Prelude : I am dedicating this post done @ late night to TANGEDCO (Formerly TNEB).
Due to continuous power cuts since 10 PM until now, I had no other choice other than to get up and get along with this midnight musings.
You see the position of my GURU has moved in to a favourable square. Nothing stops me and my energy level any more.......!!
Dear All
Little Madhoo - with a sheepish smile - approached me today with a strange request.
Though I was glued to my priority at that point of time, after hearing her out for a minute or so, I started intently listening to her as it was not only an interesting request but a challenging one too.....!
Here I start......!!
It appears that her English Teacher picked up randomly few of the students and "demanded" them to write a poem with a title given spelt out....!!
(First thing first....., it was peculiar to even listen it from her;
How come any creative piece - as abstract as a poem - be written up any one all of a sudden ??
These are ways of modern education...Huh ??)
Being one of the scapegoats, Madhoo got the title "MYSTERY" and was summoned to write a poem and bring it on the next day (which is of course today - as it is past 12 Midnight now).
Poor Madhoo spent close to half hour at school itself writing and re-writing and decorating the "title" of her poem totally unsure of how to start off.
And then, she had put all her efforts to write some thing;
Her request to me was to look at it for possible improvement that can be made.....!!
I was peculiarly delighted at this bomb shell - as this is first of the instance of this kind at home PLUS I had no clue about English Poems
(though I continue to maintain the illusion that I write "poems" in Tamil !!
You know some thing - its more than 12 months since I wrote my latest one......
I don't know when I am blessed to write my next one....hmmm.... That was just an interlude)
As I went thru' what she had written herself, I should confess that I was visibly pleased....
In particular - the "plot" of the poem was some thing which I never expected from her though she had expressed it more as a "prose".
The creator within me woke up with full intensity and in next twenty minutes, I redrafted the poem with usage of different words and trying to bring a sense of rhythm as much as I could.....!!
Needless to say - I was pleased more at this piece below much more than Madhoo....!!
Gosh, When am I going to discover - rather, uncover - myself fully ??
In fact since my birthday last week, I have started looking quite sadly at the twilight of "grey" hairs in my moustache.....
(Forgot to tell, I am growing a beard too these days; Really curious to know if I am going to develop grey hairs in the beard too....)
Well, here is the poem presented to you and the vast AGANDAM - which is a joint production by me and Little Madhoo.
I made up my mind
to reach out a faraway land....
Set off my journey
with moon as my only company.....
Pitch Dark it was....
I lost my sense of direction
Stray dogs did bark....
But then, I kept moving !
After some time of walking
Totally exhausted I became...
Unable to take an extra step
Completely drenched my dress became...
Slowly and slowly
My eye lids became heavy......
Painful and weary
my legs turned numb - really....!!
The next morning......
I woke up from bed - hearing
the chirping sound at my window....
Adventure of prior day appearing
to me a real history !!
Sitting at bed....I kept thinking deeply
Believe me - until now its a mystery !!
How'z that.....???
Love // Suren
ps:- My nephew Nandhoo had suggested me to write my views on a wonderful movie which I saw along with him six months back (appears to be his favorite).
I had to see it once again and do it before the end of this week.
Watching out the number of hits @ Agandam which is still limping at 15s and 20s, I have to oblige to the requests made by near and dear......so that the hits don't further come down - you see !!
Stay Tuned......Nandhoo....and Ulagap Pandhoo (I meant Mother Earth !!)
Due to continuous power cuts since 10 PM until now, I had no other choice other than to get up and get along with this midnight musings.
You see the position of my GURU has moved in to a favourable square. Nothing stops me and my energy level any more.......!!
Dear All
Little Madhoo - with a sheepish smile - approached me today with a strange request.
Though I was glued to my priority at that point of time, after hearing her out for a minute or so, I started intently listening to her as it was not only an interesting request but a challenging one too.....!
Here I start......!!
It appears that her English Teacher picked up randomly few of the students and "demanded" them to write a poem with a title given spelt out....!!
(First thing first....., it was peculiar to even listen it from her;
How come any creative piece - as abstract as a poem - be written up any one all of a sudden ??
These are ways of modern education...Huh ??)
Being one of the scapegoats, Madhoo got the title "MYSTERY" and was summoned to write a poem and bring it on the next day (which is of course today - as it is past 12 Midnight now).
Poor Madhoo spent close to half hour at school itself writing and re-writing and decorating the "title" of her poem totally unsure of how to start off.
And then, she had put all her efforts to write some thing;
Her request to me was to look at it for possible improvement that can be made.....!!
I was peculiarly delighted at this bomb shell - as this is first of the instance of this kind at home PLUS I had no clue about English Poems
(though I continue to maintain the illusion that I write "poems" in Tamil !!
You know some thing - its more than 12 months since I wrote my latest one......
I don't know when I am blessed to write my next one....hmmm.... That was just an interlude)
As I went thru' what she had written herself, I should confess that I was visibly pleased....
In particular - the "plot" of the poem was some thing which I never expected from her though she had expressed it more as a "prose".
The creator within me woke up with full intensity and in next twenty minutes, I redrafted the poem with usage of different words and trying to bring a sense of rhythm as much as I could.....!!
Needless to say - I was pleased more at this piece below much more than Madhoo....!!
Gosh, When am I going to discover - rather, uncover - myself fully ??
In fact since my birthday last week, I have started looking quite sadly at the twilight of "grey" hairs in my moustache.....
(Forgot to tell, I am growing a beard too these days; Really curious to know if I am going to develop grey hairs in the beard too....)
Well, here is the poem presented to you and the vast AGANDAM - which is a joint production by me and Little Madhoo.
Mystery
I made up my mind
to reach out a faraway land....
Set off my journey
with moon as my only company.....
Pitch Dark it was....
I lost my sense of direction
Stray dogs did bark....
But then, I kept moving !
After some time of walking
Totally exhausted I became...
Unable to take an extra step
Completely drenched my dress became...
Slowly and slowly
My eye lids became heavy......
Painful and weary
my legs turned numb - really....!!
The next morning......
I woke up from bed - hearing
the chirping sound at my window....
Adventure of prior day appearing
to me a real history !!
Sitting at bed....I kept thinking deeply
Believe me - until now its a mystery !!
How'z that.....???
Love // Suren
ps:- My nephew Nandhoo had suggested me to write my views on a wonderful movie which I saw along with him six months back (appears to be his favorite).
I had to see it once again and do it before the end of this week.
Watching out the number of hits @ Agandam which is still limping at 15s and 20s, I have to oblige to the requests made by near and dear......so that the hits don't further come down - you see !!
Stay Tuned......Nandhoo....and Ulagap Pandhoo (I meant Mother Earth !!)
ReplyDeleteFrom Gowrishankar Ganesan
1:49 AM (7 hours ago)
to me
Namaskaaram Anna,
I am happy that you came up with the thought of getting your postings
emailed to everyone (Necessity is the mother of invention!!). This becomes
easier for me to read it as soon as you post it (as, I am mostly glued to
my IBM ID all the time.. :>). On the negative side of it, your blog hit
count will come down and you will receive comments through email rather
anyone trying to post it directly to your blog. (may be, you can help us on
that by doing a copy\paste job). Another curious aspect that I am eager to
check out is on how the Tamil postings will be delivered to me - in a
readable format (or) full of 'boxes' and 'jangiris'. Let us see.
Getting back to your .. errr... Madhoo's poem.... Kuzhandhikku
dhrishti suthi pottudunGOnna. I know she keeps scoring 90s in her
subjects; I know that her handwriting is so beautiful and now, I see the
new side of my Kanoo. I do NOT know how much you have tweaked it - but,
whatever tweaking you have done, I hope, will motivate her to come out
with even more better ones.
"After some time of walking" .. shouldn't that be "After some
distance of walking"
"Adventure of prior day appearing" ... shouldn't that be "Adventure
of prior night appearing" ??
(Kuzhandhaikku seriya solli kodunGOnna :).