The first poem I wrote on WordPress. 1 blogger liked it and I was thankful to him. I probably have come a long way since this first poem but it holds a special place in my heart…like all ‘firsts’ do. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Away from the maddening crowd,
Far from the traffic so loud,
Away from demanding relations,
Far from binding expectations,
Standing at the shore,
I had wanted nothing more,
Gazing ahead at the horizon,
I had the battle won,
The air was still,
I had broken all ties at will,
Peace though, still at a distance,
Engulfing me was a deafening silence,
Love, Friendship, Family I had lost
Freedom-my whole life had cost!
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Freedom, at times, warrants a very steep price.
I hope you can now look back at this circumstance with ease in your heart Smitha.
This maybe old and your “first” but it’s great for a ‘first” because it showed how genuine you are as a writer. Your works has a beating heart in them!
I’m glad to have known your blog. Thank you for liking my works first!
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Yes it does. I had written the poem in a diary some 20 years ago when I had more than 1 battle that I was fighting. Older, wiser and thankfully the fight was worth it, I am at ease. Thanks for asking Andrei and thank you for the compliment. It’s truly encouraging. I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog through a comment I think you had written on a blog I was following. Thanks for the follow. The pleasure is mine😊
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Pleasure’s all mine 😊
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Wow, awesome write Smitha… Hugs ❤
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Emotional 😔…well penned dear
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Thank you Bhavana…this was a really old poem…a time when I must have been really emotional😊
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Hello Smitha,
great poem. It seems it is time this days for old posts. I have republished also one old post, and just like you I had just one like 🙂
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Hello Ben,
Thank you and Yes☺. It’s been a year since I started writing so got a pop-up reminder on fb of the poem. The poem didn’t seem so bad to get just 1 like 😀. Will check your post too.
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