Poetic and Prosaic Writeups

The thought behind the poem In the essay “Of Studies” by Francis Bacon, we come to discern an amazing statement: “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man”. I had gone through this statement a number of years ago. However, it became engraved in my heart forever. Since then, it resonates in my soul till date. Days went by, and I learnt it with my life by applying the lesson in reality. Yes, every action, for sure, has a definite, equal and opposite reaction. Good action produces good reaction and bad action gives bad fruit. That is why life has been depicted as a boomerang in the tiny poem below. I hope that you all enjoy this ordinary writing named “Life, a Boomerang”. Life, a Boomerang The more you write, The more ‘exact’ you will be; The more you fight, The more challenged you will be. The more you criticise, The more disgraced you will be; The more you optimise, The more esteemed you will be. Whatever we do o...

The thought behind the little poem “Aspect” It is a universal truth that life’s taste depends on our way of tasting it. That is to say, each and everything relies upon our way of looking at it. If we think positive, we will find positive events in our life. Again, if we think negative, we will come to face the negative effects. Let us remember the fact that “Character is destiny”. But does that mean that there will not be a single unhappy day in our life? Of course, “without contraries is no progression”, of course, we have to face both “triumph and disaster” and we need to “treat those two impostors just the same”. Broadly speaking, we should try to drain out the positive aspect from the negative and painful events too. If we be mournful, it will give us pain alone. However, if we be optimistic, we can derive lessons from such like events. “Leaven” represents evil, but “Manna” is symbolic of ambrosia. Now the question is—“Can’t we derive at least a little joy...

The poem in a nutshell Like all other things, loneliness, too, nurtures both positive and negative aspects. It depends on how we look at it. It can be our super best friend. At the same time, it can be our worst foe. It is up to us how it will function in our lives. Does it give you light or darkness? Does it give me innocent fears or experience out of tears? Everything solely relies upon our way of beholding it. If we have a transparent and clear mind, everything will revert to us in the same manner as well. The poem -- "Loneliness" Loneliness, my only comrade, Provides both bright and dark shade. While “the bliss of solitude” Gifts me manifold magnitude, Sometimes, the enormous ennui Produces an aura, too shy, Too humble to come out; I sometimes cannot but shout, Because of the pensive pain, Because of too little to gain. Let it go on; Let it go on; Let me extract the lonesome light, To glow in future extra-bright. ...

                    The poem in a nutshell This modern society is nothing but like a cobweb itself. We are ensnared in the web of lies, in the web of ill deeds, and in the web of vices and so on and so forth. The stagnation, the social stagnation is almost like a gigantic spider coming closer and closer to us day by day to engulf our everything. Life becomes monotonous indeed. There is no essence of life nowadays. However, we can make it through with our philanthropy, with our honest desire and with our good deeds. The poem -- "In the Cobweb" We’re caught in a cobweb; The gigantic spider Slouches towards us To engulf us forever. It’s a stagnant state Of human humdrum society, Where the ill-treaters Come forward to hammer us down. The keywords to the entire poem Poem, cobweb, caught in a cobweb, gigantic spider, slouches, engulf, stagnant state, human humdrum society, ill-treaters...