Poor Iron Will

In this verse, Elsy takes an example of a little speck of iron that could not escape the attraction of a Big Magnet. Here’s an evocative love poem, in Different Truths.

The little speck of iron,
which always dwelt serene,
was gliding real smooth
in its own safe orbit.

Then came the Big Magnet
with a bang, causing pang,
scooping up the li’l speck
in one quick step.

How can the iron will
of a teeny iron piece
combat the meaty might
of a mega magnet?

©Elsy Satheesan

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Elsy Satheesan
Elsy Satheesan is a retired Professor of English. She had been teaching in colleges under the Govt. of Kerala, India. Currently, she resides in Virginia, USA. ‘Random Musings’ is her first volume of poems. ‘Summer Snow’, is the forthcoming one. Her poems have been published in national and international anthologies. Short stories in Malayalam have been published in weekly and fortnightly, in Kerala. Humanity is her religion, and poetry, her passion.

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