Ram R. V. Poet Lyric

Absurdity

Is it a new phenomenon,
Known to the world
Through Beckett and Camus?
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Aegean.

Oedipus, Bhartrhari, Buddha—all,
Over a period of intense suffering,
Learnt to cope with it,
Each resorting to a different praxis.
King Dasaratha perhaps thought 
He knew—until a moment came,
When no knowledge,
No cut-and-dried theory,
No ready-made solution
Could possibly help.
He succumbed.

Kierkegaard could see.
Husserl could show.
Eliot could feel.
Frankl could cope with.
Christ had known.

—	R. V. Ram

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Kai Michael Neumann July 31, 2017 at 3:11 AM Congratulations on your win. This is an interesting take on the theme and the punch line is so true. I am sitting a bit more on the philosophy side of the fulcrum (fence/divide) myself. However, never the less and never the more, this is so well put. Many wishes, Kai Ram R. V. July 31, 2017 at 5:49 PM Kai, a naïve question: What does this win mean to me? There is no money in it. The world may not come to know of it, for all we know, except for some members of our group. Pray Ram R. V. July 31, 2017 at 3:33 AM Thanks a lot, Kai, for your pointed feedback and warm sentiments. Regards, Ram

Gregory Richard Barden July 30, 2017 at 4:07 PM It is as old and known as humanity itself ... very intelligent and creatively-crafted - congrats on the win! Ram R. V. July 30, 2017 at 4:43 PM Thank you, Greg, for your congratulatory and complimentary message. I'm glad that you agree with. You re also a Winner I suppose. The results page is somehow lost and so I am not sure of it. But I remember to have seen your name on the list. My congratulation to you, too. By the way, Greg, what does this win mean to a winner, if I may ask?