Monday 19 November 2012

and a guava tree (for all my Riatsamthiah friends, though none of you read or care for poetry)



'yes, this is it,' he said, 'I'm sure of it
  
this is the spot where Helu fell.
  
right here, not this concrete

 back then, it was grass and dirt

and plants and a guava tree
  
stretching out like neverland

from that big,red gate there
  
to beyond that grey wall, into that old,crumbling house

where that crazy woman would stare at our play
  
say nothing, just look at us with those bright, glistening eyes

 it seemed bigger then, when we ran from end to end

  catch our breath and run again

 the girls would tease him for being afraid

  the guava tree was slippery see,

  and heights made him uncomfortable

  but being called a girl was enough

  he climbed and slipped and broke his arm

  how our parents scolded us and we couldn't stop laughing

  they chopped down the tree after that

 along with the sweet fruits that we ate till our stomachs ached

  yes, I'm sure of it, right here, this very spot'

 mumbling he sank to the cement floor,

 'get up you sobbing fool, you're drunk' they said,

 snickering behind him,

this will be a great story for another drunken day they thought

 he struggled with his feet

 and his tears

searching for the spot where Helu fell.

36 comments:

  1. Lalthansangi Ralte22 November 2012 at 06:35

    Believe it or not...i find it somewhat romantic :-P

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    1. it is a nostalgic longing for something that has been lost..so romantic i guess :)

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  2. I kinda preferred the original title, about this being for friends from somewhere who wouldn't read it or anything... Lent a personal touch to the poem... that title about you telling their stories eventhough they might not know or care that you told it, and then you segued into the story. And an interesting and identifiable story it is at that.
    Just my two paises worth.

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    1. and your two paises are worth a lot :).. Thanks Ku2. Ya, I had just changed the 'Untitled' part of the poem. Too many Untitled poems. I thought I had included the second part of the title. Will include it asap.

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  3. very nice. thanks. reminds me of why i got addicted to blogs the first time. your Riatsamthiah friends don't know what they are missing. and now, let me check out your other posts.

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  4. Haha...my Riatsamthiah friends really don't care. Thanks for dropping by and yes, please check out my other posts.

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  5. hey, thanks also for dropping by.
    checked out your other posts and, again, just had to go back for another 'check out'. wow. outstanding, especially 'cheraw'. one can easily get an inferiority complex reading your posts. in fact, i will never blog again. jk. ;)

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  6. What a nice poetry to slowly read and savour

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    1. Thank you for all your kind comments. Now my heads gonna grow real big and explode :).

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  7. U Mamawii Khiangte30 January 2013 at 08:20

    Sanga, it's so heart rending - the poor fellow now a drunkard but he feels so much still - so ironic and sad the conclusion - ka khawngaih lutuk

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