Accidents Are Very Necessary Poem by umashankar manthravadi

Accidents Are Very Necessary

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accidents are very necessary
especially when
one is not given a true fate
I think of them as my own
special moments in time
to think that so many things
were there where I was
when they could all have been
someplace else!
I treasure
each bruise I get
from bumping into chairs or people
- January 27,1974

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
premji premji 12 November 2008

sure sometimes accidents shower the most beautiful moments...or bitter........

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James B. Earley 07 August 2008

One must first know pain.....to truly recognize the value....of...pleasure!

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Abha Sharma 20 April 2008

every accident, every bumping count to the experience of life...very well said and also didactic in tone...In hindi we have a saying...' JO HOTA HAI ACHHE KE LIYE HOTA HAI' Thank you for such thoughful verse....

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Don Mcwilliams 07 March 2008

Umashankar, A very unique view, that injury and experience instruct and lead us to that which we become. Thank you. Don

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Risha : Ahmed 12 November 2006

I have read some of your poems and I didn't understand most of them. But I understood and loved this poem. I am a kid and I don't understand poetry that well, but still, I loved this poem. Maybe, one day, I shall be able to read all your poems with understanding. Love, Risha...... kid on the loose

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