Of late, I have quit <br />Telling stories to <br />My niece’s daughter Tit; <br />At age around eight, <br />She seems to be a super brain <br />Her thoughts rapid swift <br /> <br />It all started (or ended up?) <br />With me telling her one day <br />The story of the elephant <br />And blind men a few <br />Who discussed <br />How they felt <br />The animal they knew <br /> <br />Soon after my narration <br />She asked me: Uncle! <br />Tell me how few persons <br />With given eye sight <br />Would explain an elephant <br />They have never seen <br /> <br /> <br />2nd July 2009<br /><br />Kesav Venkat Easwaran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/inward-outward-sights/
