A GRAIN OF SAND - TABISH KHAIR

 A GRAIN OF SAND - TABISH KHAIR



In the poem "A Grain Of Sand", Tabish Khair expressing his views on the importance of the childhood stage of life as well as memories of childhood. According to the poet, childhood is the best stage of the life of humans. Generally, we will see that most of the people take the things common although the children take care of it as a hidden gold and glimmerings of life that we lose with time. All things are not gold but still, the poet hoards them as a precious treasure. The poet says we should always value things whether they are costly or cheap because the things found are memories and thus more precious than material objects. 

Thus, the poet still remembering his childhood which is so memorable because it’s precious.   

©Kusum Manjeshri

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  1. UnknownAugust 29, 2021 at 1:08 AM

    Good explanations but in this summary the children of the poet are not referred here why?

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  2. UnknownMarch 16, 2022 at 12:21 PM

    Could you please share the poetic devices related to the chapter as well ?

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