The Supreme Product Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Is iron water?

I know, hearing
This you can not
utter immediately
Anything.

You can say
Iron is eight times
Heavier than water
You can say
Iron is black in color
You can say
When highly polished
Iron looks
As bright as silver.

I know, Iron is found
In the bowels of the earth
Mixed up with
Other materials
Iron is melted and
Freed from other materials.

You can find
Three forms of iron- cast or
Pig iron, wrought iron
And steel.

Iron is useful to all
To rich and to the poor.

O my dear, Like iron
You come from the same
Bowels of earth
You are made of water
But much heavier
All colors are within you
With proper knowledge
And humility
You look much brighter
Crossing all borders
O my son of nectar
You are more than any other.

I know, three modes are within you
Modes of goodness
Modes of passion
Modes of ignorance
And you are to decide
Which mode is better
For the larger interest
Of the creative world.

I would not have been here
But for you, O men, the Supreme
Product of nature, stay here
You are the most useful steel-iron
You are the most beautiful life-water.