Can Anyone Tell? Poem by Somanathan Iyer

Knowing the unknown
always a desire
mind gets teased till it is known

spiritual or philosophical
factual or notional
knowing the fact need of hour

First entertainment
humans had
Can anyone tell?

First transaction
In cash and kind
Can anyone tell?

First marriage
In human race
Can anyone tell?

The first child
of the first couple
Can anyone tell?

First language
spoken by man
Can anyone tell?

First script
written by man
Can anyone tell?

First animal
domesticated by man
Can anyone tell?

first animal
killed by man
Can anyone tell?

First item
cooked by man
Can anyone tell?

First crop
raised by man
Can anyone tell?

First cloth
woven by man
Can anyone tell?

First teacher
and the first student
Can anyone tell?

First crime
committed by man
Can anyone tell?

First punishment
awarded to man
Can anyone tell?

Such are many things
That remain unanswered
Not an intention to underrate any
Just to know out of curiosity!