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Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful review on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-43'. Thank you very much sir for your wonderful words Smruti Ranjanji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-43"is a poem of nostalgia and the desolation felt due to the disappearance of the good old days,the days of vibrancy and exuberance are gone,now it is a life of alienation,isolation,loneliness,disappointments and disillusionments,today it is all about having a desertion in terms of life,everything seems lost in the wilderness,the glorious days of the past taunt the thought processes like anything,the futility of building a posh house with all facilities and amenities is so apparent now because the expectations and anticipations of the past are so much belied now,those dreams and aspirations are shattered and battered now,the luxurious aspects of the household are left in ruin nowadays,they hold resplendent memories of the...

Thanks and gratitude to eminent poet and literary critic Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil and Prof Sir Mohan Patnaik for writing critical appreciation on my poem 'THE BEAUTY OF LOVE'. Thank you so much adorable literary luminaries for your presence and wonderful words of appreciation. I am honoured. Smrutiji, Your poem titled"The Beauty of Love"is a poem that takes the emotion of love into the domain of sum and substance.The concept of love does have two extremes of joy and sorrow happening to it one after the other.The person who is bitten by the love bugs remains in the whirlpool of emotional turmoil.When,the mind is lost in the wilderness of love,nothing affects the self in any way and at any rate.The love characterised here does have no sign of abating and it is not ridden with guilt whatsoever.The freshness of this love is everlasting and eternal and it does not budge an inch in terms of its practice and existence.The problems,worries and tensions born out of love...

Thanks and gratitude to eminent poet and literary critic Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil and Prof Sir Mohan Patnaik for writing critical appreciations on my poem 'RHYMING WITH LOVE' Thank you so much revered Cijo sir and Mohan sir for your wonderful words of appreciation. Smrutji, Your poem titled"Rhyming With Love"is a rendition with adequate description to the minutest details regarding the very concept of love from different perspectives and viewpoints.Real love does adduce the self with that resplendent feeling.The freshness of a person is kept intact internally when true love does have an overwhelming impact on him/her.The true love transcends above space,time,past,present and future.The soundbyte of love is everlasting and enduring.The true love must be nurtured and brought into fruition.If the concept of love is driven by commercial interests,it gets into an arena of no return or it becomes a love of mechanical nature.The true love must be sprouted out directly ...

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-94 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY         THE BEAUTY OF LOVE the heart sheds tears of love asking none to come near, the soul immerses in deep agony feeling silently the pangs of sorrow the wounds remain as such, fresh, aching and bleeding without being cured and you live in an exclusive world of your own where happiness and sorrow hardly matter that is love more like walking on the edge of a razor with no signs of repentance and sorrow, no looking back, no dreams for a different tomorrow it pinches and pinches hard, but lived and loved the way it is being the only possession you can't part with the wounds and tears the moments of agony and ecstasy your dearest possession they are part of you and your love so dear and passionate no wind can blow it away no sun can dry it, no winter can moist it no rain can drench it, no therapy can cure it it will remain with you as a feeling, a shadow,  and will never leave you eve...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, an eminent poet and internationally acclaimed literary critic for his brilliant critical appreciation of my poem's LOOK AT LIFE-34'.Thank you very much, sir, for your brilliant words of appreciation Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A  Look At Life-34" is a poem that spells out the fundamental principles concerning human life and also the areas in which we need to make essential changes so that this life of us here on this earth turns out to be a fruitful and worthwhile one. As each and every moment we live in this world, we walk towards our final destination, that is the ultimate truth related to life in general here on this earth. We also live selfish oriented life here on earth focusing upon fickle inclined and fleeting worldly pleasures such as wealth, positions, powers and crude sex. We also act in an impulsive manner showing all our negative vibes and we are also a bundle of egos, complexes, betrayals, ...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful review on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-13'. Thank you very much sir for your wonderful words of appreciation Smurti Ranjanji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-13"is a poem that does dwell upon a deeper meaning concerning life in every step of the way,the detachment must be the order of the day to get out of all disillusionments and disappointments in life,the more we are attached,the more unhappiness we would bring into our lives slowly but surely,sometime all the attachments are to be done away with so that we reach that height of self enlightenment in the course of time,in this world today,we do live under the cloud of fear,we apprehend about an era of nasty prospects,we also have fear regarding the things going terribly wrong and we are in the conundrum of such doubts,although we do have fear about things which don't belong to us,though we claim ownershi...

A LOOK AT LIFE 33 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANY Allow me to groom The heart of my heart The way you nourish The pupil of your eyes Let him have a bit Of the avenues You so proudly and zealously Preserve for your own He has the same vision The values of the larger society Largely defined In terms of pelf and power But opportunities are unequal Circumstances are different I know he is fighting a lost battle But he hopes against hope And thinks still he can make it To the top My master Why are you so annoyed His only fault He dreams high Knowing well He is up against all odds The tide of life And irony of fate He asks Why the world is So unequal And answers himself And says You do not know But I know it He says, Papa, I am proud of you For what you have done The way you brought me up On your sweat and blood I remember all those Toiling days and Gloomy nights and  will Never allow me to forget Any of these I have the instinct And tenacit...

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-106 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY     RHYMING WITH LOVE fall in love with love feel its warmth and beauty it will not allow  you to grow old you will remain young forever if you are true to your love it never ages nor it will let you age as long as you are in love, with its rhythm and rhyme don't let it silently languish let it blossom with all its colour or else you will only make you a machine devoid of a heart and your true grandeur keep it burning deep inside don't leave loving and living you will be only killing yourself bathe in the perennial stream of love let the dirt and filth accumulated leave your mind and body open your eyes! and see how beautiful life is love never lives with apathy and negativity ego, suspicion, hatred, jealousy and hypocrisy get over these, that will make you a lover otherwise, you can never be in love not the easiest of things to be in love it is a hero's bravery, not a coward's longing ...

A LOOK AT LIFE-26 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Let me live my life The way you lived it With all love and passion Far from today's rational world In the beauty of nature Let me enjoy my early childhood Relish every bit of it The way you did In your good old days Let me dance and play Fly in the beautiful world Of prince and princesses Fairies and ghosts And let me have all those moments Which once you had Just do not make me A prisoner of your unrealized dreams and aspirations Do not make me an oblation In your sacrificial rituals To go up and up In the ladder Which never ends I am just another kid Like those in the hamlet I envy them Envy their lives Envy everything They have The carefree life That freedom and open childhood Which I do not have I feel suffocated When I find my childhood in chains Give me that breathing space To breathe And look at the world As it is Even for a while I ever doubt Your love, affection and Concern to see m...

A LOOK AT LIFE-49 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Everything therein yesterday, today and tomorrow what happened, what is happening and what will happen the past, present and future the jellyfish evolved man and godhood all there in Nothing is new nothing like inventing only rediscovering things that already exist nothing like evolving only knowing oneself knowing one's real nature that he in fact is When a part of reality manifests someone in perfect tune conceives and a law of gravitation a theory of relativity comes into our domain which are there long since Everything there in the brain but under lock and key when someone unlocks the lock in the spine raises his consciousness from the mundane to divine he gets access to the ocean of knowledge already there and becomes a valmiki, a basista an evolved and enlightened one god in fact copyright@smrutiranjan 16.11.2017 Picture-google

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, an eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful critical appreciation on my poem 'SOMETHING I LOOK AT-3'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful analysis and words of appreciation Smurti Ranjan Ji, Your poem titled"Something l look at-3" is a poem on the theme of love and its various dimensions from one end to the next. The concept of love is searched in a holistic manner. Love it seems is isolated, alienated and cornered to a large extent. The search for love is an extensive and exhaustive one stretching from the palaces of the affluent people to the hamlets of the poverty-stricken ones. Sometimes, the concept of love is an evasive and elusive concept, it remains in slippery slope terrines always very difficult to realise it by the pursuers of this beautiful and predominant emotion in the world. True love is present in a place where we have people acting in a self-effacing manner for the sake o...

A LOOK AT LIFE-25 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Maa(Divine Mother) Let me live at thy feet Let me die at thy feet Let every moment of my life Be with you Let you be in Every breath, every word, every deed And every thought of mine Let me see you In everything and every being How can I hate anyone How can I be jealous of anyone How can I nurture any negative emotions For where ever I go Whomever I meet I only see your replica For I know the cosmic universe Is nothing But an expansion of Yours Where is my agony Where is my frustration Where is my anxiety For I am not the doer And the responsibility is all your's A bit of your light Dispelled years of ignorance Let me lose myself In the ocean of your love In the poetry of your dedication Let me forget my identity My name, fame, and everything I have Which were never mine And let you be my only identity My only possession And my only shelter is Your lotus feet copyright@smruti ranjan 9.11.2015 ...

A LOOK AT LiFE-46 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY In that stone carved image of yours my whole world in your temple my holy abode at your lotus feet my whole life my identity, my possession, my past present and future are you my maa Comes to mind that day when i was on my way you dragged me near looked at me with loving eyes the infinite became finite and the mother listened to her child the child went on asking and the mother looking at him with a smile Days went by a feeling deep and intense came i am not alone how can i be? when you are with me wherever i go whatever i do i always feel you by my side what to think about me, my life my happiness which is all yours When i look at you i feel you deep inside my feelings turn into adoration adoration into love the more i love you the more i feel alienated from me and my mundane world lose my identity and become one with you copyright@smrutiranjan 19.10.2017 MAA( My mother)

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Dr Rajendra Padhi, eminent poet and literary critic for his wonderful words of appreciation You have the gift of a genuine poet, the simplicity of expression is the vehicle to carry genuine and true feelings which you are bestowed with. The introspective nature of writing speaks a look at life and into its myriad mysteries. The diction is simple and the look at life is always in its most natural perception. To write poetry with out obscure images and phraseology is the art of a true poet. You are one and Alby Raymond Parackal is another who are very true in their words and of my great adoration. The use of images with proper analogy , the proper sequencing of lines, the harmony between feelings and words is the beauty of your poem. A LOOK AT LIFE-24 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY A look at life is incomplete Without a look at death A peep into its mystery It's science Language and chemistry No doubt Life is beautiful But death is still more be...

A LOOK AT LIFE-23 BY-SMRUTI RANJA MOHANTY Since long We have not seen each other We can not say When our eyes Last met each other Our hearts throbbed For each other Our souls craved For each other Gone are those lovely days Those beautiful nights That aura of romance Those naughty smiles That enriching madness And fulfilling life I still remember that night When you silently Crept into my life Captivated and possessed My whole being And made me lose myself In the ocean of Your unending love And matchless sacrifices But time flew by With the change in time Priorities of life changed We became prisoners of Our hopes and aspirations Drudged hard and Gave every drop our blood To give meaning and substance To our dreams Which were never our's Dreams have flowered But they took us to an alien world For we failed to identify With the fruits of our drudgery And the dreams of our dreams Too much obsession with future Never allowed us to live ...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, eminent poet and literary critic for writing a brilliant critical appreciation on my poem 'SOMETHING I LOOK AT-2'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words of appreciation Smurti Ranjanji, Your poem titled"Something I Look At-2" is a poem of lost chances to pursue goodness and the options that are to be explored further in this world of opportunities. The sorry for mindset is quite obvious here, those moments of joy and happiness are bygone things altogether. To secure one's position, mistakes are committed, the reputations of many are destroyed and false accusations are levelled against the pious souls but now the time to be regrettable for all those dubious acts should be opted and taken to its eventual conclusion. The backstabbing and other acts of despicable nature should have been avoided and clear love of humanity shown should have been availed upon, so it is time to seek a new world of righte...

A LOOK AT LIFE -48 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Nothing like love if you have it the whole word is yours if you don't just a beggar you are It introduces you to yourself takes you to the source from where you have come to where ultimately you go It makes your more complete and true to yourself brings you closer to the real you which in fact you are nothing but love and pure love It let you forget the make-belief differences you always  find and guard between you and others it takes you to that state of mind where you closely identify yourself with others and become one with them It makes you realise how futile it is to nurture negative emotions by having it you only harm yourself in another way like someone relishing its own blood for a moment By loving others you only love yourself by hating others you only hate yourself a lover knows what love is all about it takes you to that blissful state of mind it gives you that ecstasy and unalloyed plea...

THINK ONCE MORE-14 Life is a complicated mathematic, extremely intricate and deceptive. We spend our entire life on it, making a lot of permutations and combinations, calculating and manipulating the resources at our disposal to gain undue advantages over others. We call it a competition and justify our action in the name of survival of the fittest. In this battle of unequal, innocent people are made scapegoats and their hopes and aspirations are crucified upon a cross of gold. But life defies all calculations and proves all permutation and combination to be awfully inadequate to take care of the intricacies of life. There is a limit to human perception for we do not see what is in store for us. The entire planning may go wrong for the next moment may not be ours. While living a life in the midst of luxury and affluence we should think of others who are barely making their both ends meet for the world is as much theirs as it is ours. Let us realise the stern and naked reality of lif...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, the eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful critical appreciation on my poem 'SOMETHING I LOOK AT-1'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words. Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"Something I Look at-1"is a poem that sheds light upon a constructive love which can also be a social networking platform. Here the social networking site caters to the interests of one and all, the young people are glued to it and the old people do have still opportunities but they have a nagging regret within them that when they were in their youthful vigour, it was not there to humour them. This site of ever-present nature has seen fluctuating emotions of variegated nature but it always has remained unmoved by these emotional turmoils and turbulences, it has continued to serve humanity with vitality and strength. This site is a friend who allows everybody to get in touch with each other. It facilitates the es...

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-103 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY             AUTUMN neither it is hot summer nor fascinating spring neither it is chill winter nor ceaseless raining definitely not the king of seasons but it is autumn the most sought-after season that reigns in the hearts of many neither it is too hot, nor too cold with traces of dark clouds and faint drizzles, moon romancing with the twinkling stars,  life is so beautiful under the autumn sky with the paddy fields waving and dancing  lotus, jasmine and roses blossoming heart and soul dance in joy to greet and worship maa durga, kali and laxmi to dispel darkness and fill life with vigour and grace monsoon rains begin to recede temperature cools down, trees shed their leaves, days become shorter, and earth assumes a new and different colour occasional rain and violent storms disrupt life, nature plays havoc with life and property, the hardship of people knows no bounds, ...

Thanks and gratitude to eminent poet and literary critic Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil for writing a beautiful critical appreciation on my poem A LOOK AT LIFE -55. Thank you very much sir for your wonderful words of appreciation. Smrutiranjanji, Your poem titled"A Look at Life-55(I Am in Love)"is a poem that gives thumbs up to that enduring and endeavouring life which never ages at any rate. The two enticing lovers are engaged in their engrossing, enthralling, captivating, riveting, alluring and regenerative love here with no strings attached whatsoever. This love is an evergreen love which never comes to a grinding halt. In fact, it goes on and on without any slackening and hesitancy. The love here that was initiated long back ago is still reverberating and reaching into its crescendo. The enchanting love transforms the individuals concerned here and their surroundings like never before. The physical erosion doesn't matter when the mind is focused upon that steadfast l...

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-18 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Life A continuous endeavour in pursuit of peace, Often equated with happiness, Which is not. Happiness is a transitory phenomenon In between two sorrows While peace is a permanent treasure When it descends deserts none To conceive of world peace is a myth When individuals are at war With emotions and instincts Anxieties and ambitions With naked self-interest parading high and high In the guise of virtue. Mentally still in the primitive society, It is a battle of each against all Balance of terror Is something we aim at, Intend to have that scenario Where each state strong enough To inflict unacceptable damage upon the other And ensure that each state lives in perpetual Fear of the other. Fear by its very nature Can never be the basis of world peace. Mental peace of the individuals Inhabiting the world Can be the only basis for sustainable peace. Peace is not a commodity To be purchased at a price Nor it ...

A LOOK AT LiFE-46 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY In that The stone-carved image of yours My whole world. In your temple my holy abode, At your lotus feet my whole life My identity, my possession. My past present and future Is you my maa Comes to mind that day When I was on my way, You dragged me near Looked at me with loving eyes. The infinite became finite And the mother listened to her child, The child went on asking and The mother looking at him with a smile Days went by A feeling deep and intense came I am not alone How can I be? When you are with me. Wherever I go whatever I do I always feel you by my side What to think about me, my life My happiness which is all yours When I look at you I feel you deep inside, My feelings turn into adoration Adoration into love. The more I love you The more I feel alienated From me and my mundane world Lose my identity and Become one with you copyright@smrutiranjan 19.10.2017

A LOOK AT LIFE-57 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY  you don't need to tell me i know who i am a nonentity struggling for an identity in the vast multitude of humanity living in a world where success so difficult to come by i often ask me a question if i succeed, will it make me a man? what to do with success if that will take me away from my small world from the things i love, the people i love to be with what to do with recognition and appreciation if that will make me someone else, alien to myself what to do with all my affluence if my conscience deserts me, my feelings, emotions and gestures never remain mine when nobody with me to share my accomplishment and agony what to do with that glittering world where my own do not have places to live in where my childhood friend can't  hug me men and women of my village cannot identify with me, my riches and success and look at me as if i am not their own someone who has come from another heaven of what use that s...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, an eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful critical appreciation on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-9'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful review Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-9" is a poem of spiritually attuned nature bringing forth to us a transcendentalist transformative ideology of life, we human beings do have to pursue in our day to day life. The lives we lead in this world are not meant to simply while away rather we need to ponder over their meanings in a substantial and enormous manner. Sometimes, we must be self-introspective and self-retrospective in terms of our lives, we also need to turn to the path of spirituality to understand the mysteries connected with this world. We must not have the notion that this life on this earth is the end of it rather we have to consider it as a platform to reach the perfect abode that is charted out for us there in heaven. This l...

A LOOK AT LIFE-56 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY THE QUEEN OF NIGHT Oh, the queen of the night! I will never succumb to your first kiss Come with your fascinating attire, Put the whole of me on fire Come with all your grace and charm Seduce me, make me fall in love with Knock at me, knock at my closed door, Again and again, to win me, win my body, mind and Heart I know not how many times I am here How many times we met and part But as and when I come You chase me like a mad beloved To meet me, feel my touch and feel me deep inside My love! We part to meet and meet to part That defines our love and romance But our joy and ecstasy Only for a few moments Then begins the tedious journey of life, It's chill and charm and that long waiting To give meaning to that eternal love and longing My love! Waiting for you since long I know you are behind my back Since the day I am here. Come in front, face to face Come with your spellbinding grandeur I will unveil tha...

A LOOK AT LIFE-54 BY- SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY                 LOYALTY loyalty to what and whom? to an individual who does not understand  its meaning to a relationship that stands on permanent interests and hypocrisy to an idea that misguides and takes one to the brink of a calamity or to something else? when loyalty makes one blind to the reality when based on negative reasons and unscientific reasoning,  how hazardous it is instead of fulfilling, it kills the man within in  roles and relationships man lives remaining true and doing justice to one's roles, individuals, relationships and values in thoughts, words and deeds is what define loyalty it is never a blind commitment to naked self-interests, dogmas, superstitions and the forces and beliefs, attitudes and endeavours that is against truth and justice man and humanity responding to the larger society its needs and values, collective  conscience and...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Channel, an eminent poet and internationally acclaimed literary critic for writing a wonderful critical appreciation on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-8'. Thank you very much, sir, for your beautiful words Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-8" is a poem that poses questions to the Almighty for the existential dilemmas, we the human beings encounter in our day to day lives here in this world at the present juncture. The poem begins with posing that fundamental question regarding the very purpose of human lives here in this universe, are we here to satiate our desires or are we here to fulfil the material desires of life? The question that is to be asked again here is that what is the meaning of this life here in this world? Do we live in this world for the sake of living or do we have anything else to attain from this life such as spiritual needs and requirements? The pertinent truth is that we are here in the worl...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Channel, an eminent poet and internationally acclaimed literary critic for writing a brilliant critical appreciation on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-7'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-7" is a poem that reiterates the idea that ask you will get, search you will find and knock the door will be opened to you. If we go ahead in our lives to seek, to find, not to yield, then successes can be attained out of life because it is not too late to seek a new world. Only through perseverance, hard work, diligence and resilience, the real achievement can be had, mere belief that fortunes can come at the drop of a hat is not ideal at all. It is better to have expectations, but for the fulfilment of those anticipations, we need to work really hard. Only through the hard ways, life can come a full circle wherein all our dreams can be translated into reality one way or the ot...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Channel, the eminent poet and literary critic for writing a beautiful critical appreciation on my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-6'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words. Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-6" is a poem that spells out the types of life, the individuals do have to pursue in their lives which can make them happy and contented. The lives we engage in must be in tune with our behavioural patterns and characteristics, we need to also live our lives in tandem and conformity with nature or in sync with our surroundings in all the ways and means. We human beings are different from one another in various respects one way or the other. So it is imperative that we don't engage in comparisons with others at any stretch of the imagination. Our qualities and refined features culturally and morally set us apart from others in all respects. We all have our natural faculties, abilities and potentialit...

A LOOK AT LIFE-55 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY              I AM IN LOVE           for a change we just looked at each other and the rest is history life unfolded its beauty like never before we are in love once more how soon everything changed and the world became so beautiful and fascinating once again i looked at you you are the same, no signs of ageing, no wrinkles, no black spots, i could see nothing, only sense that ageless heart  beating for the sake of love those beautiful eyes, dancing dimples, rosy cheeks, quivering lips, drooping eyes and inviting gestures telling me it is not all over still, there is enough in us to captivate each other for years together love is always in its youth love never grows old, it is as it was much before  when we first fell in love we don't feel it, feel its warmth and beauty because we never look at it the way we used to look at it life is all about find...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, the eminent poet and literary critic for his beautiful critical appreciation of my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-5'.Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life-5" is a poem of magnificent nature because it brings forth the ideals we need to practise in this world of manifold realities happening one after the other. The poem commences with the individual in the poem wanting to have wings with which he/she can fly into the past which is filled with a basketful of good memories afterall as long as this individual is concerned. We all have eyes but do we see what we must see in our lives such as the beautiful aspects of life, the eyes we have we must use to observe the attractiveness of this world, the innocent smiles of the children, the bewitchingly beautiful face of a girl and the stunning sceneries all around. There is a tinge of regret in the words of the individu...

Thanks and gratitude to Prof Cijo Joseph Chennelil, the eminent poet and literary critc for his fabulous critical appreciation of my poem 'A LOOK AT LIFE-4'. Thank you very much, sir, for your wonderful words of appreciation Smruti Ranjaniji, Your poem titled"A Look At Life -4"is a poem that looks at life from various strands, angles and dimensions. As we go through different phases of life, we come across different circumstances and situations which teach us about various aspects of life one way or other. Whatever, it is, life should be cherished to the hilt because when it is gone, it is the endgame, so whatever good things that we can do in this life, we have to do with atmost earnestness and consideration. From childhood to old age, life teaches us many things, in early childhood we are tinged with innocence, then in the adolescent period,we are prone to the nitty grittes of life culminating in antics of various hues and colours, in the middle age,we function...