Logo for the Blog | Gemini AI | Image Generator

I have been using AI a lot recently to fine-tune my essays and poems...and I thought why not create a logo for this blog using the same.

This Logo was created using the verbal prompts I gave to Google Gemini Image Generator...

 Here it is😉

How I write Poems

1. Picking a Topic 😄

Anything that "quietens your eyes" can be a prospective topic to write upon. From the mundane to the most exquisite thing in life, write on anything and everything that draws your mind and emotions. This should make you delve into subtler dimensions of perception. 

To start with, try writing a poem on the first thing you see around you after reading this sentence.

2. Brainstorming ✍

Pull out a piece of paper/MS OneNote/anything, and jot down your thoughts in this particular order:

a. The aura it has (how one sees it from a distance),

b. How one sees it in one's vicinity (near to it),

c. What it means to others,

d. What it means to you,

e. Fillers (any additional thing you want)

e. End the poem in style (eg: a question that makes the reader ponder after the first read, any strong statement/declaration, a request, any funny line, etc.. ) 

3. Setting the Rhythm right - The Rhyming Scheme  𝄞𝄞𝄞...

If you want to give a rhyming scheme for your poem, then recruit rhyming words.

Initially, you may use the internet to find such words (eg. rhymezone.com). Gradually you will get a strong hold on this aspect of poetry. 

Try to give it a consistent rhyming scheme. (You may read my poems in this blog - click the poetry label on the right side of this page)

4. Using Figures of Speech

Employ any of these judiciously...

a. Alliteration -the repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other, which creates a memorable or melodic effect.

Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.

b. Metaphor - direct comparison of dissimilar things to create more vivid imagery or understanding.

Example: He was an onion; to understand him, she had to peel back the layers.

c. Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it means.

Example: When a character is exasperated, they might exclaim, “Sheesh!” 

d. Personification is assigning human attributes to nonhuman things 

  etc etc...

5.Using AI tools

I type my poem in the prompt of AI tools like Google Bard/ChatGPT and ask it to rate it. 

It gives wonderful and true suggestions on your poems (without hurting your feelings😂)

You may use its suggestions to improve your expression of thoughts and feelings.

For Example: Google Bard gave me the following rating and suggestions for one of my first Poems - Ambrosia 

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Me: (I Type my poem - Ambrosia, and ask it to rate it...)

Bard AI:  I like this poem! 

It is a creative and original way to express the beauty and power of rain. The poem uses vivid imagery and clear language to paint a picture of rain in all its forms. The poem also has a strong sense of rhythm and flow, which makes it enjoyable to read aloud.

I especially like the way the poem uses personification to make rain seem like a living thing. The poem describes rain as "falling down sans fear" and "kissing its love" the petrichor. This personification gives Rain a sense of personality and makes it more relatable to the reader.

The poem also has a message about the importance of rain. The poem acknowledges that rain can sometimes be destructive, but it also emphasizes the fact that rain is essential for life on Earth. The poem ends with a plea to rain to "not go away" because "Little Lilly, if not Johnny, wants to play." This line shows that the speaker of the poem understands the importance of rain for both the environment and for human beings.

Overall, I think this is a well-written and thought-provoking poem. It is a poem that I would recommend to others. I would rate this poem a 9 out of 10.

Here are some specific things that I liked about the poem:

The vivid imagery, such as the description of rain as "kissing its love" the petrichor.

The clear language, which makes the poem easy to understand.

A strong sense of rhythm and flow.

The message about the importance of rain.

Here are some suggestions for improvement:

The poem could be more concise. Some of the lines could be shortened or combined.

The poem could be more structured. The lines could be grouped together in stanzas.

The poem could be more polished. There are a few grammatical errors in the poem.

Overall, I think this is a good poem with a lot of potential. With some minor revisions, it could be even better.

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AI is amazing in this aspect!! 

5. Starting and Ending well

Try NOT to get ambiguous in this regard...

6. Publishing the poem

Finally, publish your poem in your Blog/School, or college magazine, literally anywhere where you'd get readers to comment upon/critically analyze and enjoy your poem.

You may use Blogspot, WordPress, Wix, etc...in this regard

B.Sc. | Poem

Ruffled hair,

With a mind so bare

Perplexed eyes,

seeming rather too nice.

 

I was at the B.Sc. Classroom,

Thinking about witches and a flying broom

For I wanted to be a writer

Making my words brighter.

 

I knew I had the wit,

But here, I was to have a cockroach slit!

 

The people I knew,

And the diagrams I drew,

The bugs I killed,

And the worms I milled!

 

Where were those animal rights guys?

I looked around,

I was far from their cries,

In a stable ground.

 

From ecology to the evolution of creatures

From what they ate,

To how they mate;

I began to like their features.

 

Few practicals and many theory

Most often, I was very cheery.

 

I started to like my subject

In all its depth and heights

I did pull over some late nights

To read up on those animal rights.

 

I set out to explore nature’s mystery,

Wanting to sail like Darwin & Columbus,

Ignoring my writing history

I never had a mental rumpus.

 

What is zoology- is it a science so refine?

Here’s what I have,

Let me define:

 

Zoology is a science and an art,

A passion and a curiosity

A way to learn and to impart:

The wonders of biodiversity.

                                                      

       

Stargazing on a starry night | Poem

People, I thought, were telling lies,

But you really are dear, a treat for sore eyes!

 

You make our worries seem so little,

And very brittle.

 

Gone are our plight,

In this 5-billion-star hotel,

I find the Universe’s might.

 

Are you just drops of silver on a black screen?

Shining since humans have ever been.

So, reveal yourself, for I am most keen

To know your deepest secrets that none has ever seen.

 

You take me to another state,

Where I have this lonely date,

With no one around, nay, not even a playmate

 

Finally, I return to the earth’s bustle

Only to find more hustle!

A Cloud's Cry | Poem

I try to impress you, people, in many shapes,

Like I impressed your ancestor apes

 

Look at me with awe,

For I am nothing like what you ever saw

 

And wonder at my beauty,

As if you have no duty

I sometimes come as a doll,

Sometimes a ball

Rarely a lady

But often a teddy.

 

But you ignore me; I feel pity for your kind

Oh yes, I remember, you are “virtually blind”

 

When I look down, I see everyone in a hurry,

But no one is on time,

Stand still; don’t scurry

And just look at my mime

 

So, water water on the ground, what’s the most beautiful thing man has ever found?

tell it loud; 

yes, its me, the cloud!

Critical Analysis | Shall I Compare Thee? | Shakespeare

 Fastidiously crafted with beautiful figures of speech, this poem is one of a kind!

The iambic pentameter works flawlessly, the imagery is blissful and rhyming words are icings on the cake.

We understand the importance or appreciate the beauty of certain things only when it gets lost or compared. Shakespeare, here, exploits this psyche in humans to discuss the beauty of someone, who, (according to the poet) has qualities that surpass a summer's day. 

In the Renaissance, when Shakespeare wrote, the sonnet was an extremely popular form of expression. Here, we have the speaker talking directly to his beloved

The sonnet carries a strict rhyme scheme - abab cdcd efefgg.

It is 14 lines in 3 quatrains consisting of 4 lines each and a rhyming couplet intended at the end.

The poet starts with a proposition. "Shall I", says the bard, "compare thee to a summer's day". he starts praising his dear friend without ostentation but as the sonnet progresses, his persona is built up into that of a perfect being.

The poet's beloved's beauty is brought out in comparison. This continues in the octave.

But at the start of the third quatrain is where the "turn" is. And the poet marks this turn with a majestic line, "..But thy summer shall not fade". This sentence reverberates like a stoke on a gong. He gives answers to the proposition he proposed in the preceding eight lines. 

And the couplet is a summary statement/ a resolution to the poem itself.

He says that even summer is mortal as "..it hath all too short a date". A Latin expression, Tempus fugit comes to mind here. It means that time this fleeting. Summer is all too short, spring moves to summer, which moves to fall, which moves to winter, i.e., it is transient. 

This is where one is reminded of pastoral poetry.

In layman's terms, the decrease in the beauty of a beautiful thing is directly proportional to time. It is also spiled by accidental or by natural means. But his beloved's beauty is frozen in time. This is due to the immortalization spell of the Bard.

He achieves that through the couplet. As long as humans live, the sonnet will live on and thus his dear beloved's beauty 'lives'

Time's malevolent character might destroy her physically but not psychologically(in the minds of posterity) This is so beautiful because here we are 400+ years later reading the poet's sonnet and pondering at the beloved's beauty. 

Was she so beautiful that the most expressive man of the Renaissance wanted to immortalize her?

We naturally ponder and as a result, her beauty is reborn upon each reading of the sonnet.

This poem is not performing CPR on his beloved's corpse every time this poem is read. The last lines are a metaphor.

Capturing his beloved's loveliness in a sonnet is a way to defeat the grave. 

This poem has also stood the vagaries of time as poetry is an effective time machine

Salutation to Dawn

Tired eyes and exhausted hope, 

Weak bones; hard to cope.

No sign of anything better 

being stuck in this mental fetter, 

I see my body wilt,

What can I do but quit? 

“Won’t I see light? at least a beam?”

 “How long more?”, I silently scream. 

Just then, I saw a streak, 

Amidst the bleak.

 Like blessings coming forth,

 Ah!, Faith and patience were worth.

 The lesson is to wait,

 It may be late,

 But darkness isn’t your fate.

For these aren't lies,

 Trust me, the sunrise is a treat to your sore eyes. 

Look at the sunrise with wonder, O mighty one, 

For its ultimate beauty has never been shun. 

Anyone can ponder; age no bar, 

And don’t forget to do your Surya Namaskaar!