Wednesday, December 27, 2006

ummm....errr.....well...

i think i'm back to rambling.......come to think of it, it is quite hard to just go on rambling. one of the reasons i find solace in poetry i guess. it is just that much more easier to write something that probably makes sense only to you and dodge any questions with a cryptic "poetic license." quite presumptuous to assume the title of a poet, i know, but what the heck, you can feel good about yourself once in a while!!!

i thought i had an agenda even for this "rambling" but little surprise that i have already forgotten what it was. one thing i'd like to admit here is that i have always been jealous of the million bloggers out there who can ramble on endlessly and actually make sense. people who care enough have asked me this a few times-"why poetry?" and fewer people think its quite a snobbish thing to do, have a blog for "poetry." in any case, i myself haven't figured the "why."

it is just so hard to maintain focus while writing!!! i know for a fact that i lack the ability to translate my ever-flitting thoughts into text; which is why the green-eyed monster is born in the first place. with poetry (rather my idea of poetry) it is simpler because it is graphic and you just have to find a line for the image you conjure. to me that is so much easier than trying to explain my images in simple, crisp and concise english.

this brings my focus to the genral idea of poetry. going by my (albeit flawed) line of thought, poetry is much simpler than prose, contrary to popular opinion. i can imagine the great poets of our age turning in their graves listening to this statement. it was just a passing thought, i don't quite agree with it myself. i don't think the different forms of writing are comparable, although, i do think poetry leaves a wider scope for interpretation. so now the reader (my sympathies with you, dear friend) may ask me why the hell i made a statement without believing in it myself....well i guess i was trying to be a "responsible journalist" by giving both sides of the story, if at all there is one to begin with.

my computer screen tells me i have managed to generate four paragraphs with this word concoction of mine....i think i will do myself a favour by not reading it else my conscience would force me to be merciful to any potential reader and delete this post immediately.

well thats that then....the effort to generate a more sensible rambling is on. i too shall succeed someday......someday...