Sunday, 10 July 2011

walk the past

Photo credit: Neil Alexander















a broken past lies in the ruins
still we hold on to it
clutch it like a baby does with a toy
ghost of our memories
travels through the secret passages
with no respect for future
why not demolish the palace
and let the creatures of the deep dark forest take over?

but the world is too busy destroying mankind
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16 comments:

  1. dustus10 July 2011 at 18:16

    clutching the broken past like a baby's toy... wow. Powerful words to fit the image.

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  2. sandra10 July 2011 at 18:24

    it is difficult to decide...!

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  3. Brian Miller10 July 2011 at 19:32

    it is a tough gambit...your last line carries strength as always...

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  4. Ramesh Sood11 July 2011 at 04:47

    Well, yes, we do clutch the past.. you have unknowingly given me a lesson here.. a big one for that..

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  5. Marbles in My Pocket11 July 2011 at 11:58

    Wonderful, thoughtful, and said so well. Very nicely done.

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  6. Jingle11 July 2011 at 13:57

    powerful wrap up.
    thanks for sharing.

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  7. ayala11 July 2011 at 16:44

    Clutching the broken past....totally love this.

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  8. dsnake112 July 2011 at 06:50

    a thought-provoking post. :)

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  9. chromapoesy.com12 July 2011 at 09:13

    ghost of our memories
    travels through the secret passages
    with no respect for future

    How often the past tries to devour the future, as overpopulation and other ecological disasters rise, I feel this sharply. Well executed!

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  10. Reflections12 July 2011 at 09:27

    powerful last words. beautiful piece

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  11. zongrik12 July 2011 at 09:31

    interesting thought - we're too busy destroying each other, and not letting nature destroy what needs to be destroyed? is that what you are saying?

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  12. Claudia12 July 2011 at 09:52

    yep - we shouldn't hold on to ruins...good write gautami..powerful

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  13. haikulovesongs12 July 2011 at 12:46

    we do not really live if we remain focused on the past. a wonderful take on the prompt!

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  14. shail12 July 2011 at 20:44

    Excellent and powerfully worded. I am sharing this :)

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  15. Harshad mehta13 July 2011 at 22:28

    We need to demolish ghosts of past that hound, Let palaces be in tact.

    Powerful write.

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  16. Shashi14 July 2011 at 20:04

    You have created lovely and powerful imagery here and I could relate to your words a lot... the ending was perfect...

    Thanks for joining in the Poetry Potluck WK 43 which I am hosting for the first time… hope you have liked it too…. and wish to see you again…

    Shashi
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