I Have Often Heard... Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran
I Have Often Heard...
I have often heard my aunt say that
Antiques have a value more than
What they could fetch on sale
I Have always felt those words sound antic,
Have dumped whatever my parents
Had left with me in the attic
I have, of late, found a handful of ants
Visiting my attic more often
Antiquity they- perhaps only the ants knew
How dearly they had them acquired
Antiquarians they, teach me a lesson or two
In lieu of my modern antiquated attitude!
9th June 2009
Brilliantly written Kesav, an aunt, ants, antiques, antics, antiquity and antiquated all in 2 stanzas.. I loved it 10+++++
yes, i agree with u.this is one aspect of keeping thrash at home and calling it antique, the value of it only the ants know.fine writing sir, thanks.10
Beautiful, we always have lessons to learn from everyone and everything, even the mighty little ant. Imagination and wisdom, a great mix for a poem. Thank you very much for sharing :)
Legacy lovers are in favor of antiques for then if ants use antics as fodder oh gosh… Well may give rise to controversy if we shun antique and accept modernity some time after modern will become antique…like fashion only question of time to be back Great write Sir 10++ Ms. Nivedita UK
I liek this VKN style poem where lanagauge perorms sheershaasanams..
Ants, attics and Antique's make an Amusing read, Kesav. Great thought you carried through here.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/4/2025 11:05:18 PM # 1.0.0
A very lovely poem to recite..The idea about antiquities and their value for ants are so true :) Best wishes. A.