POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on Shaiqua Murshed's Poem " I ASKED "

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POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on  Shaiqua Murshed's Poem " I ASKED " on 09th June

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• I ASKED

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Note: I have divided the poem into two parts for appreciation sake  Hope there is no objection from Hon. Poetess

Part 1 (Questions)

Good, bad, or indifferent
Whatever be the checkerboard of my life (Very intelligent way of expression by the Poetess)
I couldn't thank God enough (The words God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse)
He gave me crosses, He removed them ( The concept is highly spiritual)
I faltered, He carried them for me ( This is excellent in its depiction)
I stooped under their weight, He put them on His shoulder (Here  Lord Jesus is being remembered)
I asked Him was my life worth it? ( A Question to the creator)

Part 2 ( Answers)

He pointed to the blushing rose, I stopped to inhale its fragrance
He guided me to the blue mountain, I drank my fill
He showed me the gurgling stream, I laughed with it
He took me to a wounded bird, I sang to her
He wiped the tears from an orphan's face, I cried with Him
He stood by the body of the dead, I wiped His tears
He stared into the leaping flames, I searched for life in the embers
He held my hand in His, I knew what my life meant  

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The poem is very thought provoking and a subject of discussion. The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. By misuse, I mean that people who have never even glimpsed the realm of the sacred, the infinite vastness behind that word, use it with great conviction, as if they knew what they are talking about, or they argue against it, as if they knew what it is that they are denying. This misuse gives rise to absurd beliefs, assertions, and egoism and its delusions, such as " My or our God "  is the only true God, and your God is false, or some others remarks God is dead.

Congrats dear Poetess   Shaiqua Murshed  for sharing such a thought provoking verse to COSMOFUNNEL viewers/readers.

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WILLIAMSJI MAVELI

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ABOUT POET'S PEN: Williamsji Maveli writes a column titled "Poet's Pen" in view of bringing connectivity between the author and reader for a better understanding of poetic aspects in creativity perspective. This column will highlight on the content of a poem picked at random by the author, which will be appearing on daily basis as and when the authors feels to upload the posting.  Reader's valuable comments, both positive and negative are most welcome and will be highly appreciated by me

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Posted on 12th June @ 1610 hours, Indian Time