Nuggets Of Wisdom.No.6. On Captaincy Poem by Valsa George

Nuggets Of Wisdom.No.6. On Captaincy

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CAPTAIN

To steer a ship through rugged seas
And divert it from shoals and rocks
There need to be a captain at the deck
Or else the vessel is sure to wreck

Has any paper boat from its source
Charted its own safe course
Or ever reached the port
Without any malign force to contort?

With no one to steer the course
The ship is like an unbridled horse
Any system will rot to naught
Without a leader at the helm to direct!

Monday, December 9, 2013
Topic(s) of this poem: captain
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Pradip Chattopadhyay 09 December 2013

yes, there's always the need to have someone at the helm to chart across the right path.

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 09 December 2013

A ship needs a captain. It is implied that the captain is well trained and always keeps the passenger safety first. Nice nugget.

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Shahzia Batool 09 December 2013

this one can be contextualized with the help of the election scenes in our side of the world, though it's quite true for the whole world...yes, the Captain matters! ! !

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Valsa George 10 December 2013

Thank you Shahzia for guessing right the context of this poem! With the results of the Assembly elections in several states of our country, it is doubtful if any party is going to get a decisive majority, leaving the country's leadership so uncertain! ! This is sadly the picture everywhere! Without proper leaders, our future hangs on the balance! ! This is true of all walks of life! !

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Dinesan Madathil 10 December 2013

Hats off to Miss Shahzia for reading the illegible and all other comments posted earlier have been nullified.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 13 August 2022

I quote, 'With no one to steer the course The ship is like an unbridled horse' and unquote!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 13 September 2020

Each and every stanza stands out that emphasizes the need to have a leader....a leader with great qualities to direct us towards success in our endeavors. A great poem well executed. To my Poem List.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 13 September 2020

A wonderful and powerful poem beautifully crafted and conveyed with great imagery and metaphor. In life we truly need a leader that help us to identify, understand and define our purpose.

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Mahtab Bangalee 27 November 2019

without pioneer none can balance the up-down of life!

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Lovely lessons of leadership or the need there of!

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