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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Fool

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 9; the ninth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton.




I know it and yet,
I choose to be me.
I know that rainbows
and unicorns exist.
And you may laugh
at me for thinking so.
I know it and yet, 
I choose to believe
in myself and my beliefs.

I know it and yet,
I choose to be me.
I know that life 
is lovely and easy.
And you may scoff
at me for thinking so.
I know it and yet,
I choose to live
like I would live, forever.

I know it and yet,
I choose to be me.
I know of the world
and of it's crooked ways.
And yet, I choose to be.
I know of you
and your devious mind,
the cruel intentions,
And yet, I choose to be
Just another fool.

The knack of defiance,
The norms that I shun,
With my heart on my sleeve
and head on my shoulders,
I proclaim, myself to be,
Just another fool!

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20 comments:

  1. Er.April 3, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    I must say that to the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. ;-)

    Well written, Rashi!

    PS: Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

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  2. aativasApril 3, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    Hmm.. I liked it .. 'To choose oneself as one is'in reality is act of wisdom and not foolishness..

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  3. Vinay Leo R.April 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Just another fool here too! :D

    Good work! :) I liked this...

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  4. UnknownApril 3, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    good post! all the best :)

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  5. Tavish Chadha(sensible-bakwas.com)April 3, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    Choose to be urself always! What a poem... loved it... All the best for BAT Rashi!

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  6. Saurangshu KanunjnaApril 4, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    Hmm... The last para did the magic.... As said before, saying again.. wonder-fool and beauti-fool ;)

    keep it up..

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  7. swayambhuApril 4, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    yeah...the last para was awesome, to say the least!

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  8. Mahesh Aadhya KalalApril 4, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    nice one :)

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  9. Mural!April 4, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Nicely said......good one

    Here is my BAT post::Murali - FOOL

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  10. ARJunaApril 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Beautiful verse!!! Keep it up. Best of luck for BATOM

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  11. Lady WhispersApril 4, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    wow i cd i miss reading this .
    Made me remember ' i am a fool in love with the fool '
    And i love being the fool :)
    Lovely poem

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  12. Rachana ShakyawarApril 4, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    @ Rashi

    Am just like your poem..so enjoyed being a fool and perhaps the delights of life:)

    Quite a nice poem!
    Liked it!

    ~ Keep the Spark ALive..

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  13. Neeraj ShindeApril 4, 2010 at 9:42 PM

    Being oneself is paramount... being fool is relative! Your post made me think a lot! Simply superb!

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  14. MakkApril 5, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Sounding rADIANT!

    Keep it up.

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  15. TuppenceApril 5, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    a very nice poem..
    the last stanza was an absolutely beauty

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  16. R!April 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    With my heart on my sleeve
    and head on my shoulders,
    I proclaim, myself to be,
    Just another fool!


    Loved it!!

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  17. ChatterboxApril 5, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    Beautiful take of the prompt :)
    Keep up the good work :D

    Cheers!!

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  18. Vipul GroverApril 7, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Yo.. Proud to be fool :)

    Interesting take Rashi nd well poetry seems the theme this time.. thrd post um reading, nd this is the third poem :)

    Blog-a-Tonically Yours
    Vipul Grover

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  19. Parth J DaveApril 9, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    Superb take on the topic, Rashi! Loved the simple, yet profound poem...

    Great going. All the Best for BATOM!

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  20. T F CarthickApril 11, 2010 at 10:04 PM

    Lovely poem. Nice and sweet and so true.

    A small feedback though - I felt that the refrain was too much for the size of the poem. Also I felt third stanza pattern did not go with pattern of first two - where you talk about your optimistic view and how you are not perturbed by world's opinion of your foolish optimism but in third there is nothing about your optimism.

    Was out of town. So posting comment after BATON contest. My entry for contest was a poem too. Do check it out as and when you have time.

    The Fool - FOOL

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