Ode To My Life Poem by Anish mutum

#“The stringent governance of the learning temple”- the strict supervision of the school;
#Travail (literary) - situation involving lots of hard work, suffering, etc;
#Slurring – to pronounce words in an unclear way;
#*Lotus- the poet’s sweetheart (lotus blooms on a single stalk. When the poet met her, she was single and the poet was the first person to whom she gave her heart.)
#**zephyr - gust of air, (here, it is the poet’s conscience which makes him aware of the harsh reality of life.)
#“All at once…wither” – the poet’s conscience tells him his beloved will leave him if he keeps enjoying life without working hard;
#Line 11: - “bees…: - males(teenagers) compete for winning girls’ hearts; #Set one’s heart on: - long for
#*** the last six lines “Too long...for my Lotus” means –
the poet has been enjoying the beautiful aspects of life but he comes to realize the harsh reality of life; and that he has lots of work to do- work to achieve his aim, which will make his sweetheart and his family happy in the future life.