YETI

                           

                       


                           

           

                       

                          The savage in man liveth still, a boon or curse

                          Or remnants of antiquity left over

                          Beneath the veneer of modern living ways ;

                          That naked nature-like creature

                          Far from the cunning subtle craft

                          A shaggy full-blooded bear-like beast lurks

                          Still crossing the bounds of rigid reason ;

                          Still like the snow-man far from worldly gaze

                          Amid the icy caves of lofty peaks

                          Where grass too trembles to grow

                          Where dense-haired yaks too fear to climb ;

                          Like the lonely monarch of all he surveys

                          Amid the hanging glaciers that like ruins

                          Of heaven-built huge snow-white citadel

                          With twinkling crystal peaks in star-light shine ;

                          There like a Minotaur in the solid gloom

                          Of winding Cretan labyrinth too profound;

                          There defiant, devil-like with a heavy tread

                          Alone along the frozen icy cliffs

                          Jagged like massive glaciers from Arctic main ;

                          There with red savage fury towards the hounds

                          Of culture who eagerly track his broad foot-prints

                          And cage him as a specimen in some

                          Science gallery with complex theories; 

             

                          With bristling strength he rose like a lofty Titan

                          With gargantuan strides he broke through barriers

                          Going back to his mysterious freezing cold

                          Surviving against the crooked traps at every step

                          Above our world that kills instinctive feelings

                          Above dry dissecting skills of worldly minds

                          Substituting vain fashions for rising passions.

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                25th July, 2018                         Somaseshu Gutala

 Note :

The word “Yeti” is derived from Tibetan meaning “bear”. The name “Abominable Snow-man” was coined by Henry Newman who interviewed the Everest reconnaissance Expedition Team in 1921. In Tibetan language the phrase ‘Metoh Kangmi” means metoh=man-bear and Kangmi means snow-man. Many mountaineers have told various experiences of seeing this mysterious wild man of the snows from distance and his broad foot-prints. But none has been able to give a clear description of his figure and his features.  Yeti may be some form of man or beast or hybrid of the two that lives in snowy mountains. Yeti was sighted in different countries like Nepal,Bhutan,Tibet,Mongolia and Russia. There has been no conclusive evidence to show that Yeti is an animal.  Yeti is said to be “an enormous shaggy ape-man with huge feet and aggressive sabre-like teeth.its fur is grey or white.” Some scientists thought that Yeti might have been a hybrid creature between a polar bear and a brown bear. Many myths and legends have cropped up around this theme of Yeti’s existence. But still the mystery remains unresolved. Yeti represents the mysterious missing link in the chain of many creatures during the process of evolution. Man’s curiosity to know his origin and his relationship with other creatures in Nature still continues and will continue forever. In this poem Yeti symbolizes the unexplored depths of human consciousness beyond the bounds of analytical reason. The traces of savage man with animal instincts still lurk behind our civilized appearances. The search for true self is a part of ongoing process in this drama of our lives.

       Ref :  Minotaur =  A mythical creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
                  he dwelt in a maze-like designed cave in Crete.

                 Cretan Labyrinth  = A maze like construction in Crete.

                               Titan   = A powerful giant of incredible strength

                             Gargantuan = gigantic

                             bristling strength = full of energy
                             
                            Sabre-like = like  a heavy sword with curved blade