My poem MARK OF BLEMISH reviewed by eminent reviewer retired Prof Dr Nirakar Dash Of Department of English Assam government,
Humbled & Honoured.
MARK OF BLEMISH !
We will flow in the air , cloud and rain
As you’re my rain and I’m your cloud
If I’m not yours,I won’t be anyone else’s
Know not why the world is jealous of us
It’s not mark of blemish but kohl of love
An illness in accordance to this world
But the ones in love know it as divinity
The twist of love and life has brought us
I’m deep darkness and you’re my dawn
A lost traveller, I’m yours and you’re mine
It may be infatuation if love is one-sided
But ours is love for each other , isn’t it ?
©️®️Dr Prasana Kumar Dalai @ India
Date 29 Tuesday October 2024.
REVIEW
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The metaphor of rain and cloud hint at the passion and bodily involvement the speaker sees in his mind’s eye.The integrality of love between the two is emphasized in the words:”As you are my rain and you are my cloud”. Similarly the third line of the poem lays stress on his loyalty and faithfulness to his love.His friends and enemies, known and unknown,pass derogatory remarks on the cosmetics she uses to beautify her eyes.Other’s jealousy is abundant proof that their love has touched a dizzy horizon.Although people around them brand her beautification as ostentation smacking of low moral values,it makes no impact on the speaker as he is in love of an unalloyed kind.The speaker ‘s love, although betrays yearning for something physical in the beginning two lines,he,in costrast to others opinion regarding her, views her as a divine figure.The poet says:”But the one’s in love know it as divinity.The poet , like other human beings, has gone through multifarious twists and turns in life for his love .As sunlight removes darkness,his love dispels his depression.The poet clearly says:”I am deep darkness and you are my dawn”The metaphor of “a lost traveller” suggests that he is transported into a strange and euphoric land in his imagination.The expression,”I am yours and you are mine” and the question at the end “is not it ” without any doubt of getting a negative reply from her, testifies that the love in question is strong and sure-footed.Very brilliant poem,Dr Prasanna Sir.Congratulations and regards.
