(This is an ode to the gale storm with a word in each line becoming an anagram in the next)
Limerick to the squall
I clasp the pitcher to quench my thirst
Just then the claps of thunder
Drops of pearls on the windows
Look yonder my brain prods
Birds sensing the mood
Flurry to escape the doom
The skies open up to sate the parched land
As I take up the grand seat to revel
Lever unlocked by nature to recycle
Torrent filling up the empty pots
Famished folks praying not to stop
Showers never expect to be so sudden
Except the harbingers of creator
Hearty beings do a cool waltz
Smell so earthy drawing in to feel
Like a sleuth in disguise
It took the city hustle by surprise
Lashes of sleet on hapless cars
Creating hassle of mayhem on roads
I listen to the puffing tempest
Regaling in not so silent night
Holding me to absolute ransom
In all the humble manors
Poodles shaking off the wetness
Jumping over pooled rainwater
Break from the mercury uppers
To delight in hot soup and supper
Respite from the sun that stew
Wets the verdant planet grassy and green
Interesting!! Excellent play of words…just like the playful drops of water! Must be quite a brain rummager though! 🙂
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Indeed Balroop:) Maybe solving crosswords may have helped me a wee bit!!!
Thanks for liking the word play!
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So beautifully weaved… loved your word plays! 🙂
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Thanks Maitreni for liking the experimentation in my poem!
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I was going to say that Limerick is a city in Ireland and was expecting a real limerick of 5 lines, when WHAM….
What a poem! 😀
Itna soch kaise leti hain aap!
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Got blown over by the storm Rakesh??? Sochke hi baal to pure gaye:)
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😀
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I ought to try this in my next poem. A great technique, I must say, to hold the readers down to the last line.
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Thanks Pranju for venturing into my space and liking the experiment on word play and directing me to your blog page too!
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I have never read such a nice poem with anagrams merging so seamlessly.You always come up with something novel to surprise your readers.
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After all KP sir you are the inspiration for my writing creativity…thanks a lot for appreciating the innovative ideas!
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Word play is one thing but this is a tempest of twisters and teasers! Hats off Sunita!
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Gracias Amit for the encomiums showered on this novel experiment..it meant a lot!
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Brilliant! Meaningful too not just shuffling of words. Well done Sunita, enjoyed this one 🙂
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Glad that you liked the shuffle of alphabets to trick and tease the readers !
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Brilliant is the word! The question is , Why am I not surprised?
The answer is that, from you, I expect sparks. And these twists, anagrams, limerick and meaningful poetry .. all in one, is sheer brilliance! Loved it 🙂
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:-)Merci Kokila..you are indeed liberal with praises..I feel honoured and humbled…
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Really great Sunitha! You have a “way with words”…too good:)
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Thanks Rashmi…just tried a new concept, glad that you liked it!
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Such a refreshing limerick with words waltzing to the rhythm of the cool shower. Enjoyed the playful arrangement and choice of words and pictures. 🙂
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I am really overwhelmed by your reflections on this poem and you have left me speechless with the brilliant use of words like Waltz ..thanks Somali
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Very intelligently and creatively done, Sunita! The overarching feeling of abundant joy after cool showers is nicely captured and of course, the word play makes it so much more fun to read.
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Thanks a lot beloo for liking the limerick, i feel drenched in the praises!!!
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Absolutely brilliant 👍
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Thanks dear..just an experiment that seems to click!:)
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If this is the result of your experiment you should definitely do it more often 😊
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This will surely egg me on to innovate but my dear readers are the guinea pigs!
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Haha ….I volunteer 😊😊
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You are brave:)))
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I am , because I know the end result is going to be beautiful 🙂
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I volunteer …..😊😊
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excellent! nice use of words..rather the brilliant game with words..
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Thanks Hari…looks like you are on an exploration excavating the ruins:)
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The excavation has been interesting and educating so far!
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your native place?
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Ernakulam..and you
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presently posted there!! else, from tvm(the best place in the world)
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Lovely…as what?
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hmmm….similar to what your uncle had and what your elder son wanted to join!!! hahaha, confused?
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As always..but lemme guess..Navy, Kochi
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hahaha..
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alle???bad guess as ever?
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shariya…
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Phew..finally..
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hahaha
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that’s why i asked if you have anyone close in the forces, when you commented regarding the MNS story….
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Still beating about the bush…cmon..cannot bear the suspense any longer after this with “Ekm” as a common factor!
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mail? prihar2u@gmail.com
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sure..was just wondering whether the comments was the right medium for a personal interaction!
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that’s right!! athu konda
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Tvm is a fab place with the Lord Anantha padmanabhaswamy at the core!
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so true!! but I like ekm too. have spent nearly 8 years here in four stretches!!
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But increasingly cosmopolitan
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so true…
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After all, it is the age of Mohenjodaro and Harappa revisited!!!
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