Introduction
Philip
Larkin is a famous English poet. He has
written many poems in English. “Born
Yesterday” is poem that wishes a newborn girl in a different way.
The newborn baby
The
poet describes a newborn girl as tightly folded bud. He is willing to wish the baby. The poet says that he would not wish the baby
as all others do. He says that he is
going to be normal in wishing the baby.
Normally people wish the baby to be beautiful and have a pleasant life
throughout its lifetime. This is not
practical and true, according to the poet.
The Poet’s Wish
The
poet wishes the girl child to have ordinary talents like all other women. He does not wish the baby to be good looking
or ugly looking. He wishes the baby to
be normal like any other human being. He
does not wish the baby to have any particular talent, which would destroy other
talents of the baby. He wishes the baby
to be dull, which would bring in more happiness than being possessed with some
special talents.
