A Century of Odes: Collection of Pratical Tips on Life

By Ira Periyavallur (A.K.A) Indira Vmd

There are 100 poems in this book. 80% of these are narrative incidences while 20% of them are motivational poems based on her observations. Most of these poems have a practical approach towards life and also carries tips on dealing with the various ups adn downs of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd
• Release date: Feb 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9789389759440

Ira Periyavallur (A.K.A) Indira Vmd

A scientist turned dancer/ academician Indira writes under her pen name Ira Periyavallur. Being an academic consultant for schools, she has travelled far and wide, interacted with socres of children, teachers, parents and even the school management. This collection of poems is a brief of her experiences and observations so far.

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Babies Worldwide

Babies are so flawlessly pure,

Their mischief being our best cure.

Eyes full of wonder

At every little blunder

Each little discovery

Becomes their mastery.

If all the babies worldwide

Are born with such innocence alike

Then it’s indeed a puzzle

How they learn to struggle

Or simply become a universal trouble!

Lock-n-Key

Once there was a girl

Called lock-n-key.

No matter where she went

She would open a lock

To complete her job.

When curiosity got better

One asked her- Why dear,

You have such a strange name and behavior?

Her reply

I have a lock and its key.

My life’s stumbling blocks

Are the lock that you see,

While the will to cross over

Is the key.

Every hurdle in life

Can be overcome in a trice,

So you must stop, all the gripe

Since you are

Your own lock and key.

Me, A Teacher

The little palms,

The tender fingers,

The squeaky little voices

And the chubby little faces.

We laugh together and play,

We sit together and eat,

We learn together and know

All that’s there in this wide cosmos

Although I am their teacher,

I am, but just a creature,

Destined to mould their future.

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