Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
Assignment:This is a song, entitled Uncertainty by The FrayWrite a short paragraph of your own understanding of the song, in the form of a comment, in response to this post. UNCERTAINTYUncertainty is killing meAnd I'm certainly not asleepMaybe I've gone far too deepMaybe I'm just far too weakAnd that's...
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Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
This is an interesting video, posted on youtube.com for the poem, Mr. Nobody ...
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Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
In this poem which is of unknown origin, it tells of the mischief in us when we were young ones. Afraid of punishment, we always refuse to admit anything whether of commission or of omission. So this poem tells about the character called Mr. Nobody who does not exist. He is just being mentioned as the fall guy and must take all the blame around the...
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Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
Author Unknown I know a funny little man, As quiet as a mouse, Who does the mischief that is done In everybody's house! There's no one ever sees his face, And yet we all agree That every plate we break was cracked By Mr. Nobody `Tis he who always tears our books, Who leaves the door ajar, He pulls the buttons from our shirts, And scatters...
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Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
Synopsis The poem is about the differences in the way of life of the older generation and the present generation. A grandchild is asking his grandparents how they lived before modern gadgets like air- conditioners and the telecommunications were invented. The grandparents say that they were ignorant of modern technology and so they lived without...
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Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011
by M.Shanmughalingam Grand dad did you breathe Before air cons were invented Wasn't it hard staying Alive without modern inventions Gandma weren't you flustered As you fluttered with paper fans Could you communicate before Faxes and long distance calls Became basic necessities? Grand child we lived Before your age because Of our ignorance, We...
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011
SYNOPSIS OF THE POEM The poem is about a woman who has been deceived to think that she was loved by a man with ‘quiet eyes’. She suffers for this and only learns on hindsight not to trust or give in to men who seek women only for pleasure. The poet gives an advice on being able to recognise what is true and what is not, when a person is truly friendly...
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011
He had such quiet eyesShe did not realiseThey were two pools of liesLayered with thinnest iceTo her, those wuiet eyesWere breathing desolate sighsImploring her to be niceAnd to render him paradiseIf only she’d been wiseAnd had listened to the adviceNever to compromiseWith pleasure-seeking guysShe’d be free from ‘the hows and whys’Now here’s a bit...
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011
Literal meaning A child is wondering about the natural happenings, asking why the grass is green (instead of the other colours) and why the wind is invisible. He or she continues to ponder the person who teaches the birds to build nest and the trees stop growing. He or she also wonders when the moon is in crescent shape, where the other part...
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011
I wonder why the grass is green, And why the wind is never seen? Who taught the birds to build a nest, And told the trees to take a rest? O, when the moon is not quite round, Where can the missing bit be found? Who lights the stars, when they blow out, And makes the lightning flash about? Who paints the rainbow in the sky, And hangs...
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