Students and Books
Tri Budhi Sastrio
According to FB there are three kinds of books.
Books to be tasted, books to be swallowed
And books to be chewed and digested.
They are different in quality indeed but
they are still books.
Students need them badly not only because
They are the quietest and the most constant friend
But also because they are the most accessible and the wisest counselor.
They are also the most patient teacher in the world.
That's what Charles W. Eliot says
In The Durable Satisfactions of Life. So let's
Praise the books, students, praise the scrolls!
Grab them, read them, let them be your pharos
In sailing the sea of codex, in plodding the sphere of rolls.
There is nothing wrong to be sunk in great books!
          (tbs-kas/sda2005/R15122024)
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If the tittle of this poem submitted to the AIPG then the following poem comes to the light:
Oh, the students, so bright and so bold,
Their minds filled with knowledge, their souls full of gold.
They spend their days poring over books, so wise and so old,
Their thirst for learning, never to be told.
Their backpacks heavy with tomes so grand,
Their hearts filled with dreams, their minds filled with plans.
They read of great deeds, of adventures so fine,
Their imaginations, set to shine.
Their eyes, aglow with the magic of words,
Their minds, aflame with the passion of birds.
They devour the pages, hungry for more,
Their love of learning, forever in store.
Their books, their friends, their constant guide,
Their minds, a canvas, their thoughts, a tide.
They delve into the depths of the page,
Their knowledge, a journey, their hearts, a stage.
Oh, the students, so bright and so bold,
Their minds filled with knowledge, their souls full of gold.
Their love of learning, a flame that never fades,
Their hearts, forever filled with the shades. Â
    If we add to the tittle such following characters 'Francis Bacon and Charles W Eliot', then submitting those to the AIPG, the following poem steps forward:
In hallowed halls of learning, where minds do meet,
A tale of students, books, and wisdoms sweet,
Francis Bacon's wit, and Charles W Eliot's treat,
Do shape the future, with each passing beat.
The students sit, with eyes aglow,
As pages turn, and knowledge flows,
Their minds absorbing, like a sponge,
The wisdom of the ages, in endless dungeon.
Books, the gilded gates, to learning's realm,
Do open doors, to knowledge's palace,
Francis Bacon's words, like shining beacons,
Guide them through, with gentle breeze.
Charles W Eliot's voice, like thunder loud,
Do echo through, the hallowed crowd,
His teachings, like a river wide,
Do flow and nourish, side by side.
In this place, where minds do soar,
Their quest for knowledge, forever more,
Francis Bacon, Charles W Eliot,
Do light the way, to endless thought.
    Kasidi is okay, AIPG is okay too, right? So bravo for both of them.
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