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rahbar
Jan 08, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Spare me the rod.

 Spare me the rod.  Spare me the rod‘O’dear teacher,catching me by my words heart is that which matter. Words can be tradedthoughts are importantanger is an easy toolsign of ignorant. Asking me to repeatthe slogans from the bookavoiding my queries with trained empty look. Making me memorizestories of the kingerasing from my consciencesongs, common man sings. Filling me with informationwhich burdens and makes me weakrefusing to quench my thirstwith the knowledge I seek. Upset with the worldyour world can be pureif you can teach the truthtruth can cure. Your classroom is suffocatingteach me under a banyan treeuntie me from regulationand let me learn free  By:-Rahbar. 

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Mohammad Yamin Iraqi

17 years 4 months ago

Spare Me the Rod

Rahbar, What an elegant poem. I like it. The student teaches the teacher not to be stereotype and with closed mind and demonstrate vision in his approach. Learning is not confined to words. You drive the message home in a brilliant way. -Mohammad
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rahbar

17 years 4 months ago

Thank you Brother Yamin...

at least as poets we have an out let where we can channelize our helplessness into some kind of creative act....I dont know about other part of the world..but in India ..teaching has totally lost its noble color. And no body can do anything about it....your comment too encourages me..thanks again. Rahbar.
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Mohammad Yamin Iraqi

17 years 4 months ago

Rahbar

I spend winter months in Karachi every year. There the plight of students is no less. It seems that a conspiracy is going on in the region to turn the people into worthless illiterates. God help these countries.I dread to think of the future of these nations. -Mohammad Of faith and wisdom, confrontation you sought And many shallow arguments brought How can the flame of knowledge be quenched? By a drop of dew that you have got (Rubai'yat of Josh Malihabadi -A Drop and the Ocean)
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Wafi

17 years 3 months ago

Spare Me The Rod

Rahbar, It is a nice poem.Enjoyed reading it. Specially, "Asking me to repeat the slogans from the book.", Took me to the past. Thanks. Sincerely, Wafi