Honourables

At eighty he is still a coolie
Toiling in paddy lea
Reaping pods and
Heaping the seeds
His sagged muscles working
In wonted harmony
But his brain tired of thought
Of his son who died as a sot; or
Of his daughter widowed at twenty past
Or his wife pulling weeds at another spot
He has to carry on this moil; I thought
Till death to retain his breath

Looking at his pitiable plight
A wicked feeling swept my heart
How great we're in contrast
Honourable servants of the State
We retire at sixty, in peace
Take a lump sum of grant, apiece
Also a pension for monthly use

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Hopeless Pines

When a pine is felled in the forest
What can the other pines do, but rue
Helplessly rooted to their spots
They rattle their boughs in scared demur
Rock their trunks as if trying to uproot
All in vain, it is but the nature’s rule
To stand desolate amongst piling ruins
Waiting in silence for their turn

But in what way is a common man
Better than the immovable pine
Walking, talking, eating and sleeping
Yet a vegetable enduring
Domineering Machiavellians
Living like a forlorn human pine
Without a fight, bending his spine
Yielding down to ruthless exploitation

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Stifling Bounds

STIFLING BOUNDS
Making tight stifling bounds around
With steep trenches and spiky fences
Of nations, notions and nasty nuances
With narrow minds and wary miens
Brewing envy, rancor and malevolence
Prefers to live parochial human race
Like rotting eggs and stagnant waters

With vision, reason and acumen
Raised his ken above the acme of heaven
Yet his social dogtrot remains
Wandering in the dirty bigoted warrens
Within stinking and shocking confines
Of caste, creed, color and religion

Can one explain? Hey you Mr. Darwin
Why hundreds of wise men, for eons
Bleeding their molten ichors of brain
Could not bring in true evolution

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Stranger’s Bike

The stranger’s bike preceding mine did look
Precarious. It’s veering right and left,
And screeching wild; jetting out inky smoke.
I kept a safe distance behind this threat

I reached a small village, after an hour.
He’s there sipping some tea at a kiosk.
He laughed and asked, “It seems I struck a terror”
I smiled and said, “I keep away from risks”.

Finished his tea; lighted a long cigar
And drew few puffs into his lungs
“But why you slowed down? ” asked looking ajar
“My bike, you could have well overtaken”.

I too lighted my favorite cigarette.
Over the rings of smoke I did react
“My friend it’s true I keep away from risks”
“Prefer I stay but close to Don Quixotes”

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Holy Trine

From where, in the beginning emerged
The Universe; and in the end where embedded
All these planets, skies and oceans
Rivers, dales and tall mountains
Colours, scents and flavours
Charms of all shapes and forms
Grace of every phenomenon
Seen, sensed and savored
As part of every day routine
Ever imagined thou! Their origin
That power pool of eternal blaze
The source and sorbent in one
Lo! It is the holy trine! Mother divine!
Not just the woman! A mortal effigy
Oppressed under hombre hoofs
But know her as sacred pneuma
Take my word! All my fellow men
Whatever be her worldly nomen
Sister, daughter, wife or mistress
She is always the Holy Mother

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At The Brink

“Few more strides into rival site; fight! Fight!
Yelled a lieutenant, “Conquest’s within our sight”

“Few more mouthfulls of ale; let me guzzle, guzzle”
Craved a carouser, “I’m at the edge of the azure”

“One more joker in the deck; let me bet! Bet!
Hoped a gamester, “I’m going to hit jackpot”

“More billions in coffer; let me earn! Earn! ”
Yearned a magnate, “I’ll soon be number one”

“One more cute woman; let me try! Try”
Vied a wooer, “My grand hundredth prey”

“Awful are human wiles; I can’t deal! Heal! ”
Riled Almighty “I crawl into the Black hole”

Slimy borders shake you, shock you; strain! Drain!
Gain on with guts; lest back to square one! Again! ! ! !

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Two Friends

We are two friends of oppugnant thoughts
I’m of thorough religious mind and faith
And he; an authoritative dialectician
Yet of one inseparable yoke we are
Of tolerance like two sides of one coin;
With uberrima fides in each other’s
Virtues, wisdom and benevolence

When collide with each other, our staunch notions
Emit out new fragrances of nascent philosophies
A bit clear and a lot: unintelligible glimmer
Leading us yet, slowly towards unknown horizons
Of unfamiliar truths and astounding revelations
But we know one day sure we can dispel
All the ridiculous litter remnant in us and
Clutch firmly the silken threads of Absolute; fistfuls
And expound to the whole world
Our all new ‘ultimate gospel’

(Dedicated to Rajan)

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Unsaintly

Two saints on a long journey
Towards some unknown destiny
On their way met a pretty houri
At the riverside of Kaveri
She prayed them humbly
“Oh! Hermits holy! Can you take me
To the other side of Kaveri”
The younger saint said with fury
“Don’t you see oh lady?
We are saints! Don’t touch thy body!
But the older saint said kindly
“Oh! Young lady
Climb my shoulders! I’ll carry”
Crossed the river all the three
The girl left the company
Saints resumed their odyssey

After a long walk silently
Burst out the young saint wildly
“You have done something unsaintly

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Golden Lotus

Wandering in wilderness; my friend
What are you looking for?
The golden lotus
With thousand petals?

Look out! The Satanic flames
Are burning the woods
Reaching the tarns
Parching the waters
Leveling the lakes
To desiccated mud cakes
Razing down the paths
Off their identity
Spitting the venom of sin
Every where
But, be not skeptic my dear
For the surrounding enigma
Is just superfluous
And what is lost is not yours
Remember the truth; the path is

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Galaxies Are Lampooning

Blossomed human acumen
Brokered what? A broken Earth!
Caveman became a craving man
To Creator’s regret

Tied tight rights around mien
Carved out lines between man and man
Made canons and framed bastions
Yet felt not safe; built deadly weapons! !

Running away galaxies lampoon
“Free cruisers we are in the endless Empyrean!
No fetters to stop free fly in our infinite vistas
And no bounds to our celestial caravan!
No need to take passports and visas
And no rules of emigration”

“With love-Ambrosia God made us all
We sip it all along; sparkle and sprawl
Basking ever, in its eternal elation!

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