A Big Question..... Poem by PARTHA SARATHI PAUL

Is poetry a staple food for mind
or a supplementary nutritious item?
Answers vary as two minds are never alike.
It depends on whether we have knack
for fast mental age and mental agility.
Nimble minds may go for mental gymnastic.

Poetry has its own language to speak
both the reality and super fiction.
Reading poetry is a unique exercise
for both sound minds and brains.

But asking people to get all knowledge
and information mainly through poetry
will be like asking blind persons to look
at a delicate thing through a magnifying glass.