My poem ALL ALONE I AM! reviewed by eminent reviewer retired Prof Dr Nirakar Dash Department of English of Assam University.
Humbled and grateful.
ALL ALONE I AM !
All alone I am in this earthly world
My own shadow is my only friend
Am neither infatuated nor crazy
Have never been a part of any show
Empty paths always hold me far off
Who has the sorrow of destination
Me nothing but a traveller of the heart
A lonely swan leaving the banks of lake
Busy travelling on the crest of waves
The moon and stars do simply inspire
I love myself more than anyone else.
©️®️Dr Prasana Kumar Dalai@India
Date. 02 Sunday February 2025.
REVIEW!
The poet leads a lonely life without friends.Nor he have a girl friend with whom he is infatuated. Nor is he a part the so called love drama, which is indicated by terms like “shadow” and “empty” — both emphasizing physical communion with none.He is almost far from the madding crowd.As he loves all, without any physical give and take,no sense of unattainability or fiasco can ever lead him to sorrow or desperation.The poet expresses his zeal for freedom ,the divine status of his love and the interconnectedness of all things through the image of “swan” and “waves”. In a bid to protect himself from the modern day messy love that cause a lot of emotional bruises, he says: “I love myself more than anyone else”As the same soul or life force pulsates in everything and everybeing , the poet, distancing himself from “earthly ‘ affairs,loves all like Walt Whitman in ‘Song of myself” Very bewitching poem Dr Prasanna Sir. Congratulations and regards.🙏🌹
