Can Hate Beat Love?

by Anupama Ganesh

Shall we recollect that time
When our mothers gazed at us?
Just born, barely able to mime
Their eyes brimming with tears,
Can hate beat that kind of love?

A stage whither a patron of art
Looked past our dissimilarities
Inviting us to coalesce than be apart,
Losing ourselves in inane trivialities,
Can hate beat that kind of love?

If gospels transcend expanses,
Break cultural barriers to penetrate
Erasing suspicious guarded glances
Causing fickle emotions to deviate,
Can hate beat that kind of love?

A rainbow is multicolored,Vibgyor
The reason after the rains, there's magic
A tender sapling sprouts in an arbor
Thence tended lovingly, needs no logic,
Can hate beat that kind of love?

When a pet comes to stay,what a delight,
Does it have a religious culture of its own?
We moon over it, celebrate dinner in candlelight
Within our bosoms, seeds of love sown
Can hate beat that kind of love?

A child swimming blithely in a pool
Fails to keep balance, tends to drown
Any mortal rushes forth heeding no rule
Rescues at once with no grimacing frown,
Can hate beat that kind of love?

When someone reaches out a hand
Do we stop to think and condemn?
Man can wave dreamy strands with a wand
Change ravaging mires to his rhythmic tandem
Can hate beat that kind of love?

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13-Oct-2010

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Thank you for the beautiful picture accompanying my poem.I could not have imagined anything more inspiring.

anupoems
14-Oct-2010 13:23 PM