Saturday, August 2, 2008

A Symbolic poem by Selvaganapathy

The Boat.’ is a symbolic poem by Selvaganapathy in which the symbol gives a kaleidoscopic and multilayered meaning to the poem.
Just have a glance of this poem and guess the meanings which it narrates to your mind instantly.
The Boat

We have to travel across the ocean
Which will be the boat to come here?
Which boat is efficient for our voyage?
The boat which arrived is a broken one.
There may be various types of boat
Boating spots are innumerable
Anyhow we have to cross the ocean
Does anybody know it in the earth?
The boats lack the knowledge of their direction
They are also powerless and feeble
The Boatman is drowsy
Alas!Comrade!
We are yearning!
We have to travel across the ocean
Which will be the boat to come here?
Which boat is efficient for our voyage?
In the houses of boatmen
The oars are used as firewood!
Oh!Boatman!
We believed you
On what belief we will pursue our voyage?
All the boats are with holes prominent
Oh Comrade!
Choose our path and slogan
Even the boatyard is damaged
Oh ! our time is coming to an end.
We have to travel across the ocean
Which will be the boat to come here?
Which boat is efficient for our voyage?

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