Four Liners-71-80 Poem by Indira Renganathan

71 Vibgyor

A mnemonic acronym used to easily remember the colours of the rainbow
Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red in an order. But
ROYGBIV, the exact inverse of VIBGYOR is the right order.. red to violet
It was Isaac Newton who first identified the seven colours of the rainbow

72 Tamarind

A tropical tree tamarind is a hardwood tree and has a lifespan of 10 to 15 years
There are sweet and sour varieties of tamarind.. more common is sour varieties
The fruit is fleshy, juicy and acidic.. matures turning brown or reddish brown
Tamarind has been used as a medicinal remedy for years in multiple cultures

73 Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments.Gravel occurs
Naturally on Earth as a result of sedimentary and erosive processes
Gravel is a natural material that consists of water-transported materials
Gravel is classified by size range...from granule to boulder-sized fragments.


74 Granite

Granite is an igneous rock composed of mostly two minerals: quartz and feldspar
Granite was first formed 300 million years ago by the cooling of magma (silicate melt) at depth
Granite is waterproof, stain and heat resistant, easy to clean and hard to damage
Granite is in pink, white, grey and black colours used in house construction


75 Banana

Banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of herbaceous flowering plants
Bananas contain essential nutrients that help heart's health and blood pressure
Banana should not be eaten at night as our stomach takes a long time to digest it
Bananas are less dense than water and hence they float in water

76 Cockroach

Cockroaches are insects and have been around since the time of dinosaurs
Cockroaches can live almost a month without food and without water for two weeks
Cockroaches are omnivores.They can cause allergies and trigger asthma attacks
Cockroaches can also spread bacteria of nearly thirty three different kinds

77 Puddle

A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface
Puddles commonly form during rain and can cause problems for transport
A puddle is formed by surface tension or by pooling on the surface
For tadpoles or mosquito larvae a puddle can form an entire habitat

78 coral

Corals are marine invertebrates of all colours, shapes and sizes
They're thousands of individual animals, called polyps
Coral beads are natural products made from the shells of large polyps
Around the world there are about six thousand coral-species

79 Pearl

Pearls are organic gemstones which form inside a living pearl-producing mollusk
A pearl is composed of calcium carbonate just like the shell of a mollusk
Natural or wild pearls are typically found by shellfish harvesters
Cultured pearls are real pearls grown inside real oysters at pearl farms

80 Frog

Frogs can live in water and on land.So they are called amphibians
Frogs have large eyes, and a smooth or warty skin but no tail and claws
Frogs have long hind legs, elongated ankle bones, and webbed toes
Frogs also have a third eyelid that completely covers their eyes