‘Hello, my old
friend’, we never say when I see him & he sees me too.
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| Image credit: Dick Blick Art - Used with permission fro m Magpie Tales |
I can feel the
soldier across the border too is feeling blue...
Our lives are so distinct, yet joined with permanent glue...
Our lives are so distinct, yet joined with permanent glue...
Lives are just targets-
sacrificed for borders, without ado…
Why war? Whose
battle? What conflict? No clue...
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
My 55-Word Poem for-
BlogAdda-WOW- Hello, my old friend
Two Shoes Tuesday - Target
Five Sentence Fiction- Conflict
Magpie Tales#244
Excellent!:):)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by & for your maiden comment on my Blog :)
DeleteGlad you liked it. Do keep visiting :)
remarkable 55ier for the given prompts
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Glad you liked it, Cifar :)
DeleteGood one...
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading :)
DeleteNice post, smartly combined the prompts and yes!!! so true
ReplyDeleteDelighted you liked it, Madhavi :)
DeleteLovely post. the futility of war is highlighted.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kalpanaji :)
DeleteLovely poem Anita!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vinitha :)
DeleteGood one Anita!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteGood one Anita. Endless nightmares, struggle, fights, and most of the times they just have to stop to wonder why did it come to this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shanx.
DeleteTrue. We all wonder about the futility of it all...
This is a conflict in direct sense of us as beings..
ReplyDeleteRicha
That's unfortunate though humans are the most intelligent, Richa.
Deletethe last line!!! brilliant Ani :) Loved it!!
ReplyDeleteThose are unanswered questions...
DeleteGlad you liked it, Divsi :)
How terribly, tragically true. The use of 'permanent glue' is a very powerful image!
ReplyDeleteYes, very tragic Shailja.
DeleteGlue is the word as Soldiers on either side of the border have to be glued to one another. Lives are dependent...
last line brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteDelighted you liked it, Ankur :)
DeleteWonderful Anita, love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading & for sharing your comment, Ranu :)
DeleteDEEP CONCERNS IN FEW LINES!
ReplyDeleteYes Uppalji, it deeply concerns you & me...
DeleteSo much said in a few short lines.Liked it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Red. Glad you liked it :)
DeleteTrue, this is how it is, Anita! Well penned!
ReplyDeleteYes, Rahulji, sad that things are this way...
DeleteThanks :)
So true! You are a master in combining prompts, Anita :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words, Uma :)
DeleteAnita, this was powerful, intense, and so well done. I agree with you entirely. We cannot wage war to effect peace, we cannot continue to destroy lives and families over politics, borders, and old men's games. It is up to us to say ENOUGH!
ReplyDeleteTruly Josie.
DeleteEnough is enough. Wonder when everyone will realize this...
O this one is powerful. Short but deep in its message. Very nice, Anita!
ReplyDeleteGlad you appreciate, Beloo. Thanks :)
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