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To --- Maiden-Bride

Jun 28 2007 | Views 1054 | Comments (19)

This poem is dedicated to the flitting and frolicking li’le cherubs in our domestic hearths, who are forever the apple of any parent’s indulgent eye. The very sight of the children’s angelic form acts as a calming balm unto the parents’ frayed nerves... Expand

To --- Maiden-Bride

O behold the fairy-child!

By her dolls four

Playing the maiden-bride.

Come rain or come sunshine,

She never gets bored

Playing the maiden-bride.

Amongst her mock mites,

Aged one to four,

She her love equally divides.

Oh, behold beauty’s pride!

Fresh as a newly sprung flower,

And purer than the holiest shrine.

Oh, her eyes are the kiss of dawn;

The glistening locks the glow of night;

And her looks?

Ah, the bloom of morn!

Her voice is soft and sweet;

She never howls aloud,

She quietly some times weeps.

On her fondest dream astride,

Through dusk and early dawn,

Rides on the maiden-bride.

Rides on the maiden-bride

To the thrills of Disney Land,

On her fondest dream astride.

With dawning mischief in her eyes,

And a baby-song blowing her lips,

Rides on the darling child.

O how I wish I could her kiss!

But would she grant the wish,

This lisping miss with tender lips?

duke the muse

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dukesekhon posted 1 year ago

I am sorry I have been awhile offering my thanks to all those who took the trouble of reading my poem, The Maiden-Bride, especially those who were generous enough in offering their precious comments. As a matter of fact, the BSNL Network to which I am subscribed for broadband-internet-service had abruptly stopped functioning owing to an inexplicable fire in the network’s control room at Chandigarh. It’s just become serviceable this afternoon after almost a complete breakdown of its various services for the last four and half days. THANK YOU ALL!

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Profravi posted 1 year ago

good poetic narration. interesting.

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Indu3 posted 1 year ago

Beautiful poem. As you said children are pure hearted and we love them.

Indu

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Ether posted 1 year ago

Am not sure that I understand this completely. The rhyme sounds nice but the message is a bit unclear by two reading, maybe need a better state of mind for a full comprehension ...

Honestly -- often it is difficult to understand the state of the poet, under which context one writes; Similarly many writings are also strewn with things of the particular situation -- later forgotten -- even by author (am guilty too) -- making it more tough to comprehend though the lines flow with lovely words and rhyme...

Maiden is naive and hopeful thus anything that relates to maiden has to be fresh and good!

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dukesekhon posted 1 year ago

In reply to comment by swEeTnSiMple:

Yes, Lady, they do; for, it’s a natural sentiment essential to human evolution. Believe me, every boy, too, looks forward to enjoy the bliss of domestic union with equal ardour. However, rarely can down-to-earth reality live up to the expectation of idyllic romance. But the young live on hope -- and love --and that’s how it should be with mankind!

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