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Confounded - S,Jagathsimhan Nair

CONFOUNDED ( COLLABORATION ) by~ S.Jagathsimhan Nair When tension grips and the head reels In its ever accelerated twirl When two rays dangle from two flayed poles, And the dumb loss of a moment’s truth Looks so conspicuous and an eminently Forgettable lapse of an inoffensive world When the gentle genre to which the slamming Of an ever open door in the face of The rare perspicacity and purpose shown By a soul, a land and a generation belongs Looks so commonplace; when the benign Visitor’s countenance does indeed despair And crave a black visor above the originality Of its expansiveness and the staggering degradation Of its vitality; I have this great ache’s abundance Stirring in my cupped palms, held out in supplication, Till it rests, for an ever lasting understanding Ever in the vision, ever into its aftermath. by~ p.d. The "aftermath" of any loss seems to consist in any form. An aster plea subsiding every look. Behind glory behind redemption~ Giving rest to the velocity speeding force Creations of fantasy and religion and imagination I paint the skies with my fingertips, to feel the mass The world trembles at the knowledge of relativity. "I sit in displeasure, injecting every generation into my veins!" New born babies, born into this puzzled abyss. Bewildered minds accepting stupendous addictions. A poison to taste every sunrise, Forbidden tongues baffle the night Mental representation, stirring up conflict Foiled toes to hold and worship. Steady vision behind these eyes so confounded. a collaboration with* S,Jagathsimhan Nair my collaboration contest

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Date: 2/4/2016 10:52:00 PM
interesting **SKAT**
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Date: 1/30/2013 11:28:00 PM
by the way, I love your new contest idea. Hope I can come up with something.
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Date: 10/27/2012 12:28:00 PM
Hey! I didn't know u 2 did a collab...or if I did, I completely forgot!! Wonderful!!! Just wonderful! luv, gwendolen
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Date: 11/15/2011 6:44:00 AM
Dear Poet, My son and I wrote a poem together, just for fun. He is a better poet than me, but as they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He teaches in the Humanities Dept. at Embry Riddle U. in Daytona. What can I say - I am proud. I am posting for you the Mom/Michael poem Love, Nola
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Date: 10/6/2011 3:49:00 PM
Queen of collab, that's what you are and doing a regal job in every one! Love the bewildering descriptions in both of these that tease my mind! Lu Lizzy.
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Date: 8/30/2011 10:16:00 PM
Some great lines in this piece, Linda! I especialyy like the line,"I paint the skies with my finger with my fingertips, to feel the mass". Hope all is well with you and yours. Keep writing and stay in touch! Love Matthew Anish
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Date: 8/30/2011 9:22:00 PM
How are you? you are not in Irenes path are you?? Hope you have a good week.
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Date: 8/30/2011 1:05:00 PM
Another great team for the contest..Wonder who will come out ahead in this contest..Enjoyed reading this afternoon..Desiring some more of those fried apples..Sara
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Date: 8/30/2011 10:55:00 AM
Behind glory and redemption comes "True knowledge." Good verse and expertly expressed. Jim
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Date: 8/30/2011 10:23:00 AM
forbidden tongues baffle the night, wow there are lines in this which can only come from some divine inspiration. love it
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Date: 8/30/2011 9:18:00 AM
Love the poison to taste every sunrise...collaboration with other poets sure does widen your writing experience. I don't know of anyone who does this more than you, PD. Do you have a cure for writer's block? A vitamin, a ritual?...Glad u enjoyed Angels Day Off..it was a fun write indeed. Have a great Tuesday! Gwendolen
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Date: 8/30/2011 8:55:00 AM
So much emotion flowing in the poetry I am reading this morning of both seasoned poets and new poets. I am happy I was able to read your poetry today P.D. and Jag. Have a wonderful day and I will be back soon to read more of your writing. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/30/2011 4:54:00 AM
Beautiful verse!Very fruitful collaboration,poet friends.
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Date: 8/30/2011 1:32:00 AM
Irma, yours really brought this piece full circle.. As for the "jay francis" it was just a name I used for Nikko's contest.. I wrote that piece from a guy's perspective so I figured why not use a male name as well ;) hope that clear up some of the confusion.. Hope you are asleep by now as the birds are chirping on this side of the world ;) tc Wilma
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Date: 8/30/2011 1:28:00 AM
Painting the sky with my own fingertips. Wishing you the best in your contest' s.
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Date: 8/30/2011 1:21:00 AM
Enjoyed it really,p.d...done exceedingly well by giving it a vision and definiteness through those gifted, silken lines of yours. Unlike my own second part to it which leaves me still confounded .Now your part settles it and i am happy and thankful for the redemption it got at your hands or rather those' painting-the-sky-fingertips'
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Date: 8/29/2011 11:50:00 PM
Wonderful insightful intense write, this world is truly an enigma and keeps getting worse pray for our children we must..lovely Lady Linda and S, Jagathsimha Nair, wonderful stimulating read...with love...old Jack......good luck on contest
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Date: 8/29/2011 11:42:00 PM
What a great and very deep poem. I have to reread it several times to get its full effect and meaning! I rather like your styles! Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem(s)! Good luck in the contest!!
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Date: 8/29/2011 10:48:00 PM
LOL! yes, this one was pretty tough for me... I really gave it my best.... hope he enjoyed it... I will be waiting to see how i did.... Thanks ,..p.d.
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Date: 8/29/2011 10:45:00 PM
Irma, this was hard for me to interpret, but I think your response was great. I loved that line "I paint the skies with my fingertips" and also I dug the mention of the newborn babies born into this puzzled abyss. Yes, it is a very puzzling world indeed!
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Date: 8/29/2011 10:23:00 PM
Loved this one you two, very nice. So many great lines, and well woven high level vocabulary make this an interesting read. Makes me wonder if those following in the aftermath will ever be able to look back and not be confounded, a deep concern indeed.
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