Does this amuse you?

Question:"The Bookworm"

There was a boy when I, a boy too
Who read the books I read, yet knew he,
Of all things, I couldn’t name or tell
But even today I suspect, that he didn't read those books
But ate them instead

For how else could he, one of us, master
All the articles including the critics
Out of scope and out of essence
─of the high school books?

All days' school work, "I can handle"
His attitude spake
Along with the late night study
And he'd be first one to show up
At morning coaching classes

When we began learning new objects
like math and scientific tabulations
it was again his pleasure, to startle us
--with his ancestral understanding of those subjects

The little boy, when I, a boy too
Who was fed on all kind of paper
And never played with us
The game of snake and ladder
God bless him, and may he succeed
Finally, came handy, all his knowledge
thus, without passing a buck, he was admitted
to a reputed surgical college...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: "The Bookworm"

There was a boy when I, a boy too
Who read the books I read, yet knew he,
Of all things, I couldn’t name or tell
But even today I suspect, that he didn't read those books
But ate them instead

For how else could he, one of us, master
All the articles including the critics
Out of scope and out of essence
─of the high school books?

All days' school work, "I can handle"
His attitude spake
Along with the late night study
And he'd be first one to show up
At morning coaching classes

When we began learning new objects
like math and scientific tabulations
it was again his pleasure, to startle us
--with his ancestral understanding of those subjects

The little boy, when I, a boy too
Who was fed on all kind of paper
And never played with us
The game of snake and ladder
God bless him, and may he succeed
Finally, came handy, all his knowledge
thus, without passing a buck, he was admitted
to a reputed surgical college...

I believe Queen Victoria stated: "We are not amused."
I, however, was amused!

its mildly amusing

Uh, sorry, no. It's confused, muddled, like my mind. I prefer to leave my mind when indulging in literature or film, not to be reminded of it!

bemuse i think would be the more accurate descripton

NO---- i am not amused.

Did we grow up together?

Knowledge=insanity? Strange idea.

I am not amused

Iam amused. Did that guy became mad by reading so many books?

nope

Well since someone has done Queen Vic, I will have to admit to a smile.

I couldnt read it too long.

it is amusing

I found certain aspects of your poem to be amusing, particularly your reference to the boy eating books! I often wonder the same about certain people I know aswel...Good poem:)

Dear Emran

The book does not amuse me, for it is a serious poem about a boy who has the desire for knowledge, and works hard to obtain it.
Your poem is a lesson for all of us. Knowledge can bring about wisdom and wisdom is the power to do good.

Seeking for knowledge does at times leave us isolated from our friends, there must be a balance in our lives if we are to stay in touch with the rest of the world.

I like this one Emran.

Robert

It did amuse me.