Every event is so related to every event. by Ashok Sharda
Ask the Sun to shut up
The earth shall walk into its grave
The moon shall die, unborn.
Remove one eventless event from the life of
My great great grandmother
Let any of my forefathers
Defy any of the LAWS
In retrospect
And I shall not exist
Rejoice when the hell breaks loose
This might lead you to heaven.
Every event is so related to every event.
Its always good
To knock at the doors of heaven
Limping on one broken leg
Than to rush towards hell
In long strides
With both the legs intact.
05/03/2003 Posted on 05/03/2003 Copyright © 2025 Ashok Sharda
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Agnes Eva on 05/03/03 at 04:41 AM thought provoking as usual Ashok, our existence does depend on such chance elements, better take chances and risk losing that limb than treading confidently towards a possible destruction |
Posted by Maryellen Lebeda-Parra on 05/03/03 at 04:50 AM amazing ... makes me rethink some current situations ... and "try" to put my life in perspective. |
Posted by Traci Mabats on 05/03/03 at 06:58 PM this is so true..darn it |
Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/03/03 at 08:24 PM WOW! Absolutely brillant Ashok. So true. A new favorite of mine of yours...leaves me happily choking in your whirlwind dust storm. |
Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/03/03 at 08:25 PM PS: Have also happily suggested this as POTD. |
Posted by Kara Hayostek on 05/04/03 at 05:30 AM Great poem, Very thought provoking! |
Posted by Betania Tesch on 05/05/03 at 12:53 AM this quenched my thirst for some positive vibrations. it's nice to see this from you, to hear it and feel it too. It's nice to know something can be okay. |
Posted by JD Clay on 05/05/03 at 01:52 PM The first and third stanzas is quite profound and oh so poetic. Your message rings with truth.
Peace... |
Posted by Graeme Fielden on 05/06/03 at 03:34 PM One of your best Ashok :) the last paragraph in particular is a powerful trueism! |
Posted by Anne Engelen on 05/06/03 at 05:14 PM smiles...yep I agree with every one. And I'm actually surprised about it's simplicity as well! I didn't have to read it more than once to totally grasp it. Great job, Ashok!! |
Posted by David R Spellman on 05/07/03 at 04:13 PM Both great and yet simple wisdom in this piece. The interconnectedness of all things you surely present very well here. Excellent! |
Posted by Melissa Arel on 05/07/03 at 06:18 PM The last stanza spoke of pure truth.. great write! |
Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 05/10/03 at 06:03 PM this stokes philosophical embers and begs the question if there is predestiny ( no hope for editing )why are there erasers on pencils? Provoking work Ashok |
Posted by Alex Smyth on 05/11/03 at 09:40 PM Though provoking indeed. It also is a reminder of how fragile and unique our world and especially the good souls in it are. I take away a deeper appreciation of my surrounding and myself. Thanks for the thoughts! |
Posted by Mara Meade on 05/13/03 at 09:17 PM Yes... remove any one event from our lives and we would not be who we are. How well you have said this, and how poetically. I so appreciate, enjoy and learn from your perspective. |
Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 12/09/03 at 06:14 AM you are brilliant, my friend... your ideas and theories are timeless and appropriate... how true this piece of work is... how incredibly true... blessings... |
Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 04/06/04 at 02:07 AM That last stanza could be a classic someday..something people repeat or write down in cards to oneanother...it has such depth of meaning and truth to it. Such a good poem! |
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