Poetry: A Thought

 

                    Poetry, I think, is one thing human beings are fond of right from the origin of civilization. It has been a part and parcel of every civilization. In fact, even before the development of scripts or rather languages, this has been a taste of people throughout the world. While discussing poetry, first question arises what poetry is?But actually I am not a literature student so I dare not define it. Frankly, trying to define poetry is a useless enterprise. Poetry is the creation of meaningful beauty or beautiful meaning by words, which thus both create and express who or what we are. in fact, there is no limit to the subject matter of poetry, whatever our human heartand mind can contemplate or brood over or entertain is fair game like life and death, love and god, sex and marriage, even destruction of Bamian in Afghanistan or depression in the USA .In nut shell, poetry is art used to enjoy great popular appeal.

                 I believe that a poet is dormant in every human being or at least some poetic connoisseur traits. But some of us of course and of course myself .to enumerate some inclusively (not exhaustively) got flair of jotting down ones pent up thoughts in the form of poetry.Further, in addition to this some people get poetry as innate quality but some may acquire that later at any age. I would rather say that nothing is impossible at any age as far as poetry is concerned.For being a poet things required are a good knowledge of language rather a rich vocabulary, selection of proper words, imagination power, inspiration from one’s milieu and nature as well. Knowledge of literature will enhance your prowess at poetry but I do not think it to be mandatory. What thing which matter is thinking in poetic way. In highway engineering, there is a PIEV Theory .I modify that theory in poetry context as Poetic Perception, Poetic Intellection, Poetic Emotion and PoeticVolition. Well my emphasis is always on emotion and imagination. Emotion is soul of poetry and imagination inculcates thrilling and romance in poetry.

                   Gulzar, my favorite poet has a great imagination quality. You listen to his songs and you will find metaphoric imaginations in galore multiplying the beauty of songs many fold .I would like to quote a few lines from Mausam, A Gulzar movie.

“ जाड़ों की नर्म धूप और आँगन में लेट कर /आँखों पर खींच कर तेरे दामन के साए को
/औंधे पड़े रहें कभी करवटें लिए हुए /या गर्मियों की रात जो पुरवाइयां चले /ठन्डे
सफ़ेद चादरों पर जागें देर तक /तारों को देखतें रहें छत पर पड़े हुए . ”

                  So, poetry is an essential ingredient of our society. In fact poetry always has been a relevant medium of expression. There is a great deal of things on its relevance to share with you but let it at any other time.

Best wishes to all.-APSD