Relevant and Realistic

Relevant and Realistic

A Poem by Anand Sehgal

Inflation , Inflammation ,
Famine !!

Counting begins ,
both for the votes and the ribs .

Results are all declared - it says
you and me have graduated in Sociology ,
Economics, and the Mathematics .
Mine , a bit more 'fuzzy and sadistically applied'
 than yours;
thus looks a lot more relevant and realistic today .


© 2013 Anand Sehgal


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Having been involved in politics for most of my life, I might have a different take on this than the one you intended. "counting begins both for the votes and the ribs" to me has a connotation of political season and political barbeques beginning....they buy votes with food....influence voters by filling their bellies with food and their heads with promises. A degree in sociology, math, or economics...well, you might have learned the concepts, but when they are applied in the real world, they sure do change things and become "fuzzy", don't they? Obviously this one made me think...which is great. I liked it. Lydi**

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

Thank you so much Lydi . Let me tell you one aspect; in India, politicians do not care whether the p.. read more
Lydia Shutter

10 Years Ago

Glad I got the political nature anyway! :)



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Politics...no matter where you are...is a dirty business.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

truly so. thank you dear for reading :)
Addressing a difficult subject with poetry. Thinking and reasoning about it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

thank you Josie for the kind review
Josie E. Cook M. A.

10 Years Ago

You are welcome!
both for the votes and the ribs.

deeply pondered and well crafted.

best wishes

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

thanks a lot Prritiy :) will review yours soon !
Prritiy

10 Years Ago

you are welcome :)
Short, nice and precise. I love that.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

thank you friend :)
for the votes and for the ribs. that is such a deep line. people are just numbers.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

yes, only counts. thanks a lot for the visit .
Very thought provoking, which I always enjoy a poem that makes me think.. well done!

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

Glad that you liked it. thank you friend :)
Dreamer

10 Years Ago

I did indeed. You're welcome!
Our own view of humanity and the evils of control is seldom as other's see it, this is inspiring, excellent work xx

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

Thank you dear. Glad that you liked the piece :)
Ruth

10 Years Ago

Most welcome!
Thought-provoking. :) I enjoyed reading this.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

thank you so much my friend :)
Having been involved in politics for most of my life, I might have a different take on this than the one you intended. "counting begins both for the votes and the ribs" to me has a connotation of political season and political barbeques beginning....they buy votes with food....influence voters by filling their bellies with food and their heads with promises. A degree in sociology, math, or economics...well, you might have learned the concepts, but when they are applied in the real world, they sure do change things and become "fuzzy", don't they? Obviously this one made me think...which is great. I liked it. Lydi**

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

Thank you so much Lydi . Let me tell you one aspect; in India, politicians do not care whether the p.. read more
Lydia Shutter

10 Years Ago

Glad I got the political nature anyway! :)
Anything grey, rather than black and white, can be manipulated by the powers that be to further their own agendas. And many fields that once looked black and white (say Statistics) are now used unscrupulously by those powers - and those who work in those fields are well paid. Much more relevant I'd say. This may be way off the mark, but when I read this I thought of how mad I get when I hear one set of statistics one day and another the next, all purporting to tell me something about the state of the economy. It's still one big mystery to me! Another very thought provoking poem, Anand. You are a master of this kind of poetry.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Anand Sehgal

10 Years Ago

I am so glad and I feel honoured to receive such a remark from a poet, who is great in own right :.. read more
Joyce S. Greene

10 Years Ago

I appreciate your compliment very much. It has brightened my morning.

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Added on September 6, 2013
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Anand Sehgal
Anand Sehgal

Kolkata, India



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