Bookmarked


I fold those pages of my book,
Where the ink is lighter.
I wept on those words,
There...I evolved as a writer.
Those who flipped the pages,
Left fingerprints in there.
Those who read between lines,
Showed their care.
I danced on the cacophony,
Thinking it might ease off the pain.
I smiled, when they mistook,
My tears as rain.
But each one told me a truth,
A truth that I bookmark.
Always look into the light,
When the life is dark.

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  1. I wept on those words,
    There.. I knew she is a wonderful writer!
    Those words just touched my heart,
    Left strong footprints of her thought!

    I smile, when I read her happy words;
    I shed tears, when reading her touching words!
    But each time I came here, I realized a Truth
    A Truth that I would love to share.

    "I love whatever you write Saru"

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  2. 'those who flipped the pages, left fingerprints in there' lovely! Beautiful....

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  3. Lovely poem Saru, enjoyed reading . . .
    Keep writing . . .

    Ashwini Dey

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  4. Beautifulllllllllllllll...saru,just love it....

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  5. Beautiful and lovely creation Saru:)

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  6. Beautiful poem! I liked the last two line especially:)

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    1. Thanks Tarang, last two lines is what I wanted to convey.

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  7. Reading between the lines and mistaking tears as rain, can only be conceived by Saru:)Lovely!

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    1. What can I say Sir! It's a humbling experience when someone like you says a nice word about my writing skills.
      Thanks:)

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  8. The 'WD' great design,
    Realization or imagination whatsoever!
    I like the purified light, In between..
    An opinion of a non blogger & writer.
    All the best

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  9. "I wept on those words,
    There...I evolved as a writer." very true.. I think each writer evolve from quoting their pain..

    Nice words, touching the core of truth! Only those who went through it can understand them so well :)

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    1. You said the truth in the most simple language. Thanks for reading and for your wonderful comment.

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  10. Aw! The way you started it Saru, it's awesome! So true..at times pain brings out the best of us :):) "Those who read between lines, Showed their care" - this is another amazing expression :)

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    1. I always feel pain brings out the best in us. Remember Rockstar. And thanks for reading Harsha!

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  11. Superb ... "But each one told me a truth,
    A truth that I bookmark". Loved this line very much ...

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  12. Bookmarked tears and evolution of a poet; journey from darkness to light and back. Terrific poem.

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  13. Wonderfully written - with a great message!

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  14. Wow! Stunning, recounts the journey of every writer, Saru. Wonderfully written:)

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  15. am gonna bookmark this one!! :)
    effortless and beautiful!! :)

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    1. ALways look into the light, when life is dark :)

      Loved it Saru :)

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    2. @Mi- Thanks Mi:)

      @Madhusha- Thanks a lot Madhusha:)

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  16. Exquisite and beautiful as ever. One of your best posts Saru! :)

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  17. Beautiful post as always...ur poems are always so deep and meaningful.

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  18. i read the 1st four lines n fel in love wid it....amazin write...readin u aftr quite a long time...n seriously missed ur words...:)

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  19. A very beautiful poem... you reminded me of something I wrote in Hindi many years ago:

    पन्नो पर बिखरे ये सब यादें जज्बात पिछले काफी बरसों के है
    कहीं कहीं टूटे अलफ़ाज़ , कुछ नहीं, धब्बे हमारे अश्कों के हैं.. RS:)

    Came to your page thro SiS..who keeps making people aware of all the good happenings in the world of poetry.. you write well.. happy to have read you ... Saru..

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    1. Thats a beautiful hindi couplet. Thanks for your encouraging words Sir.

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  20. Seeing the act of bookmarking in a very different perspective. I liked the similies and metaphors..............

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  21. this is a really wonderful piece of poetry. I love the imagery in these lines:
    Those who flipped the pages,
    Left finger prints in there.
    I smiled, when they mistook,
    My tears as rain.

    Melancholy is oozing out of the poem which makes it very charming to me and i really loved how you have given a different sort of twist to the whole process of bookmarking.

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    1. Nimish, most of the readers liked those lines. Somehow, I feel melancholy refines the art of writing. Thanks for reading and for your lovely comment.

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  22. I had to look up what cacophony means.

    Wonderfully written!

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    1. Cacophony means a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds. Thanks for reading Alissa :)

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  23. When we pour our hearts out, the tears do flow :)
    Just beautiful. Every bit of it :)

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  24. THANKYOU..YOUR PRESENCE ON MY PAGE IS VERY EMBOLDENING...WHAT I FOUND NICE ABOUT YOUR SPACE HERE IS THAT YOU ARE BLESSED BY SO MANY READERS..YES YOU REACH DIRECTLY THE HEART OF THE DISCERNING MINDS.. LETS KEEP EXCHANGING THOUGHTS AND SHARING..

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    1. As you said Sir, I am blessed. Blogging is a great way of engaging with like minded people.

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  25. Wow! So beautiful, as always Saru. I think this poem pretty much sums up your relationship with your readers. :) Love the spirit of the poem. :)

    I might have sometimes mistook, I have tried to read between the lines but I assure you I have always told the truth. :)

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    1. I know, you always speak from heart and speak the truth. Thanks for reading and liking it Akshay. :)

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  26. The sheer enormity of the poem in terms of its meaning and wisdom just amazes me. There is so much of life and emotion in each line you write. Your writing is pure bliss and it makes the reader forget everything else for a moment.

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    1. Don't know what to say. I feel super blessed to have people like you around me. Thanks for writing such a lovely comment.

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  27. wonderfully written thoughtful poem

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  28. I can only repeat what so many others are saying. This is a beautiful poem.

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  29. Beautiful. I wish I could write poems like you. Really amazing.

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  30. You continue to mesmerize me with your poetry Saru. This is top class :)

    Sri Tatsat "Mishra" :)

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  31. ya sometimes it happens; well expressed saru! loved it :)

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  32. Beautiful poem

    thanks

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  33. Everytime I come back here, I am swept off by your moving play of words.

    Lovely!

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  34. Beautiful Dear.. Ur words are like music which makes my heart swing:)

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  35. Again one of the best ones! :) loved it alot!

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  36. I read it about twenty times and utility still maximum,...this is magic, u have spelled the words.

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    1. Thank you so much Owais. :) :) :) You made my day!

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  37. my fav lines...

    Those who flipped the pages,
    Left finger prints in there.
    Those who read between lines,
    Showed their care.

    Good one Saru!!!

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  38. wow...... mesmerizing. what a rhythm you have created out of simple words.

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  39. Was it a poem bookmarked by life or life bookmarked by a poem? Maybe tears were on the page or the cheek. Where is the poem written, Ms. Singhal? On a white sheet or the space of emptiness? Either wise it gets written on my eyes too.

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    1. Just a poem which has shades of sorrow and of life. Thanks for reading and for a wonderful comment.

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  40. Beautiful poetry Saru..:)
    Always look into the light, when the life is dark...Beautiful message!

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  41. ...mitaking tears for rain...reading b/w the lines...absolutely wonderful Saru! Great work!

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  42. That's a Superbly emoted poem by means of words..!! Good one..

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  43. Wow!:) I'm speechless..:) muahhhh!!:) Thanks for sharing!:)

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  44. beginning and conclusion both were amazing..
    its like u posted the whole life in bookmarked way..

    loved it !!!

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  45. beautiful lines Saru...loved it.

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  46. Wonderful work as always, Saru! Full of emotions, very well expressed :)

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  47. wonderful!!!
    http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in/

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  48. I like the philosophy that you subscribe to: )

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  49. woooah...awesome....loved it..

    thanks for sharing this Saru!!!

    regards
    rahul

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  50. what a lovely poem..it made my heart cry....

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  51. That was a lovely poem. It actually made me smile! =)

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  52. Saru...I am stunned....this is a sort of poem...I would always love to write...but..it always ends up as something complex and convoluted... I will cherish this one...

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    1. Kunal, I want to write like you. We should trade our style of writing...And thanks for liking the poem.

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  53. Very beautiful! loved the expression!

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  54. I ditto someone...beautiful saru !

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  55. >>>Those who flipped the pages,
    >>>Left finger prints in there.

    Love those lines!

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  56. "Those who read between lines,
    Showed their care."
    These lines made it necessary I share your blog on twitter. Beautiful piece of writing!

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    1. Thanks Saumya and glad that find it worth sharing...:)

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  57. "I fold those pages of my book,
    Where the ink is lighter.
    I wept on those words,"

    "A truth that I bookmark.
    Always look into the light,
    When the life is dark..."

    My fav lines...Beaytiful poem Saru...straight from the heart :)

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  58. You write so beautifully, Saru. You must get them published.

    http://rachnaparmar.com

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  59. It's so beautiful...calm, deeply touching...

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  60. lovely. looks like we both are in the dark this week ;)

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    1. Yeah but you are more on the handsome side of it;)

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  61. Beautiful lines and something to hold on to that last line, "Always look into the light,
    When the life is dark"

    Happy weekend to you:-)

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    1. Thanks Tania and hope you enjoyed your weekend.

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  62. What a beautiful poem to read this Sunday morning...and yet so many truths that you have bookmarked and hidden...whoever would have thought that bookmarks can create new pages!!! Lovely poem, Saru. Thanks for making my day...

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    1. Thanks Bhavana and glad that you liked it that much.:)

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  63. i am amazed at the subject of this poem

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  64. a wonderful way..to give a true message....loved it:)

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  65. lovely.....one of your best I believe ....

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  66. Whenever my creative grey cells fall asleep,
    I visit your blog, to find WORDS to reap..

    Its so exhilarating to read all that you write!!! :)

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  67. Yeah, we can easily make out who is our well wisher. Thanks for a lovely comment. Happy to know that you loved it.

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  68. I do have interest in it and it's just that I am lazy. I will come up with a post soon to acknowledge all the nice people who thought I am worthy of this recognition.

    Thanks a lot Rahul!

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  69. Sorry for being so late... I was away .. :)

    lovely poem .. and yes bookmarked this one ..

    Bikram's

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  70. "Why I started writing and what it means" was exactly the theme of my second last poem! I think at some point we all realize how this whole blogging thing is becoming important!
    Just an excerpt...
    " I may be hurt but not for once I resent
    Just that I am a mere human
    With a need to occasionally vent
    And so I turned to writing and it feels cathartic and divine
    Knowing what's lost was actually never mine"
    Nice post Saru...could totally relate to it!

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    1. Last line is super, you nailed it...:) Thanks for reading and sharing a lovely poem here...:) :) :)

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  71. Sooper stuff!! And am glad you evolved as a writer.. Love reading your poems..

    PS: Was too tied up with many things at one go.. Hopefully, that state is 'past' :D

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    1. Binu, glad to see you after a break. Thanks for a lovely comment...

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  72. "I smiled, when they mistook,
    My tears as rain."
    So rich in symbolism...

    Hats off...thats all i can say

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    1. Glad you liked it. It's so difficult to please such a well read reader like you...:)

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  73. Wow.. you're already a gem Saru!
    "I danced on the cacophony,
    Thinking it might ease off the pain.
    I smiled, when they mistook,
    My tears as rain."
    Take a bow! :)

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  74. completely knocked over! :)
    this was one hell of a prose.
    *hats off*

    IMHO, a writer writes best when writing about her art, her writing and herself as a writer, the culmination of her artistic aspiration.
    http://notesbymohit.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/i-write/

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    1. Thanks Mohit, I think when you write about your art, there is a lot of honesty that makes the post beautiful.

      Glad you like the prose:)

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  75. "I smiled, when they mistook,My tears as rain."

    "Always look into the light,When life is dark..."

    love it Saruu..
    you are awesome..

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