First of all, I will present to the reader “The Manly Heart” which is my very first poem. It was written in 1994 when I was in the first year in the medical school. This poem sort of pressed the Start button of the poetry machine in me, which, having been started once, seems to work forever. I got the inspiration from George Wither’s (1588 – 1667) poem the title of which is also “The Manly Heart.” It was my father who showed me that poem after assuming that a few days of his poor son’s silence was due to a broken heart!
Because of those little rosy cheeks,
Shall I be unable to sleep?
Be she the fairest of them all;
Or lovelier than Demi Moore.
If she does say nay to me,
Why bloody should I think of she?
Because she is intelligent,
Shall I allow myself go mad?
Be she wiser than all of thee;
Or smarter than Marie Curie.
If she thinks bad of me though,
I can scorn and let her go.
Because of her high prestige,
Shall I forget mine and weep?
Be she greater than all women;
Or higher than a princess even.
If she thinks not high of me,
I wouldn’t care how high she be.
Because she owns a noble heart,
Shall I bow to get her love?
Be she brighter than the day;
Or kinder than Nightingale.
If she is not so to me,
I wouldn’t care but forget she.
Because she is the best of all,
Shall I waste my time to adore?
If she loves me and this I learn,
I’d die for her in return.
But if she snubs me without a thought,
I’ll just tell her “GET LOST!”
The Next morning, my father found the poem I had written and he instantly wrote his own version of The Manly Heart. You will see his great sense of humor in it.
The Manly Heart
(Revised)
Be she larger than a whale,
Or stronger than a nine force gale.
So far she is a woman true,
Don’t worry I’ll know what I should do.
Her reputation foul in the air?
There is a saying “Foul is fair”
Though she smells foul like sulphur dioxide,
I know, not dangerous like cyanide.
Her tongue sharp like a razor blade?
But her weak brain will compensate.
Though she’s rough, coarse and old,
(only I know)
She’s worth the weight of her hips in gold.
2 comments:
Wounded pride is lousy.
That's cool :)
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