(What’s life? It’s a garden of fragility. Nothing is permanent – be it murkiness, nothingness or happiness. Life is meant to take you through various paths during its journey, and you are ultimately meant to enjoy treading on them – for it is after all a garden and gardens are known for their fragrance. “The Garden of Fragility” is a collection of fifty poems written by Limca Book of Records Holder, Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra, that make you understand the different facets of life.)
(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra)
☆ English Literature – Book-Review ☆ Garden of Fragility by Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ☆ Ms. Meera Bhansali ☆
Title : Garden of Fragility
Author : Neelam Saxena Chandra.
Publication : AKS publishing house.
Price : 175.00
Amazon Link – 👉 Garden of Fragility
Book review by Ms. Meera Bhansali
The Garden of Fragility is a collection of fifty heart whelming poems . The very first poem ” Poetry” touched me and I found an instant connection to it. The latter poems “Lovers”, “Carving a poem”, “A poet”, “Poetry”, “poems” resonated and defined what it is to be a poet. The poems are not in any particular sequence, they are like a bouquet of flowers that one would pluck from the wilderness and make an enchanting memento. The free verse of the poems add to the free flowing thought process of the mind and there is a silent smoothness as one goes through them one after another. The poems are bounded, together in a very natural process by imagery of plants, garden and in general by nature.
Poems like ” The Sadhvi Speaks” brings out societies vulnerability due its superstitious beliefs. The poems all different but in unison driving home the point that as humans we are fragile and through up and downs , emotional roller coaster, one needs to go through it, face it head on and never give upon hope, the light that is within us. The collection ends with the apt poem “Sun in your soul”
“When the going gets tough,
Look within !”
After reading the poems, I did find my emotions fragile and understood the relevance of the title “The Garden of Fragility”
The language of the book is conducive for all age groups. The poetess has refrained from using bombastic language, making it a very simple yet impactful read. If you want to explore your own emotions then this monsoon, on a rainy day, with a hot cup of chai, this poetry book will definetly keep you melancholic company .
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