“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said”. Peter Drucker.







“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said”. Peter Drucker.
In response to V. J’s weekly challenge # 56,┬а Language.
Everyday musings
a cauldron of thoughts
amalgam of ideas
melange of narratives
rants and ramblings
reflections of the introspective self
ire of a muted soul
lyrical rhymes
inks of serenity
scribbles of the vagabond
dialogues from the dark
potpourri of emotions
questioning quill
a medley of celebrations.
The poetic moods drape the words
intense, subtle or lucid,
in a myriad hues
Aha,
I love the language that poetry speaks!
The affair of a reader with his books is hard to describe. An avid reader, enjoys every moment with his books. Nothing compares to getting lost in this fascinating journey of fantasy, adventure, love, drama or a literary masterpiece. Be it an intense one or a casual read, the result is always magical.
Recently while browsing the net, I came across some new phrases, the scholars have compiled to describe some emotions a reader feels, ranging from funny to whimsical, which are generally hard to define.
I have tried to weave them together into poetry. Hope you enjoy it. Would love to hear your feedback. These new phrases are in bold and their meanings are at the end of the poem.
As a perfictionist, I glance
at my infinite collection of treasury,
with a feeling of shelfrighteous pride.
Passionately bookbosomed,
I carefully pick up
one among the many
from the litmosphere.
The senses breathe in
the lingering fresh scent
each crisp page emanates,
as it leaves me smellbound.
With a ravenous hunger
I plunge into her
feeling her warmth
as I turn her over.
I scrollmate with my favourite
as I am sentranced by it,
though at times guilty of readultry.
I am averse to ultracrepidarian,
epeolatry , I swear by,
for, I am an ardent bibliophagist!
Meanings:
Bibliophagist: a devourer of books, a voracious reader.
Perfictionist: a fiction reader with high expectations.
Shelfrighteous: a feeling of superiority about one’s bookshelf.
Bookbosomed: the habit of carrying a book at all times.
Litmosphere: the vast domain of readers and writers of the world.
Smellbound: captivated by the scent of books.
Scrollmate: an author, the reader finds a deep connection with.
Sentranced: the state of being captivated by a well written sentence.
Readultry: the act of being unfaithful to one book by reading another simultaneously.
Epeolatry: the worship of words.
Ultracrepidarian: someone who gives an opinion on things he knows nothing about.
Language is a medium of communication┬а and expression. The language translates your thoughts into words. Thousands of languages are spoken around the world. English being a common global language.Each┬аlanguage has its own style, rules, spelling, syntax and grammar. It appalls me to see how the English language is butchered during the chats on social media. People shrink the spellings, use acronyms and mangle the beauty of the written word.
great тАУ gr8
love- luv
that- dat
come тАУcum
why – y
see you- cu
for-4
the- da
I see- ic
ate тАУ 8
bye for now – bfn
I donтАЩt know-idk
let me know-lmk
These are some of the short forms we come across daily while texting or updating posts on various social media platforms.
I am not a great fan of such short forms. It hardly takes a few extra seconds to type out the right spelling of the word. Some consider me as тАЬuncoolтАЭтАжтАжтАж.but I donтАЩt mind. I would rather maintain the beauty of the language than to strangle it by chopping the letters.
What do you think?
рдХреЛрдИ рднреА рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд░реНрдереА рд╕реЗ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд┐рдп
рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп┬а рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреБрдЫрд╛ рддреЛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛,
рдЬрд╡рд╛рдм рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдорд┐рд▓реЗ рд╣реЛрдВрдЧреЗ
рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреА,рднреВрдЧреЛрд▓,рдЧрдгрд┐рдд,рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ
рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдХрднреА рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреЛ рд╣рд┐рдВрджреА рдмреЛрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╕реБрдирд╛?
рднрд╛рдИ ! рдореЗрд░реЗ рдХрд╛рди рдпрд╣ рд╕реБрдирдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рддрд░рд╕ рдЧрдП
рджреЗрд╢ рднрд░ рд╕реИрдХреЬреЛ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдШреВрдо рдЪреВрдХрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ
рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЕрднреА рддрдХ рдПрдХ рднреА рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рди рдмрдирд╛ рдкрд╛рдпрд╛
рди рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рджреБрд╢реНрдордиреА рд╣реИ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛ ┬ардХреЛ рдореБрдЭрд╕реЗ?
рд╢рд┐рдХрд╛рдпрдд рд╣рдореЗрд╢рд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИ
рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдкреЭреЗ рд╣рдо рд╣рд┐рдВрджреА, рдкреВрдЫрддреЗ рд╣реИ рд╡реЛ,
рдмреЛрд▓рдирд╛ рддреЛ рдареАрдХ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ┬ардЖрдЬ рдХрд▓ рд▓рд┐рдЦрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреЛрдИ
рдиреМрдХрд░реА рдХреЗ рддрд▓рд╛рд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛рдУ рддреЛ
рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреА рдЖрдирд╛ рдмрд╣реБрдд реЫрд░реВрд░реА рд╣реИ
рдХреЛрдИ рдпрд╣ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкреВрдЫрддрд╛ , рдЖрдк рд╣рд┐рдВрджреА рдмреЛрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИ?
рдореБрдЭреЗ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░ рднрд╛рд╖рд╛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ
рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛ рд╕реЗ рджреЛрд╕реНрддреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдореЗрдВ рддрд░рд╕рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ
рдХрд┐рдиреНрддреБ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ, рдЕрдкрд┐рддреВ
рдРрд╕рд╛ рд╕реМрддреЗрд▓рд╛ рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░ рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ?
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But, but, butтАж..
You may have asked many a student
┬аabout his favourite subject
they may have given you many answers
English, Geography, Math, Science
But have you heard anyone say Hindi?
hey ! my ears are dying to hear this
I have travelled to schools across the country
But have not yet befriended anyone
I wonder why the children dislike me?
тАЬWhy should I study Hindi?тАЭ they ask?
тАЬIts fine to converse, but who writes in Hindi these daysтАЭ
To face an interview
it is essential to know English
Nobody asks, тАЬDo you know Hindi?тАЭ
I have the honour of being the national language
But I crave for friendship with children
But, but, but
why is this step-motherly treatment given to me?
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