To The Tower(A Birth Day Wishfor Daniel Brick) Poem by Bharati Nayak

Excellent Bharati...extremely humble and wise...a superb poem befitting Mr.Daniel Brick....congratulations and thanks for sharing it here..God bless you

Wow tower of humbleness made of wisdom bricks, great lines..Happy birthday Daniel

What a wonderful birthday gift to such a gifted poet! From another gifted poet! Excellent poem, Bharati!

a superb poem befitting Mr.Daniel Brick. a great praise for a great poet. tony

But I dream I have ascended the steps To know What makes a Tower a Tower. Is it its stone or brick Cement or color Or its architecture? Tower of humility..... the virtue of humility leads you to God and to human beings. tony

I have not been Nearer to your proximity But I dream I have ascended the steps To know What makes a Tower a Tower. Is it its stone or brick Cement or color Or its architecture? A tower may be A symbol of pride But this tower Is one of humbleness Made of wisdom-brick.thanks madam great poem sheared10++++++

Bharati, this is an amazing poem in both senses 1) you fully expressed your appreciation of me as a poet and friend, as 22 readers confirm 2) I am stunned by this high regard: Do I really deserve it? I don't know the answer to that question and no one in my position does. It's not for the individual poet to judge himself, so each of us has to rely on others to assess our achievement. And you have consistently given me the most wonderful support and regard. I strive to be worthy of it. 3) And a 3rd point: I have a close friend who does not wrote poems but he is a master of poetry interpretation and public reading. Furthermore he is a very close friend of ROBERT BLY, the Minnesota poet whom all of us revere. Bly has never seen my poems, Robert could but doesn't show them to Bly and he has never expressed any genuine regard for my poems. When I read one he immediately tells me what to drop or change but never what he thinks is good. In fact, he has almost nothing to say. I assume he sees my poems in the light of Robert Bly's and finds them inferior. But comparing my effort to one America's leading modern poets like Bly is extremely unfair. In fact, there are only two people near me who express any regard for my poems, mostly they just seem uninterested, including my twin sister and her husband. So you can see how differently my experience is with you - and the others at PH who read your poem about me and write wonderful things. I am blessed by your high opinion and enthusiasm. It's because if yiou that I can say proudly: I write poems and it's a very rewarding pastime.