Perseverance

"Persevere, persevere!" cry the homilists all,
Themselves, day and night, persevering to bawl.

"Remember the fable of tortoise and hare --
The one at the goal while the other is -- where?"

Why, back there in Dreamland, renewing his lease
Of life, all his muscles preserving the peace,

The goal and the rival forgotten alike,
And the long fatigue of the needless hike.

His spirit a-squat in the grass and the dew
Of the dogless Land beyond the Stew,

He sleeps, like a saint in a holy place,
A winner of all that is good in a race.

-Sukker Uffro

Saraswati Pooja

This is my first post and I am starting this on an auspicious day, Saraswathi Pooja. Generally Indian parents on this day take their small children to Saraswathi (Goddess for good knowledge) temple and they start teaching how to write. Kids make their first attempt of writing before the great Goddess of knowledge. Tamil people instruct their kids to write the first letter in Tamil - "அ" on the sand with their index finger.
I am starting a blog on this day and this post is my "அ" (first) attempt. If I find time and if I get bored I thought of posting something here. I feel blogging is a good hobby to have. I will try to practice it.