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The poem Poetry with a Mission is a sequel to the poem Youthful Vignettes  both from a thematic and stylistic point of view. The progressive nature of composing poetry is brought out through a series of extended metaphors which create vivid images. Composing poems is an arduous exercise requiring hard work and perseverance. The elementary skills expressed in a crude manner are captured by the metaphor of a "crayon." Naiveté and childlikeness associated with lack of experience come out clearly through the associations connected with the object, crayon. Crayons are associated with infancy as young children, when being introduced to writing use crayons. The stage of using crayons has no permanence hence the expression written in crayon "melts quite fast". Once started, the process of writing poems becomes developmental. The poet employs a reassuring tone as he communicates with the budding poets encouraging them not to be discouraged by the immature expressions o...