Jun 12, 2015

Hot Indian Summer : Palindrome Poetry


Sun burning hot
Lakes sans water
Parched lands
Dry winds
Dying life
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Life dying
Winds dry
Lands parched
Water sans lakes
Hot burning sun

24 comments:

brudberg said...

Oh I have read about your heatwave.. This seems almost glowing with heat.

Anonymous said...

Oooh, yes--my sympathies. Great poem.

Lux G. said...

That's just stunning. And how you've described summer! I've heard it's really really hot in India right now. Stay hydrated!

Sumana Roy said...

ouch....typical Indian summer in a clever palindrome......we've had a spell of shower last night bringing down the temperature a bit...

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Well said!

vivinfrance said...

Oh, poor you. My body doesn't like heat, and thirst is worse than hunger. I hope it rains soon for you.

Kathy Reed said...

Cool palindrome...hope there is a break in the weather!

X said...

Whew. Def feel the heat in this one. Being without water is brutal ad you wont survive long. The heat though can be so oppressive without relief.

Roslyn Ross said...

Yes, the heat ongoing can be tormenting. It is a way of life in Australia.

Mary said...

Your poem captures the extreme heat well.

Grace said...

I wouldn't want to be there in the hot summer ~ Hope it cools down a bit ~

lynn__ said...

Your palindrome and picture convey the drought's toll. I pray you'll get rain!

Gabriella said...

I too have read about the heat wave that is sweeping India and hope it soon gets better. Your words powerfully express the harshness of extreme weather.

Glenn Buttkus said...

Small mirror of a huge picture; nice use of the form. One does not need to stagger on & on with stanzas/lines, as I tend to do, to strike a chord, to rock a prompt, to share a message; nice job, & may the cool be with you.

Victoria said...

What a terrible thing you are going through in India--I'm in the West of the USA where we are also dealing with drought. It reminds us, really, how little control we have, though we need to assume responsibility for our role in the climate situation. I pray things get better for all of us.

Unknown said...

Brief poem but so full of heat - I can just sweat reading it. Excellent use of the palindromic form with reversal of words and lines. Excellent work! Hayes Spencer is Kanzensakura

nashvillecats2 said...

This was just wonderful, you do write great poetry.
Yvonne.

Katie Mia Frederick said...

(:..Stressed Desserts sing dry..
heArt barren.. life gone..
breath continues.. heart beating..
passion lives.. comes again..
Love
again comes.. lives passion..
beating heart.. continues breath..
gone life.. barren heArt..
dry sings Desserts Stressed..:)

Unknown said...

well done... heatwave isn't so nice tho. I felt the want for rain and water in this. Beautifully written, nonetheless my prayers for some heatwave relief

kaykuala said...

Apparently it was severe this time given the reports. Very well done on the Palindrome! Vandana. I thought this should the right way with a 'word' palindrome

Hank

Phil Slade said...

A beautiful picture and your palindrome is so clever.

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Sanaa Rizvi said...

A stunning piece :D you worked the form well :D

Wendy Bourke said...

A brilliant evocative burst of poetry. I literally feel that burning hot sun on me. Beautiful form. Awesome post.

Anonymous said...

I love the mirrored phrases. Very nice!
Hope things cool down soon.