There
is a beautiful Indian story it talks about Krishna, one of the innumerable Vishnu’s
avatars, the preserver aspect of God within the Hindu Trinity. One day Yosada, Krishna’s
mother, saw her little child’s throat and found an immense starry vault that
absorbed her into an endless vision of constellations in the night sky. Yosada
had full comprehension of the
immensity of Krishna.
A
single poem could be a magical deity throat that contains the Universe in the
shortest possible space. A magical poem is like Krishna showing the cosmic form
to Yasoda. A single poem could reach its most perfect literary expression in few
verses. It is a mysterious sphere that
comprises the totally.
Poetry suggests instead of enounce.
Daily
language or ordinary language is a different kind of expression. Used to agree
with others, social purpose informing, etc. and it tends to schematize. Poetry
is evocative like the blues that remind old memories. It provokes emotions in
the reader and sometimes cloudy images. Poetry does not describe emotions, but
it perceives. It means the reader becomes aware directly through any of the senses. In poetry
you could recognize feelings such as pain, anguish, etc., because the poet has
become the best medium for expression. Imagine the silence that suggests
displeasure between lovers. Poetry suggests instead of enounce.
We
want to encourage everyone to participate. Write some lines of verses after or
before the snow falls. It can be a
placid experience that has true bonding
power. This is a perfect time to play on words. Everyone is welcome to
join this competition. “We are Gitanjali Indian Society”, source of inspiration for this contest,
and we are promoting poetry explicitly for avatars in
this universe called Second Life. This
is our second contest and we hope steadily grown in prestige. The first prize
is 10,000 linden and our reward is symbolic, because it really worth fighting
for in terms of genuine literary accomplishment.
Write
a poem, max 15 lines on any topic and in any style rhyming or non-rhyming. Participation
is free and we accept only English language entries. The only condition is to
join the group called "Gitangali
Indian Society". When you have finished, you will send it to Bimala
Tagore in a note card by IM. Enter as often as you like using one avatar per
poem. Closing date on December 31Th 2014.
Winning poems will be announced in January.
We
are expectant that we may receive your entries in soon. We have four judges and
one of them is well known from the SL Enquirer.
We
will feel honored to meet you all through your words. Good luck!
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