To a millionaire poem Tnpsc

The world in gloom and splendour passes by,And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam,A creature of that old distorted dreamThat makes the sound of life an evil cry.Good men perform just deeds, and brave men die,And win not honour such as gold can give,While the vain multitudes plod on, and live,And … Read more

Be glad your nose is on your face poem Tnpsc

Be glad your nose is on your face,not pasted on some other place,for if it were where it is not,you might dislike your nose a lot. Imagine if your precious nosewere sandwiched in between your toes,that clearly would not be a treat,for you’d be forced to smell your feet. Your nose would be a source … Read more

Dont quit poem Tnpsc

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,And the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns,As … Read more

A sonnet for my incomparable mother poem Tnpsc

A sonnet for my incomparable mother poem Tnpsc

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.I am a mother now, and so I knowHard work is mixed together with the fun;You learned that when you raised me long ago. -4 I think of all the things you gave to me:Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul-All these you spent on … Read more

The apology poem Tnpsc

Think me not unkind and rude,That I walk alone in grove and glen;I go to the god of the woodTo fetch his word to men. Tax not my sloth that IFold my arms beside the brook;Each cloud that floated in the skyWrites a letter in my book. Chide me not, laborious band,For the idle flowers … Read more

The flying wonder poem Tnpsc

“Said Orville Wright to Wilbur Wright,“These birds are very trying.I’m sick of hearing them cheep-cheepAbout the fun of flying.A bird has feathers, it is true.That much I freely grant.But must that stop us, W?”Said Wilbur Wright,”It shan’t.”And so they built a glider, first,And then they built another.-There never were two brothers moreDevoted to each other.They … Read more

Earth Poem Tnpsc

How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime!How perfect your obedience to the light and how noble is your submission to the sun. I have walked over your plains,I have climbed your stony mountainsI have descended into your valleys;I have entered into your caves.On the plains, I have discovered your dreams,On the mountains, I have … Read more

Laugh and be merry Tnpsc

Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.Laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. -4 Laugh and be merry: remember, in olden time.God … Read more

Women’s Rights Tnpsc

Women’s Rights by Annie Louisa Walker You cannot rob us of the rights we cherish,Nor turn our thoughts awayFrom the bright picture of a “Woman’s Mission”Our hearts portray. We claim to dwell, in quiet and seclusion,Beneath the household roof,–From the great world’s harsh strife, and jarring voices,To stand aloof;– Not in a dreamy and inane … Read more

A Psalm of Life Tnpsc

A Psalm of Life Tnpsc

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,     Life is but an empty dream!—For the soul is dead that slumbers,     And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!     And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,     Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,     Is our destined end or way;But … Read more

* * All the Notes in this blog, are referred from Tamil Nadu State Board Books and Samacheer Kalvi Books. Kindly check with the original Tamil Nadu state board books and Ncert Books.