Contact With the Heads

A class three employee of the state was residing in my neighbour. One day he came to me and asked me as to why he could not get promotion though he had got at least fifteen years service in his department. He was very close to me and therefore, I could joke with him, I said,

“Raj Kumarji, you are in the field and might be collecting a very good harvest in the season. But I think you never share your collections with the people at the head office. It shall be better if you share your collections with them too. They are keeping your promotion pending and this must be taken as invitation. You should go there and listen to them.”

He laughed away.

On my transfer I had joined at Patiala. After a gap of about six months that Raj Kumar came to my house. He was in a car and was carrying some subordinates with him. He had turned his beard black and might had applied’ Surma’ in his eyes. He was carrying some fruits and also sweets for me.

On asking he narrated the whole story. He told me that he took two dinner sets to Chandigarh. One set was given to the dealing Assistant and the other to the office superintendent. On the next day they examined his file and found that caste certificate was not available in the file. They obtained a copy of the caste certificate and also re -fixed his seniority at the right place. Then they worked out the date of promotion and they have given him promotion from a back date with all the arrears of pay and allowance and pay fixation benefits. He told me that he got thousands of rupees and some share was also given to these two persons. He bowed his head on my feet and thanked me that I had given him a very good suggestion. He assured me that henceforth he shall be keeping the people of head office in his mind.


- Dalip Singh Wasan

Love can be expressed in so many ways. This is because it is a special feeling that calls for a special way of expression. People show their love through words of song and even poetry. Love poetry is very popular and, it is one of the sweetest ways to tell a person that you love them. Love poetry can be found in books, papers, Internet and other places. There are so many love poems that have not yet been written down and are just spoken orally. Poetry comes from the heart and, there is nothing better than this. There are so many collections of great love poetry of all times on the Internet. The following is just an example of a great poem that best captures the spirit of love. The poem is by E.E Cummings and it is titled ‘if there are any heavens’. The following are some of the greatest lines from the poem. ‘Somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience; your eyes have their silence’. The poem continues like this ‘in your most frail gestures, are things that enclose me, or which they cannot touch because they are so near’.

It goes on to reveal the inner feeling that can only describe a feeling that has been felt by the best of us which is love. Love poetry will do several things to the reader or listener. First, it will entertain. Beauty of language is observed in good poetry, and you can be sure to find them very entertaining. The other thing is the teaching part. Many poems of love come with a story of love behind them. It brings out experiences of love and what the aftermath was. Love is a positive thing but, we can learn all the faces that love assumes. If you want to learn some tips on how to have love in your life, make sure you listen to great poetry that is inspired by love. They can also be a point of release. Some poems have very sad love stories and, you can just listen to all the emotions playing out and identify with it. This is if you are going or have gone through a similar experience. This will facilitate your healing as you get to explore how you feel and deal with it. Love poetry can do so much more for you. If you wish to express your love to someone through poetry, it is paramount that be very honest and creative. It takes a lot of confidence to go ahead and write a poem and, you should make a point of preparing yourself well.

Do not copy a poem rather, let it inspire you. When you come up with your personal stuff, you will be in a position to make the impression you need. Most people are looking to be perfect and this cannot happen. You just need to be yourself and communicate the message well. There is no doubt that you are going to get what you want. Many men write their partners love poems and this is also the case for girls. This way, relationships are spiced up and, many are happy and content. The poetry will only make your life better for you and your loved one.


- Francis Githinji

So, do most poetry books have a theme that all of the poems center around? Are there good books that are more like just collections of an author’s poems?
- Stephen R