Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes;
Her voice with indignation bellowing far and wide.
When effects of past deeds reappear in flashes.
Lest we hide behind a pair of rose colored glasses;
Pretend we can’t feel the roaring winds of change.
Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes.
Her fiery red lips and long golden lashes;
Karma is like a woman cause she never forgets.
When effects of past deeds reappear in flashes.
Her movement may be slow but works as though it’s magic;
Bear outcome of your words – malign malevolent actions.
Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes.
When moonlight strikes upon tree tops and its branches;
The night brings us a chance to change our circumstances.
Observe effects of past deeds as they reappear in flashes.
Karma tends to be around when the barrier thus collapses;
In a world of burning questions – can we seek our answers
Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes;
Cause effects of past deeds truly appear in flashes.
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Hi Sanaa, I could understand the description of Karma in your poem. But being a person who never gets rewarded for being a saint, I don’t believe in it. But she must be pretty per your descriptions. thanks for the comment on my poem. always positive. I like that!
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I particularly like the sneaky cause and effects hiding in this stanza:
“Karma is like a woman cause she never forgets.
When effects of past deeds reappear in flashes.”
🙂 Fun prompt, Sanaa! Thank you!
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Pretend we can’t feel the roaring winds of change.
When effects of past deeds reappear in flashes.
Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes
It gets frightening when told in no uncertain terms what can happen. Still many are not at all affected and commit sinful acts as a matter of course. Wonderful Villanelle, Sanaa!
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Karma here move in a circular motion, nice write Sanaa, and a quite stimulating prompt this week too.
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beautifully described Sanaa…”Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes.” my favorite line..
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nice write and interesting theme..
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Delicious imagery and repetition – true enough that some women certainly find it hard to forget!
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Like women Karma never forgets, clearly then men should be given some slack for being less than perfect. How is it we always draw the short straw? How can I make up to her at night because I need my sleep! Well you certainly made me laugh with this one Sanaa!
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Sanaa, you have expressed the effects of Karma well, I think….though I personally am not a great believer in the concept. Smiles.
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Karma does consume, digest and remembers… And she get hers, every time. ♥
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Powerful Sanaa! ‘Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes’ is so true. It is a lesson I learned when I was young. My mother always instilled in us to be careful what we do because it will come around and bite us eventually if we do not pay attention to ‘When effects of past deeds reappear in flashes.’ I much rather be on the receiving end of karma for good deeds I have done!
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I liked the repetition of the lines, very effective in this poem.
yes, karma is slow, and never forgets, and it will come back. 🙂
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You have captured well those flashes of past events that beleaguered us. Well written, Sanaa.
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I agree with Sumana “Like blazing fire Karma reduces wood to ashes.” great line..
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Karma is surely not something to mess with, nice descriptive poem.
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Karma recycles in your verses the way it always seems to come back to us in life. I hope to feel the impact of the good kind as often as I’ve felt the sting of the other!
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What a powerful write Sanaa! It is a recital week and so I just couldn’t get anything up for prompt nights this week–but so glad to read a bit this morning!
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I think more than anything it’s the belief in karma that consumes.. it’s the brother to jealousy and there is something dangerous burning when waiting for it.. nice job on the Villanelle.
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Cause and effect. Karma is unforgiving. Love your poem Sanaa. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.
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Wonderful villanelle. Not much on the belief of karma but do like your description of it!
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Lovely use of the form. People so often forget that Karma brings both good and bad eventualities,
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oh, karma. it is the makeup of the universe
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Karma has great patience too! Very good poem filled with that justice worth waiting for.
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A wonderful poem, you did a great job!
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I am very glad that effects of past deeds appear only in flashes. More than a flash would be overwhelming.
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A beautiful poem, you write poems the way I wish could with such lyric prowess and no need to rely on form. I love the comparison between fire and karma. I’m very glad I found your site. I was trying to find it after your thoughtful comment but clicking the link in the comments brought me to Facebook.
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The form becomes powerful in your hands, and I think your choice of rhyme – the repetition of ‘ashes’ – has much to do with this.
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The first line of the poem is quite powerful, and pushes to read further, to lines like –
Lest we hide behind a pair of rose colored glasses;
Pretend we can’t feel the roaring winds of change.
Yes, to view life from behind rose colored glass, sometimes or most times, doesn’t help.
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