The Old Man And The Poems.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

A well conveyed piece. Simply powerful.....10+++

Hope this is not about me cause i dont like fighting but i can fight. Thats true. I think a poet must know how hurtful words are and avoid igniting word wars. If it be me a thousand aplogies.

So is the life Madam, you will come across many such characters in every field and poetry is no exception. Let us ignore them and move on, we have other better things to concentrate on. Cont....

I learned long back " No one can hurt you without your approval, hence never give your approval to them, we also have a beautiful saying in our local language it says " When an elephant walks many dogs bark at him, neither elephant stops to fight them nor he give any attention to it....Very thoughtful poem, Madam Chan...10+++

Ha ha I like that. Though we can’t change these behaviors and sometime can find it hard to ignore too. Simply writing about it is a good outlet and warning for attitude that is not appreciated by most.

Thanks for the poem and the Poet's Notes. It's unfortunate to have someone like the one you've mentioned, visit the pages of this site and spread hate. A poet and a parochial hater cannot walk together.

This is so sad if any kind old man changes into a person of hatred. Such a person should maintain his taller status and he should be kind enough. Fooling others is not at all good. This poem is a very thought proving poem. We hope, God will give him right knowledge. The old man will be a good old man...10

You cut the cord to eternity.

a true poet writes about all things except poems full of hate...........yes