Not enough

Prateek Kohli

From the murmuring sea of the crowd
A forgotten voice emerges like a dolphin
Breaking the monotony with a splash so loud
Music to the ears, to the tongue its muffin

A silent wish, for a forsaken smile
A memory unleashed from the sea
Majestically, as if walking down the aisle
The dolphin disappears, leaving eyes with glee

The words spoken were few, like
The small dolphin in the ocean
Still was distinctly spotted – a spike
Among hundreds without motion

The water becomes blue again
A deafening silence to engulf
The violently panicking brain
Only to understand, a memory is not enough

53 thoughts on “Not enough”

  1. izza ifzaal June 11, 2015 / 4:58 am

    Sweettt!! What a perceptive 😛

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      • izza ifzaal June 12, 2015 / 8:13 am

        Now it ll get suspicious 😛

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      • Prateek Kohli June 12, 2015 / 8:55 am

        Eyes in the picture, tongue in words. Only the nose is left to get the complete image of Izza ^_^
        And then I’ll Izza you xD

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      • izza ifzaal June 12, 2015 / 9:03 am

        Hahaha do you take classes to get jovial or what :p ??
        You are progressing my child 😂😂😂

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      • izza ifzaal June 12, 2015 / 10:09 am

        main nhe dua karti 😀

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      • izza ifzaal June 12, 2015 / 10:10 am

        When did you started blogging on WP?I never really asked ? o.O

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      • Prateek Kohli June 12, 2015 / 10:21 am

        Mar 30, 2015.
        Probably a couple of days before landing on your blog 😀

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      • izza ifzaal June 13, 2015 / 10:57 am

        Alright but every time I see your site in am like “man we both are actually getting kinda same number if followers wow” 😂😂😂😂

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      • Prateek Kohli June 13, 2015 / 8:27 pm

        Haha ! The four emoticons you sent appear as 4 rectangles to me so I don’t know the whether you are happy or sad or surprised with this 😀
        Probably, the effect of the saint is infectious 😉

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      • izza ifzaal June 13, 2015 / 9:12 pm

        I thought you had wordpress app in phone? ?

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      • izza ifzaal June 13, 2015 / 9:13 pm

        You are more lethargic then me wow 😂😂😂

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      • Prateek Kohli June 13, 2015 / 9:16 pm

        Lethargic still seems okay. I had expected ‘dumb’ 😀
        It just didn’t strike me that I should check it from the phone! -_-
        (Or maybe I was too afraid to take the phone while talking to you 😛 )

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  3. Kritika Vashist June 11, 2015 / 8:02 pm

    I re-read it because it is so contemplative! The imagery of sea and dolphin linking to the reality. Amazeballs! 😀

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    • Prateek Kohli June 11, 2015 / 8:16 pm

      Amazeballs is a real word ! I don’t know what, but something is dirty about this word 😀
      I am glad you could relate to it. Recently had a call from some friends who were out of touch for 7 years! So it wasn’t completely fiction. Happy you liked it ^_^

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    • Prateek Kohli June 11, 2015 / 8:25 pm

      Coming from a dexterous poet like you, this appreciation is priceless. Thank you 🙂

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  5. AdiC June 12, 2015 / 4:23 am

    So this is what you’ve been doing while I was away! Penning mesmerizing poetry! 😉 Dolphins are a favorite. And the thoughts behind the poem so relate-able… Beautifully done, as always.

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  6. Prajakta June 12, 2015 / 9:40 am

    A memory at times is never enough… Because behind it there are thousands more 🙂 Lovely use of sea and dolphins here. I could feel the mischief of the dolphin!

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    • Prateek Kohli June 12, 2015 / 9:16 pm

      I so loved this insightful comment, Prajakta! Yes, mischief is excruciatingly adorable 😉

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  10. Darshith Badiyani June 13, 2015 / 5:24 pm

    Great poem Prateek !! Loved how you portrayed the Dolphin 🙂 “Music to the ears, to the tongue its muffin” was the best for me 🙂

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    • Prateek Kohli June 13, 2015 / 7:48 pm

      Thank you so much, Darshith ! I am really glad you liked the idea of Dolphins. They do have a way to get attention among the calm sea 🙂

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  15. quirkyshine June 16, 2015 / 7:10 am

    You give life to the dolphins! Beautiful and deep… you have a brilliant mind 🙂

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    • Prateek Kohli June 16, 2015 / 4:27 pm

      Thank you so much my friend! It feels really really amazing when someone as good with words as you finds the thought beautiful. ^_^

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  16. shefalijha June 16, 2015 / 10:07 am

    This one is wonderful…. Loved this one Prateek 🙂 🙂

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