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An Eyesong

Save a smile
swap it with a tear
of a lonely heart
and see it sparkle
through your moistened eyes


Save a penny
swap it for the void
in a beggar's bowl
and feel fullfilled in
his million dollar smile


Save a tear
for those vacant ponds
static in streamless emotions
by gruesome sins wrought
in the garb of religion


My eyes sing
in pleasure and pain
with a tear choking
and the other emoting
from black and white keys
of my piano ....


raj (sublime_ocean)

— raj, Jul 05, 2010

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judyanne

judyanne

15 years 11 months ago

so beautiful raj

nominated and bookmarked - nothing to crit love judy xxxx ps - 'and feel fullfilled,in his million dollar smile' - i'd lose the comma love judy xxxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Thanks Judy

for your lovely inspiring comment and suggestion ..you are right..i will get rid of the comma... love n hugs raj (sublime_ocean)...
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

15 years 11 months ago

Dear raj

Five stars and a nomination from me. This poem is superb and the language usage is exquisite. My favorite lines are: Save a tear for those vacant ponds static in streamless emotions by gruesome sins wrought in the garb of religion Always, Cat
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Thank You Cat

coming from ones like you this comment means even more...you picked up the core of the poem as your favourite....thank you for your appreciative words... warmly...raj (sublime_ocean),,,
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shirley harrison

15 years 11 months ago

Dearest Raj

you really are a beautiful poet! this is work of total beauty! you make me smile! with much love shirley harrison
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Dearest Shirley

thank you for your liberal and appreciative comment... i will stay a learner... keep smiling... with much love...raj (sublime_ocean)
xena465

xena465

15 years 11 months ago

Dear Raj

First class write. I've be AWOL for a few days so I missed this one. But I'm catching up now so...Brilliant. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Dear Xena..

AWOL?? whats that supposed to mean?...i tried to figure out but couldnt come up with what could be its expanded form... good to know you liked it... be well... raj (sublime_ocean)...
xena465

xena465

15 years 11 months ago

Dear Raj

"Absent without leave" (AWOL) It’s a military expression of being missing without permission, just my wee joke of being off line for a few days, ha, ha. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell
Dennis Go

Dennis Go

15 years 11 months ago

Awesome!

This is such an awesome write! Brilliant!
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you Dennis for

Thank you Dennis for stopping by to read this one and dropping your encouragin comment.. warmly...raj (sublime_ocean)...
faithmairee

faithmairee

15 years 11 months ago

Just Lovey

This poem is unique and very beautifully written. You write lovely poetry. Love-Faith ~I never say anything I don't mean nor do I say anything to be mean.~
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

thank you Faith for your

thank you Faith for your encouraging comment...i keep learning ..sometimes it comes out good...when others enjoy reading it the pleasure is that much more... warmly...raj (sublime_ocean)
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Thank you Kailashana

nice of you to stop by and for that pat on my back...its always nice to get it from folks like you whose works i admire...it rejuvenates me to write more... warmly...raj (sublime_ocean)
Seren

Seren

15 years 11 months ago

Dearest Raj

I also loved your poem but have one suggestion or two lol (from black and white keys of my piano) from the black and white keys on my piano from black and white keys on my piano from the black and white jeys of my piano dont know but that line was bothering me love and hugs JayCee (Quote~~"It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. "--Charles Baudelaire)
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raj

15 years 11 months ago

Dear Jaycee

i appreciate your suggestion/correction..in fact i was fiddling with those very lines for a while and settled for "from the black and white keys of my piano".. here "my piano" read as "my eyes" and "black and white keys" to mean "sorrow and joy"...in that context do you feel the line brings out what i meant it to be? ...will appreciate to have your valued thoughts on it... much love n hugs...raj (sublime_ocean)...
Seren

Seren

15 years 10 months ago

Dear Raj

Sorry I missed your reply till now will offer some suggestions tomorrow night :) and show you what I think ... only suggestions and you dont have to use any of them post it note written so I dont forget lol love and hugs JayCee (Quote~~"It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. "--Charles Baudelaire)
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raj

15 years 10 months ago

Dear JayCee

suggestions are most welcome..i will look forward to receive yours... lovve n hugs...raj (sublime_ocean)
Hooded Stranger

Hooded Stranger

15 years 10 months ago

Raj

Raj, I was captured in this piece for a while and once I had read it and then re-read it again the image I had was this: you trying to create a moving piece of music using the 'sorrow and joy' keys of the piano, but you couldn't strike the right chord as to whether the music should be sad or happy. The last stanza answered which way the music went: My eyes sing in pleasure and pain Had you of opted for "my eyes sting"...then you would have moved the emotion back to sadness. The black and white keys also gave me an image of playing chess. Again with the black being the attacking force whilst the white played defensive. I may be well off the mark as to what this piece was about, but nonetheless, I enjoyed its structure and theme and it gave me a moment to dip into your world. kindest regards, HS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth and yet nobody sees me".
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raj

15 years 10 months ago

Hello HS

so nice of you to spend time for listening to the Eyesong and for your questions and comments... the black and white keys of My Piano are indeed in the context of joy and sorrow states of my mind... warmly..raj (sublime_ocean)..