Song of a Bard and Other Poems
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| Song of a Bard and Other Poems | |
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| Author | Dilip Sankarreddy |
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| Cover artist | Gopinath Krishnan |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Poetry |
| Publisher | Prestige Books |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print, ebook |
| Pages | 112 |
| ISBN | ISBN 81-7551-165-6 |
Song of a Bard and Other Poems is the first collection of poems by Dilip Sankarreddy.
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[edit] About the book
Things perceived, believed, imagined and practised never do really exist though they in fact thrive in the minds of the people and society. It is said that the world is how the world is understood. And while attempting to decipher better, Song of a Bard and Other Poems, in three sections, enthralls the reader. The collection ranges from different subjects, in their many ways, from love to mundane realities, little truths called by the poet as "Grains".
[edit] Sections
Put forth in three sections, Song of a Bard and Other Poems is an attempt to see things that exist in reality but are seen as abstractions.
The first section brings out different views as seen by souls living in different ways of existence while the second section touches upon the ever complex, yet beautiful subject─love. The third section has a group of little lines titled Grains. One of Nature's gifts to us is grain. It exists not just for our nourishment but is in fact a seed of our very sustenance. In different forms, where no two are the same, each grain tells its own story. But it is upon us to decipher its tales.
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- Section A
- A drink together
- A prayer
- A reason to sing
- Adjurations
- Before the bombing
- Bouncing back
- Call of the playground
- Cards on the table
- Can we not?
- Drink my men
- Ego
- Ego - 2
- Escape to return
- Grimace
- He breathed his last
- How I wish
- Invaders
- Let me remain a poet
- Living with the stars
- Maaya
- Marching along
- Musings
- My travels
- Play of Time
- Prayer of a sage
- Questions
- Reverie
- Requests - 2
- Sage and explorer
- Sand Linga
- Selfish devotion
- Soul speaks
- Sounds of past
- The beggar in me
- The thief
- To my friend
- Turnarounds
- Unbroken fetters
- Vendor of wares
- What can be called yours
- When death seems silly
- Wither must he should
- Writings of a ghost
- Your judge is you
- Section B
- A flower on the way
- A moment of truth
- As I set my journey homeward
- Chronicled dreams of a silent lover
- Companion
- Disguised truths
- Far and apart
- I can hear
- I feel to
- I pluck not the roses
- Indefatigable me
- Just tell you love me once
- Lady on the porch
- Lets run away
- Love me back
- Lovers on Lookout
- Nothing but you
- Of all the things...
- Pearls of love
- Rendezvous?
- Requests
- Rested flows
- See my love for you
- Song of a bard
- Together forever
- Unspoken thoughts
- Your well-wisher
- Section C
- Grains
[edit] Reviews
[edit] Poets International
June 2005 Edition, ISSN: 0971-4227
... Many think that poetry is a hard nut too difficult to crack. But when you read Dilip’s poetry, I think many start playing with the muse and forget to be a critic... Dilip has written verses, rather I must say lyrics, in his own style and his creations are very simple in expressions. Is he trying to prove that writing poetry is as simple as “Song of a Bard”? You must read it to know the answer...
