In Perspective

In perspective - - - - - - - - - He was uncertain And indecisive Until one day Something good happened When something taken away In a right and fair way As is natural and intuitive He was looking at what to do Rather than what not to do To be precise and concise One needs discipline to exercise A great piece of art is complete When it is seen in both perspectives In what is needed and what is not Discard what is not fit Literally a thing of difference But creates much sense And this is not addition But subtraction And by taking away This makes addition Musicians and composers use pauses Athletes and dancers Look for maximum results With minimal effort Film makers and novelists Charm with simple subjects And poets with poems To foster multiple meanings And universal resonance So powerful is the less That in its simplicity It does make sense So by shifting the perceptive By taking away the right things In the right and fair way He saw success on his way 'To attain knowledge, Add things every day. To attain wisdom, Subtract things every day.' 'Profit comes from what is there, Usefulness from what is not there.' Capsulising teachings of Lao Tzu Now I end…… (Inspired by Mathew E May works, I wrote this poem)