Real Steel

anything is possible..

today is dazzling.
actually, everyday is.
monday, tuesday, all days.

though, in my mind and heart,
there's a reflective thought,
is there ever a perfect day to start?

no, may be all it takes,
is tiny little shakes?
to move forward and achieve,
to break barriers and believe.

even an earthen pot
when built, is molded a lot;

akin to that ball of clay,
if we sway our mighty way,
spin wildly on that determined wheel,
find that elusive shape to appeal,
glaze fire in a kiln of zeal
into becoming nothing but real steel.

- AH, 01/29/2025

Reviews

[Martiya Daman]

Wow, I really like your poem! It made me think about how every day can be amazing if we try hard. The part about the earthen pot is cool because it shows how we can change and grow, like the clay.

I like the idea of the “wheel” and “kiln” because it makes me picture someone working really hard to make something awesome. The rhyming is fun as well. Keep going, Abhi! :)

[A.H.]

so cool. this review is so nice and thoughtful. yes, that's right, you got the intention and message in the poem perfect. I'm so glad to hear your thoughts, Martiya. Thank you for visiting and reading this poem.

[Dylan Macadham]

An optimistic peace, AH, a tribute to humankind's noble spirit!

[A.H.]

Thank you Dylan. Appreciate your thoughts :)

[Beren Ongur]

So genius again. Meaningful.
I mean every day, in every second, you can decide to be a different person. and as someone said “you don’t have to be perfect to start but you have to start to be perfect.”
I think this is something everyone should remember because we are forgetful and we forget we have a multiple chances literally in any second. Anything is possible if you change your mindset, it takes a time but once you realize this, everything just goes perfect. Everything is happening at the right time this is what I believe. And your poem explain this perfectly I added on my favorites. We are lucky to able to see that and thank you for sharing this with us. Keep writing like this is like public duty :D

[A.H.]

that's such a nice quote “you don’t have to be perfect to start but you have to start to be perfect.” - that's very thoughtful and inspiring.

yes, so right - we should all remember this but we often forget. so this was a reminder to myself that anything is possible if we get our mindset and thoughts in the right direction. everyday could be great and you could grow, transform and achieve if you believe and work hard, have faith, chip in everyday little by little. I'm so glad to hear you found this meaningful and liked it. Thanks so much Beren for reading and sharing those wonderful thoughts on this write.

[John the Baptist]

Good rhyming and good attitude. Sometimes we have to make days good.

[A.H.]

Thank you John for reading and leaving your thoughts on this one. Yes, true - we have to make days good :)

[GlendaK]

You, of course, see beauty in the shaping of the clay pot. I see all the mistakes, the clumping and grinding.
Thank goodness for poets who see beauty.
Another awesome piece, Poet.

[A.H.]

mistakes create beauty, or I may say there's no perfection without imperfections :) everything is beautiful, just that the way we see it. before it became a clay pot, it went through that boring, painful grind, kneading, spinning, the heat and all that was not beautiful to perceive or feel. life is that, isn't it? I look to get to the brighter side, mistakes are always there :) Thanks so much for reading and the wonderful review, GlendalK. Appreciate that!