- Gifts of Grace: Honouring Our Vocations is a poem in which the poet hears the whole of Bharat (India) celebrating through the voices of its workers .
The Workers the Poet Hears
Makers & Builders
Craftsperson
makes things woven with many colours
Carpenter
makes anything from wood with exact measurement
Mason
builds with bricks and stone
Sound & Art
Artisans with lutes
musicians whose songs echo in the streets
Cook
sings sweetly while making tasty food
Designer
works with a rhythm of their own
Everyday Heroes
Electricians
hum and work with wires to light our lives
Boatmen
sail, sing and tell tales of the sea
Shoemakers
make good shoes for feet that walk, dance, run, jump
- In the end, the poet says that every vocation is the worker’s identity (their work tells the world who they are), so every job is special and deserves respect .
Topics We Will Study in This Poem
Topics We Will Study
Basic Overview
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Summary
Key Themes
Tone, Mood, Rhyme and Rhythm
Symbols and Their Meanings
Poetic Devices
Glossary
NCERT Questions
Reflect and Respond
Check Your Understanding
Critical Reflection
Vocabulary in Context
Listen and Respond
Speaking Activity
Writing Task
Learning Beyond the Text
Extra Questions