Friday, May 29, 2009

From “The Oeuvre”: Ink and Pennings- OCTAVE: “TO ATHENA OF NOW!!”: A poem I composed on 27th April 1999"

 

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Meaning of an Octave:- octave n. 1 Mus. a interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other. b eight notes occupying this interval. c each of the two notes at the extremes of this interval. 2 eight-line stanza. [Latin octavus eighth]

 

TO ATHENA OF NOW!!

There she stands,

So invincible-so colossal,

Fist clenched and will abyssmal,

Grandeur and Glamour,

Off and On the court,

Message of Youth and Vigour she totes!!

Thus does Miss. Hingis,

Bring Americans to Nemesis!!

This poem was dedicated to Martina Hingis, the lawn tennis player from Switzerland. She stood there alone and tall during the period when Americans dominated World Tennis.

5 comments:

  1. Martina Hingis - oh how I loved her then!
    And this is a fitting tribute to her, truly the Athena of 'then'!

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  2. Dude, where are your poems? I mean, the flow has stopped.

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  3. I suffered severe bruises on my forearm and palm playing Inter-Department cricket in the Basketball court[@Perot]. Hence, I was away from the laptop for several days....The flow will start again...

    :)

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