(The poem is dedicated to Dr.Subhendu Kar, the great poet, who in a way has been my mentor, as he constantly inspires me to write.I am deeply indebted to him for his valued suggestion and the theme of the poem has been an offshoot of his poem Curve of Meaning) . <br /> <br />Like 'Crest' and 'Trough' <br />of an alternating current <br />or a sound wave, <br />the rise and fall of <br />dreams and the reality <br />take alterations <br />but sometimes with some aberrations. <br /> <br />The dream takes an exponential rise <br />and takes a downturn <br />as reality stretches its stark hand <br />to wilt the soft petals of dream, <br />to conquer and leave a sound imprint. <br /> <br />But again if only reality reigns <br />doesn't the world become <br />bereft of <br />peals of laughter, chaste values, ingress of emotions <br />and indomitable passion? <br /> <br />Poets, painters, musicians <br />build on their dreams, <br />inscribe their imageries <br />into the hard copies of the realities. <br /> <br />But the scientist who relies <br />only on facts and figures <br />is supposed to be the most down- to- earth, <br />leaving their dreams aside, can not lead to <br />discoveries and inventions. <br /> <br />Hadn't Kekule dreamt while dozing <br />Benzene ring would not have been unearthed, <br />Daydreamers Einstein, Madam Curie and Newton <br />would not have given birth to <br />' Relativity', ' Radium' and ' Gravitation' <br />but for their self engrossment. <br /> <br />Our deep plunge into the dreams <br />gets shaken by the magic wand <br />of realities <br />and realities when stagnate <br />get rejuvenated by an upsurge of dreams <br />so both have to coexist <br />since one makes the other a complementary. <br /> <br />(N.B. A few scientific terms have been used.Alternating current (A.C.) <br />and sound follow the same wave pattern.The topmost peak of the wave is called crest and the bottommost is trough) .<br /><br />Swatimalya Chattopadhyay<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dreams-and-the-reality/
