My favourite poems

Two poems that have influenced and touched me to the core are posted below. Hope these will do my readers some good.Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

INVICTUS
---William E. Henley


Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.



Don't Quit!

-Anonymous


When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when 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 do not quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

A day @ Pune

I reached Pune today afternoon to meet my long time buddy Shashank who is doing his MBA.We drove to a few places in the evening to have a feel of the city.Two things struck me here:

Firstly,the name plates of all shops n other commercial establishments had a marathi version invariably.Secondly,the girls here at Pune. Simply gorgeous,fashionable and damn hot, to say the least. I have been to all the major cities in India, but this place has some of the most gorgeous under-25 Indian women.You can count on me for this.

Wanted to explore this city more but gotta leave for Mumbai tomorrow as internship is going to start off from 31 March.Would love to see more of this city where tradition and modernity blend sublimely.

Bye till then and keep smiling!