‘Lyrics of life’ is an astounding collection of poems written by Ravi Ranganathan. The poems are jewelled with rich use of brilliant metaphors, using which the poet expresses the crux of his poem, be it emotions, moments, notions or instances. It is as if the Mother nature is talking and inspiring every moment of our life. From this I can appreciate poet’s spiritual awareness towards other things of life and nature, which are often forgotten in a cynical world. The very art of creating poetry out of slight moments is a precious art and the author seems to have a mastery over the art. Most of the poems carry a blend of themes and patterns, like; the traditional use of metaphors that is mostly seen in classic poetry is blending with the free-style flow of poems clearly indicating a mix of traditionalism and modernism. A blend of themes can also be seen, like nature’s beauty blending with an emotion or a scene. The blend is so subtle that it picks up from one position and reaches up to another effortlessly and you would feel like you are flowing through the scene. Yet another is the use of layers in multi-meaning form as well as a multi-muse. A minute you will find yourself appreciating the beauty of a purple rose, a second later you will be longing for a lost love.
You will also get to read poetry on various subjects, from spiritualism to terrorism, mentoring, loving, life, nature, rains, clouds, every possible topic is covered and gives you a wide variety of muses to explore.
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