In perspective <br />- - - - - - - - - <br />He was uncertain <br />And indecisive <br />Until one day <br />Something good happened <br />When something taken away <br />In a right and fair way <br />As is natural and intuitive <br />He was looking at what to do <br />Rather than what not to do <br /> <br />To be precise and concise <br />One needs discipline to exercise <br />A great piece of art is complete <br />When it is seen in both perspectives <br />In what is needed and what is not <br />Discard what is not fit <br />Literally a thing of difference <br />But creates much sense <br />And this is not addition <br />But subtraction <br />And by taking away <br />This makes addition <br /> <br />Musicians and composers use pauses <br />Athletes and dancers <br />Look for maximum results <br />With minimal effort <br />Film makers and novelists <br />Charm with simple subjects <br />And poets with poems <br />To foster multiple meanings <br />And universal resonance <br />So powerful is the less <br />That in its simplicity <br />It does make sense <br /> <br />So by shifting the perceptive <br />By taking away the right things <br />In the right and fair way <br />He saw success on his way <br /> <br />'To attain knowledge, <br />Add things every day. <br />To attain wisdom, <br />Subtract things every day.' <br />'Profit comes from what is there, <br />Usefulness from what is not there.' <br />Capsulising teachings of Lao Tzu <br />Now I end…… <br /> <br />(Inspired by Mathew E May works, I wrote this poem)<br /><br />DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-perspective-2/
