Even In Failure I Feel So Relieved Poem by Savita Tyagi
Even In Failure I Feel So Relieved
Even in failure
I feel so relieved!
Yes! The mega task-
Taken few weeks back
Of creating another poetry book
Ended in total disaster!
It's been almost three years
Since I created my first book.
An adventure it was in self publishing.
Not only it was a very satisfying experience,
With the cost so reasonable, I was thrilled
To gift my first book to family and friends.
It was a milestone achieved in my poetic journey,
Which to this day still continues,
Albeit with bumps and glitches.
The fun of learning and
taking up a new challenge
Is what I thought I could do again.
Specially since blocked inspiration and
Lost creativity is what has been plaguing me.
Not writing any thing has been like
Not visiting my inner most chambers.
Like missing a special friend
Who refuses to meet me again.
Holding and displaying another one
Of my own book, while waiting
For the muse to bestow her grace,
Made the idea so very appealing,
That I didn't mind the hard work
Of doing it with out a guided software.
I was even pleasantly surprised to discover
The level of concentration that kept me going.
Many weeks of reading instructions,
Learning the forgotten use of margins,
Gutters, and indentations,
Editing and formatting old poems and
Copying and pasting to create a PDF file,
All kept me so involved
That even the crisp, bright sunshine
Of gorgeous November weather
Couldn't snatch me away from computer.
Finally the book was submitted for auto review.
But the appearance was not to my satisfaction.
There were issues needed to be resolved.
Auto formatting was a miss match for content.
Correcting mistakes created even a bigger mess.
The whole project now looks a total disaster!
Tired and weary I realized
That if I want a new book
Either I have to take some help
Or start all over again.
Which ever route I take, for time being
My book project is on the hold! For now
I am relishing this feeling of liberation!
A weight lifted from my shoulders!
Even failure has its own rewards!
It brought me back at my writing again!
Savita Tyagi is the name of a brave woman, I hope she will cross all the hurdles and very soon her new book will be published. Wish her the best. How nicely she has narrated her failure and what she gained from the failure.
I find tht writting comes in peaks and troffs...when they flow it is great but when the tide goes out..then distract youself with something else......you are a wonderful writer...andit will all work out in the end...good luck in your future... Annette
Thank you Annette for your vote of confidence. Wish you all the best too.
I can so well relate to this poem! Yes, it has been an ordeal for me too to publish my poems.... Somehow I am proud I could manage four collections! For two of them, I didn't spend a penny, but the effort was greater. For the other two I had to pay through my nose! However you have gained a lot of experience through your efforts at publishing and through the birth pangs- a beautiful poem has been born! So rejoice! !
Thanks Valsa. So glad you recounted your experience. I am even more encouraged now.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 10:33:04 PM # 1.0.0.1119
A great poem. In fact failure guides us to achieve success. Top score and to my favourite!