Gilding a
Hermit is a collection of poems by Rocor. The book is divided into two parts:
the early life and the late world. Probably, the poet has much to tell about
his feelings in both the phases of life. Look at the temerity of the poet who
has given such a bold and yet subtle title to the collection - Gilding a
Hermit. In simple words it means painting a saint-like heart with gold-like
hedonism. A deeper thought will provoke that it is the cardinal rule of the
world to smear people with the lineage of hedonism.
The poems in
the collection are longer and evoke a sense of heat and embarrassment, because
the poet’s anger towards the world is evident. The more you say, is less about
the poems. The kind of reflections the words and phrases make is of high importance
and people with malleable heart will feel swaying with the flow.
Look at this
poem! The terrific intensity is bound to grip you:
Let them all regret
They didn’t
filch all
Some of mine
is left to burgeon best
The time and
place for me.
None can denounce
my change
But was the
fault of their demands and desires
How feeble
they flickered
When first we
met.
Now they
bargain my presence
Me , the man,
or call him their leisure.
Me, the man,
to key their calls
Or call it
their pleasure.
Let them all
regret
The man they
lost
And more they
will lose
Of what they
did to whom
Cared for
them to a reason
present or
not.
The above poem
is a brilliant depiction of betrayals and loss of esteem, as how the people of
the world play with the heart and good intentions of good people. Well, the
loss is theirs.
Likewise,
there are many poems that have seemed to have been slapping the system of the
world at large. The poet has made all the efforts to explore the darkest themes
concurrently. Bold and beautifully, these poems are going to, for sure, force
you for a retrospection.
The kind of
rhyming and vocabulary and phrases used in the collection are evident of the
brilliance that the poet possesses. This is one such collection that will
linger with you for a longer time, even when you put it down and away. Terrific
and delightful…highly recommended!
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