A quaint place –
In my heart
safely harboured.
Donning rustic beauty
Puerile, pleasant and warmer.
The road to my hamlet
meters to thousand,
But if I ever to reach
Close my eyes
And peep deep,
I reach my destination.
The place made me what I am
And it comes with me to where I be.
Beautifully written, Chaitali!
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Thanks much.
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I am bereft of words to describe the beauty of these lines Chaitali..
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I welcome you to my space with all my heart. Thank you.
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“Close my eyes
And peep deep,”
— Something so mysteriously beautiful about these lines. Beautiful poem, Chaitali!
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Thanks so much Beloo
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Mark of a great poem is in uncovering the spring of latent thoughts in the reader. You have described exactly the way I remember mine own. Deep within the orbs of my closed eyes is the only place it exists now. Puerile, pleasant and warmer.
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Thanks tonne for those kindness.
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It’s very beautiful… and rustic! Loved it!
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Thank you Rakesh.
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I’m too small a writer to comment on this piece. But, if I may, then I’ll say that it’s just beautiful. The vivid images, and the description of the hamlet was quite apt. Also, emotional story that unfolded during the last lines along with the mysterious sense in the words was written just like a true poet does. Well done.:)
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Thanks Kaushal. You can write a lot about something dear to your heart but I wanted to keep it terse and as simple as possible with the gist of how I feel about my native land.
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And yes, you were truly successful. I’m glad to be a part of your blogging world. 🙂
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I see that you’ve made few changes in your blog design. That’s also good. 🙂
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Thank you and gladness.
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Hello Chaitali,
I saw this old lamp in Maniparna’s blog and was really amazed then. Your words were amazing, very beautiful. The poem caught my attention this time, not the picture 🙂
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That’s so nice of you to say. The image is picked from free images but words are mine and thank you for your warm words.
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The last lines say it all.. The place makes one what they are ..and then comes along..
Beautiful…
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Yes Bikramji I always believe you can reach heights but that one corner of your heart always belongs to that home, your hearth.
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Beautifully captured in your heart with your pen.
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Thank you so much Alka.
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The world we are most comfortable in is inside us
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Yeah agree totally. Our heart has an universe in itself.
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Wonderful. I can so relate to this Chaitali. Finding that peace isn’t bound by the material or location. Great photo choice too.
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Thank you Staci always.
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Wow. That was.. serene.. warm somewhere.. Like a calming effect .. 🙂
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Thank you so much dear.
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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Gratitude.
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The landscape and topography would have undergone changes, yet your hamlet stays unchanged, harboured in your heart’s core, to surface as memories foundational to your being, all of which so crisply delineated in a few words and images. Season’s greetings, chaitali…
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Thank you so much and my wishes to you too.
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Beautiful lines after a long wait :0
Great read.
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Yes I agree…. Thanks always.
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And I guess each one of us has something like this!
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There are certain feelings universal Mridula. Thanks.
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Wonderful poetry!
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Thank you.
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Rustic! Very beautifully penned. 🙂
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Thanks dear.
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Wonderful, home is indeed where the heart is. Peep deep, I love that.
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Thank you dear friend.
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Love the layers in it. Each line uncovers an emotion. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much Saru.
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Beautiful Chaitali. Terse yet packs everything in these words. Amazed by what you have done with such few words! Poetically beautiful 🙂
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Thank you Shanx
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Beautiful play of words 🙂
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Thank you
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This has an Irish feel. Where do you live? Just trying to mentally work your words, so I can understand your message.
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I live in India. Certain feelings are universal as I mentioned. Thank you.
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Yes
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After a long time, Chaitali 🙂 beautiful words to portray a nice, quaint image… 🙂
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Thank you Mani.
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Very sweet 🙂
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Thanks
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Beautiful thoughts, nicely presented.
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Thank you Kishor.
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Such pristine your hamlet, Chaitali… the immense beauty seeps into my own…
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So beautifully said. Thank you Arti.
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Lovely play of words. Yes, it truly is my haven, my hamlet.
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Thank you Ami and warm welcome.
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Lovely words there! The hamlet that weighs more than a palace in every aspect 🙂
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Rightly said Arun. Thanks.
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Thank you so much and my wishes for you too.
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I so agree some places are so deep rooted we need not travel just close our eyes and be there…beautifully penned Chaitali 🙂
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Thank you Shweta dear.
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Hello mam 🙂 your Twitter handle?
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I have not integrated with my blog yet I will be in future soon as I plan to have my own domain.
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So much conveyed in just few lines. You are blessed Chaitali! Beautiful lines. Made my day completely.
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Thank you Priyanki. You too stay blessed dear.
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Simply beautiful!
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Thank you.
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Very well written Chaitali!
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Thank you Rashmi
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Nice
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Thanks
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Á quaint place, deep in the heart, looks pretty near and yet sometimes very far. Beautiful poetry with a meaningful message Chaitali.
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Thanks so much Somali.
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Love this:
The place made me what I am
And it comes with me to where I be.
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Thank you and gladness.
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A place where innocence dwells with love and peace abounds….beautiful words Chaitali…:)
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Thanks dear
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It’s beautiful how you have written your thoughts into a poem! Poems are beautiful form of art!
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Thanks Hema
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I have always admired the beauty of poetry and never had the courage to try my hands, knowing well I will only burn it. The heart of poetry is in its simplicity and weaving of vivid imagery in limited vocabulary…we don’t the luxury to explore the dictionary and have the space to deploy the words in abundance, cutting the words to catch the perfect scene without the overuse and under use of words, making the composition both beautiful and bountiful for a reader to dive deep inside the divinity of thoughts.
Yes, the HAMLET we all have our childhood reminiscence deeply entrenched with those fading places and those fond memories, we love to take it wherever we go and we love to reflect and relate every place we visit which even remotely has some relevance and some elements of our place residing in our memory.
Lovely indeed are the beauty in the poetry…
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Thank you
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The place we cherish the most, the place that made us who we are today, is within us, deep inside 🙂 Beautiful 🙂
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Yes rightly. Thank you.
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“Close my eyes
And peep deep,”
Yes, that’s only what it takes to get back to a place so dear to your heart. Beautiful words,
Chaitali.
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Thanks Uday and good to see you here back.
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Lovely. We all need such a place. And mothers provide this refuge.
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Thank you dear.
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Very nice 🙂
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Thank you dear.
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Beautiful words and image!
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Thank you and welcome to my creative space.
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perfect ode to an abode!
P.S- HOwz my attempt at rhyming?
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I see a competition.
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Best of writing, beautiful!
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Thank you
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Absolutely fantastic! loved it! I am not much of a lover of poetry.. But I sure loved this one! 🙂
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Thanks
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