Heralding Music

A nice poem...
``A
Muffled Congo
Beckons. `` This reference reminds of ``Heart Of Darkness`` but the poem is certainly not about innate evil nature of man.Apart from this incongruent image, the rest of the poem is very nice....
Enjoyed reading it.

Ms.Imran,

Thank you for reading and critiquing my poem.

Poems, like any art, are, for one, subjective expressions of the poet. The reader may not always understand the poet`s view. Either the poet ought to include a set of footnotes with his poem or the reader should clarify any present ambiguity.

I did not include a set of footnotes with the poem, but you asked for, what I thought, a clarification. So it worked out, either way.

``A
Muffled Congo
Beckons.``

I was referring to the muffled sound of Congolese drums when they are heard from a distance. When one is under water, as many a child experimenting with water submersion in the bathtub has discovered, the sound of water dripping on the surface, then, seems muffled.

My intention certainly was not to bestow the poem with a dark twist.

Peace!

Epiphany,

Thanyou for the clarification.I have no ambiguities left;the image blends well now.No dark twists anywhere...

Thanks!

its a very well written poem, i always felt ur writings had a lil dark shade whether said or unsaid , this ones quite refreshing, a complete treat to my soul , looking forward to many many such poems written by you.

Hi Nafisa,

Good to hear from you. Your i-log seems fresh. Enlighten us more, and keep writing.

Thanks for reading and appreciating my poem.

I trust you will enjoy the day, conjure the scents of passing flowers, smell the brisk winds laced with the aura of fresh rain, feel the green of trees as a quality not as mere attribute.

Peace!