Poetry: An Old Soldier

Poetry: An Old Soldier

Introduction

“An Old Soldier” is the motivational and inspirational writing that will encourage the reader to live their entire life happily. The poetry consists of sixteen stanzas. The stanzas are inter-related to each other. The poetry is based on tercet i.e. three lines in one stanza. In the next section, I will present the basic purpose and idea behind writing this poem.

Purpose of Poetry

This poem will be helpful to learn many things from the life of an old man. A man who retired from the army and no one if left in his family for his support even though he is living a comforting life. This poem teaches us to help other people even at old age. When old age people required assistance at that time they help other people (Smith, 2008). It is the motivational technique behind the poem. Helping others helps ourselves to pick ourselves up, heal us, and we also get self-motivated. In any case, the feeling of generosity and the pleasure we feel in giving pleasure to another we dilate the heart. It will help people to get motivation from the story of an old soldier. The poem gives enthusiasm and strength to live a happy life. The Poem “An Old Soldier” reinforces especially old people who think they have nothing to do in their life. Understanding the poem can keep you positive and optimistic towards life.

Background

The background of the poem is the story of a soldier who spent 35 years for country defense. Spending Seventy two years life with full of joy and still doing stimulating activities. He is brave and dedicated to his country. Then the story illustrates that soldier is old he has no one in his family. He said that he made friends and spent his time with them. The old man said that he keeps himself busy and active in different activities. The life of an old soldier is inspiration for other elderly people who give up in their life (Neill, 2006).

In this poem, the old soldier helps needy kids, which gives him immense satisfaction. He has learned a lot from his army life. He can control his emotions when he misses his son and wife. This poem will give readers enthusiasm, and motivation to fight with unusual circumstances (Jacobs, 1993). The poem complies with the purpose of existence that human life should be given as an old soldier gives his early days of his life to the country, and now as he is old he is still helping poor people. Never let life's hardships disturb you because; no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages. This poem can lessoned the discourage life of older people.

Poetry

An Old Soldier

Do you know the purpose of existence?

Of the 72 year, old who spent 35 soldier years in his country's defense

Who, as a lieutenant, served his dearly mother country;

Dealing with challenges to save his Indian territory; The man now has no one to depend on;

For an accident has deprived ...