The Lesson Was Wrongly Taught Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

The Lesson Was Wrongly Taught

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There was a series of pictures,
A lion and four bulls in caricatures,
The four bulls faced the king as the warriors,
The turning of the lion with its face sadder,
In the following pictures,
The lion chased the bulls to get a loner,
To jump and suck its neck’s sweet water,
The lesson taught was slightly clumsier,
when we are alone we don't have strength,
The lesson that was not learned was,
We are mightier when we are together

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
after reading a poem from Tirupati C, I thought about another lesson that we had learned in India as young children.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Walterrean Salley 18 July 2013

Big difference! Indeed, the second lesson mentioned here is the more assertive of the two. Through keen observation, VS, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 13 July 2013

I thank you for your Poet's note. I think there are many lessons which apply in some conditions but where they don't apply are also significant. You have added another nice lesson out of a lesson.

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Dave Walker 13 July 2013

If the whole world joined as one what a world it would be. A great poem.

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David Wood 12 July 2013

The bull runs due to panic because he thinks alone.

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