Alankar(Decor)-247 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Epigram

An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end.
The subject is usually a single thought or event. The word "epigram" comes from the Greek epigraphein,
meaning "to write on, inscribe, " and originally referred to the inscriptions written on stone monuments
in ancient Greece. The first-century epigrams of the Roman poet Martial became the model for the
modern epigram.The epigram flourished in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England



1 Dad wants to buy a big toyota car
"A big bus" says his little daughter
"A big lorry" says his wife
"For the junk cluttered all over the house
By dad and daughter

2 Sneezing is a good relief to the nose
But a bad omen to step out of the house
But for that matter you can not close your nose
Plastered to step out of the house