The Inward Outward Sights Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran
The Inward Outward Sights
Of late, I have quit
Telling stories to
My niece's daughter Tit;
At the age around eight,
She seems to be a super brain-
Her thoughts rapid swift
It all started (or ended up?)
With me telling her one day
The story of the elephant
And blind men, a few,
Who discussed
How they felt
The animal they knew
Soon after my narration
She asked me, Uncle!
Tell me how the persons
With given eyesight
Would explain an elephant
They have never seen
2nd July 2009
You have captured a touching moment in time Kesav, and immortalized if. You mirrored the enlightment of a childs' innocent question beautifully. Thank you for sharing :)
child is the father of man, you learn and unlearn a lot when they ask questions which defy all logic. they spin yarns which competely captivate as you have with this lovely poem. full of wisdom. 10 Mamta
'The girl bites the humourist'..... kid's question reminds me the story.. the first stanza did in wonderful rhyme.. the rest much thought provoking... kids in turn ourturn with powerful punches, though innocently, philosophical. the man with full sense (claim) and built fit would visualize things in wrong perspectives......... like explain god (not exist) in multitudes........ thanks for sharing a nice poem. rgrds/salu
A delightful little light-hearted poem Kesav....you have a talent for writing these as well...Like everyone else I too would like to know how you answered your clever little niece...10++++
A lovely heart-warming story Kesav, a pleasure to read. Best wishes, Andrew
Such a lovely poem that makes us wonder as we read it... thanks for sharing it ya... =]
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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WOW! nice story! Innocent children live in innocent world where truth and beauty exist. so their behaviour astonish us. 10+