English Literature – Poetry ☆ Review – Ms Leena Thampi’s Poem: Encounter with my soul – ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ☆

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi—an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.)

We Congratulate Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji who has been appointed as a reviewer for the literary work published by the international poets and littérateurs… It’s a great opportunity to express views on their scintillating literary work. Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji thanked President and his fellow colleagues of Global Writers Academy for this unique honour…!

Ms Leena Thampi whose imposing poem, ‘Encounter with Soul’, is truly एन्थ्राललिंग..। He humbly attempted to deep-dive into her composition to fetch some pearls of wisdom… though unraveling her poetic verses is certainly not a mean task…yet this chutzpah…!

☆ ~ Ms Leena Thampi’s Poem: Encounter with my soul ~ ☆

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Everything stops for a while

When she’s gone

The sun hides, the birds stop singing

the flowers refuse to bloom,

Trees become still, the clouds don’t care anymore, forget the rains

Nothing breathes and all of life

Turns a dull grey…

Then she returns

And everything falls in place

In whispers soft and sweet, a dance with words and thoughts,

In solitude I meet the lyrics of old songs

A symphony of emotions, in silence, I express,

For in my quietude, I find my soul’s caress.

The shadows of my mind, Unravel in this space,

A canvas of my heart, Where colors fill my grace.

I converse in my solitude, With the echoes of my soul,

A journey through the labyrinth, Of thoughts, I fearlessly control.

In every word, a story,in every breath, a verse,

I converse in my solitude,

As a poet, I confess.

In quiet chambers of my mind,

A dialogue with self,I cherish

Questions arise, answers sought, flow peacefully in this journey of thought.

Reflecting on the path I’ve trod, the choices made, the lessons taught. Emotions stir, a symphony within,

A fountain of joy and sorrow,a subtle kin.

In the mirror of introspection, I see my reflection.

The light and the dark, the highs and lows,

A spectrum of colors, in life’s ebbs and flows.

Valleys ,mountains ,beauty unexplored

You take me through euphoria manifold

This conversation with the self, so deep,

Unveils the mysteries, the secrets to keep.

A journey of growth, of self-discovery,

A path that leads to wisdom, and a heart so free.

It’s where I meet myself

Who could I love more than thee?

~ Leena Thampi

Review:

ENCOUNTER WITH MY SOUL is a beautiful poem by equally beautiful poetess Leena Thampi, where her resplendent beauty reflects in her enigmatic journey in a scintillating poetic form. The flight that she undertakes with her amazing indomitable wings into myriad shades of life…while wandering around the rapturous environment, in the symphony of emotional melodies… oscillating between the crests and troughs of sombreness and exultation…

It’s her blissful interaction with the soul that defines her swing of moods…as she recalls about somberness: “…everything stops for a while when she’s gone…” Takes it further as she sums up:

“Nothing breathes at all and all of life turns into dull grey…!”

But on her return, everything becomes exuberant…as she dances in the whispers of tender sweet words and lovelorn thoughts…

She enjoys her solitude as she dives deep into the reclusive privateness, where the symphony of spirited sentiments, plays ceaselessly…

Finally, she finds her soul’s embrace in her quietude. The shadow of her mind, unravels the canvas of her heart, where myriad rainbowish hues fill her inner self…as she converses with her solitude, with resonating echoes of her enchanting soul.

This deep interaction with the self, unfolds many mysteries, scripting the odyssey of her growth and wisdom, which in turn sets the heart free, where she finds her ultimate love…!

Leena has created a masterpiece which is more of a volcanic eruption of the heart than a willful composition…!

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