Your memories

by kamal   Oct 25, 2006


The sudden loud noise
Reminded me of your voice
And I wanted to forget
All the memories that I now regret
To keep in my reminiscence
I know,
I need to grow
And live with its adamant existence
Within my decadent consciousness

The sudden cry
Reminded me of your tearful sigh
And I wanted to erase
All the memories I so tenderly possess
As a remembrance
I understand,
That my mind should expand
And live with its unyielding presence
Within my living essence

The sudden cold breeze
Reminded me of those saddening memories
Where I recall you so downhearted
I wish these memories departed
From my intolerant soul
I do realize
That I should rise
And consent to its rightful role
To live within my psyche's control

This treasure of memories
I do not know why I own
It is still, to me, unknown
Resentment and anger
Is what they only render
I want it wiped out, please,
Leave me in peace

And then,
I heard it again
That sudden subtle noise!
But now, it reminded me of your soft whispering voice
And I wanted to remember
All the memories that were so tender
So enchanting!
I could never obliterate
Those moments of accolade
So emotionally granting
They unquestionably gifted me a novel understanding!

The sudden smile
Reminded me for awhile
Of your innocent blushing happiness
And I wanted to reminisce
All those emotions
I could never put behind
And eliminate them from my mind
Because they defined my conscience
And refined the purity of my intentions

The sudden sunlit sparkle
Reminded me of that remarkable
Twinkle in your eyes
And I was able to visualize
How you used to illuminate
I simply couldn't ignore
That luminosity, so pure
I assure, they still rejuvenate
And bring me ashore from drowning in the sea of shade

This treasure of memories
I now know why I own
It is no more, to me, unknown
Contentment in complete composure
Is what these memories truly confer
I want it engraved,
Deep inside
Where all my emotions reside
It be emotionally paved! It be eternally saved!
I will shelter all of your memories
This to you is...
My open promise...
My unspoken promise...
My unbroken promise...
I promise...!

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  • 17 years ago

    by Dumpstead

    Kamal,

    The three things I want to tell you is Punctuate, Punctuate and then again punctuate your poem. The poem would make for wonderful reading if only you would punctuate it.

    The second most important thing is the title should have read" Memories of You." and definitely not "Your memories".

    Apart from these, yes the flow is good, the details in place, vision is complex but yet interesting and gripping, vocabulary is good but phrasing is quite complex hence takes time to read.

    One thing that I want to suggest is that the beginning line of the sixth stanza "The sudden smile" implies an event tha ttriggers your memories yet again like the other stanzas; but the cliche is that the event of a sudden smiling of someone should be in the close surroundings of the narrator for himt o notice it and react upon it.However, all the other event occuring at the begninng of other stanzas are out of the boundary of the Vision of the poem itself and have only a vague impression reaching the narrator. This puts off the conceptual integrity of th poem. So I suggest to replace that particular event and hence the line with something similar to the other events narrated in the poem.

  • 17 years ago

    by Lost & Delirious

    What I loved about this poem was the word choice, it was an excellent one. At least, that's what I think.

    The message of your poem is not really specific, but I think that works sometimes. And this time it did. I would have liked some hints of something specific though.

    About the rhyming, I'm not sure about it. Personally, I used to write all my poems with rhyme. But then I tried not rhyming and I think it worked quite well for me. You should try it.

    I hope this is helpful or meaningful to you. And I hope to hear from you soon.

    Thanks for commenting on my poem.

    Good job! 5/5

    Keep writing.

    XoXo
    Gaby

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