Lonely Evenings - poem


Nariman Point, Mumbai (Image Source)


Lonely hearts
gazing at the waves
dark sea scary
at least to me

What peace do they get
at Nariman point
Doesn't the gaiety around
make them feel worse

As I stroll along
as always with family
may be I'm wrong
do they choose to be alone?




Prompt by and Shared with - Poets United





Comments

  1. G L Meisner29 August 2014 at 21:36

    Beautiful. I like it.

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:10

      Thanks. I am glad you like it.
      Keep visiting :)

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  2. Susan30 August 2014 at 01:54

    It's interesting to me, who quite often choose to be alone, that couples and families even think about the loners! Wow. I really like this poem. The poem might be an invitation for those who hold fear of the sea or of loneliness to face their fears. Try it!

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:12

      Thanks Susan. Pleasure to have you read my words...
      I guess there are those who are alone, and those who are hardly ever alone :)

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  3. Moonie30 August 2014 at 02:16

    The sea to some is where they are least alone. I am not the only one who sought solace in the sea.

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:12

      Very true. I guess the vastness of sea is peaceful...

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  4. Sumana Roy30 August 2014 at 09:00

    ma be lonely hearts can commune easily with the vastness of Nature...beautifully written :)

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:13

      Thanks Sumana... that's what I wonder - Lonely by choice or compulsion...

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  5. Mary30 August 2014 at 20:47

    I do wonder sometimes if people do choose to be alone. Sometimes, I think, we might feel a bit sorry for them....but maybe they are alone by choice.

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:14

      I started of feeling sorry, and then thought the same thoughts that you expressed...
      Thanks, Mary!

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  6. Mary30 August 2014 at 20:48

    Nimi, and yes it will be nice to see your comments on other Poets United bloggers' poems for this prompt as well. Community is key.

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    1. Nimi Arora31 August 2014 at 01:15

      Community is key. Very true, Mary.
      I will be visiting poems of other bloggers... soon :)
      Thanks again...

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  7. Shweta Dave1 September 2014 at 00:54

    Beautiful lines Nimi... nariman point has been my spot when I needed to be by my self.

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    1. Nimi Arora4 September 2014 at 00:44

      Thanks Shweta... Nariman Point is truly a great place to go to, whether alone or with family and friends...

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  8. Madhusudan Mahawar1 September 2014 at 08:02

    Beautiful lines..

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  9. AuraOfThoughts MeenalSonal1 September 2014 at 17:28

    Loneliness also finds a way in crowded places. Expressed beautifully

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    1. Nimi Arora4 September 2014 at 00:46

      Yes, it does... though being lonely and alone are not always the same...
      Thanks!

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