away on still waters
like an autumn on the leaves
Slowly, swiftly to nowhere
her hopes were bereft

her sails have withered
so did her spirit
I am a still body on moving waters
What do you care what I think

She closed her eyes and thought
"who is there for me?
why should I breath or move
for whom shall I live"?

She kept sailing still,
lying with her drape on
till when, I do not know,
Until then the boat did not sink.
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The autor is half Human, half machine. Go Figure or just revel in what I write

28 comments:

  1. SG27 November

    I always consider autumn as second spring. Nice picture. Reminds me of Ramayana, where baby Sita was found in the field in a lidded gold urn.

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    1. ekta khetan29 November

      Thanks SG...I guess Sita was found in a field inside a wooden sandook..no?

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  2. The Mukhtiars28 November

    lovely

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  4. Raj30 November

    and then came the one
    who smiled and loved
    just kept sailing along
    to ensure that no one disturbs the sleep..

    he kept waiting still,
    till when, I do not know,
    Until then the boat did not sink.

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  5. Sindhu Devi K02 December

    Awesome art and very touching poem ...

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  6. Words Kraft03 December

    I read it twice and shared the URL with a few online friends of mine :)

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    1. ekta khetan09 December

      Thanks so much Soham! Really appreciate the gesture!

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  7. Viveksheel03 December

    Dear Ekta,

    I am glad to inform you that your blog has been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award. Please visit http://viveksheel-blog.blogspot.in/2013/12/my-first-liebster-blog-award.html and accept the award.

    Cheers
    Vivek

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    1. ekta khetan09 December

      Thanks so much Vivek. However, I am not doing liebsters award as much these days.
      I believe it is for beginners in the sphere and I have already told too many things about me :)

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  8. Bhavana Lalwani04 December

    autumn on leaves .. beautiful composition

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    1. ekta khetan09 December

      Thanks so much Bhavana..your profile picture is very cute!

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  9. Unknown04 December

    undoubtedly, a great poem.

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  10. Uma Anandane04 December

    It's a lovely poem Ekta :)

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  11. ekta khetan05 December

    Thanks Kiran...

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  12. Sangeeta Prakash07 December

    Ekta,the despair in love has so well depicted,felt sad.

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  13. ekta khetan09 December

    Thanks Uma.. Ioved the doodle post on your blog...it is very professionally done :)

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  14. Unknown14 December

    [ Smiles ] This is a beautiful poem.

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  15. Unknown10 February

    painful and beautiful at the same time.

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