The author, Mohan Lal Verma is an upcoming poet of the modern world in the field of English literature. He writes in Hindi and Rajasthani also. He belongs to a middle-class family in Rajasthan. He has shown extraordinary talent in composing his poetry and reciting it on his blogs and YouTube channels. By profession, he is a lecturer in English. He is a man full of thoughts and words. He writes with his heart and tries to maintain the standard and rhythm of Indian mythology in his poetry.
He is a true follower of Indian philosophy and believes in the theory of karma. He is a hard-working teacher and a dedicated soul in search of true God and the most appropriate fellow who fights for the downtrodden. He has a heart that throbs for humanity and peace. He is an avid reader who has never wasted his time on trivial things but makes use of the best of it and keeps himself busy in doing fruitful jobs such as initiative teaching, writing, playing music, etc.
Though poetry writing is not an easy task yet he finds himself close to the secrets of poetry. In his life, he has accepted the dark and din with a heavy load of mental distraction while he was struggling for success. He never said a word to society but his suffering made him realize that he should pen down his sorrows and sufferings in black and white, as the outburst of his powerful feelings in poetry.
Poetry is the medium of expressing something great and hidden, and Mr. Verma is the master of poetic sensibilities. The openness of his mind paves the way for innocent expression in his poetry regardless of caste, colour, and creed. He is the man of his word who favours the fundamentals of humanity.
“The Songs of Humanity” is the debut collection of poems by Mohan Lal Verma. It is a bunch of 80 poems with several styles including sonnets, and Gammo style, and most of his poems are in free verse. Though most of his poems are praiseworthy yet it is better to discuss some of his best poems here.
He is an optimistic bent of mind. He believes that hard days will never remain. He thinks a man should have at least faith and hope. He writes in his poem ‘Hope’:
If the storm of adversity affects your life
Hope works like an anchor of the ship;
If you are on the battlefield with cuts and wounds,
It acts as a soothing dressing;
Antibiotic medicine, if you have not become lazy.
How fantastically he expresses his images which ultimately motivate a man to work more if he has felt low and disappointed in life! See the next poem entitled ‘Optimism’ that makes a man optimistic and gives strength to the despaired.
What though the night is dark today
And you are surrounded with dense despair;
There is always a silver lining after heavy rain
For the new moon of hope and bliss.
Those who suffer much can guide and motivate. In this regard, he instills his readers with courage by giving several examples when he says:
Who will accept a challenge?
If he has not had enough courage and promptness,
Initiative attitude and steady efforts;
Moreover, the patience that has wings of hawks.
One should have faith if one wants to get something from life itself. He praises his readers to have belief if they want to come up with their original selves. They should have a belief in the theory of karma. He dictates:
When an infant shows his belief
In his mother he becomes graceful;
Like the faith of a mountaineer
That gives him a way to measure
The peaks of unconquerable mountains.
The poem ‘Why Do I Write?’ is a search within. The poet explores the hidden secrets of life. His motto becomes clear. We can see his vast thoughts even in this single poem which shows his determination and inclination as a poet.
The secret of birth and death I disclose,
Strolling around the earth I feel a repose;
I travel over oceans, deserts, and mountains,
Beholding the scenic beauty of plush plains.
In his poem Love, we can observe his deep brooding when he tells us that love is life and life is love which is close to platonic love. He says:
Love is the bondage of the souls
Without any difference of sex and creed;
Away from the physical or spiritual call,
Love is life and life is love.
Describing several instances in his poem entitled Sacrifice; he concludes that we have to sacrifice our lives for the cause of the poor and downtrodden. He says:
For the cause of human welfare,
Great people sacrifice their lives;
And show the path of sublimation
To the afflicted and ignorant human being.
To bring a smile to the face of a man if someone behaves properly to please the deserted soul can bring him back to life. The poet is a true soul when he requests the readers to bring harmony and peace. In his poem Appreciation, he feels grateful to God:
If we feel grateful to God
For all his gifts and grace,
For His fortune and favour,
Above all, He makes us sleep and awake,
We should appreciate His love and kindness.
All of the above-mentioned quotations show that Mr. Mohan Lal Verma is a poet of promising nature. He is the master of his verse. It shows that he sits on a pulpit and delivers his message like a great saint. I am looking forward to reading more of his poems and congratulating him on his first debut.©
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