D' village is decent & remains ever good

 

In due course, the teacher asked,

if anyone could explain, elaborate

d' difference, village versus a city?

state in a few lines, nicely narrate

 

Stray dogs loiter in village streets,

and enjoy total freedom, a boy said

cows are taken care of, worshiped,

but confined in the filthy cowsheds

Dogs are reared in neat city homes,

given a sauna bath, dresses, vaccine

non-veg. diet as per d' weekly menu,

morning walk with the boss a routine

 

Cows wander freely on city streets,

eat paper, garbage, and plastic covers

often nap in the middle of the road,

in quest of food climb ramps, stairs

The illiterate man in small villages,

take cows to the fields for grazing

floor walls swabbed in cow dung,

cow dung cakes as fuel for cooking

 

Guys with smart-university degrees,

take dogs for a walk, toilet activity

roadside, d' right place for the acts

if noticed, not shy to pay d' penalty

It's just a routine practice in cities,

never hesitate the affluent people

old age homes are very often used

to toss out the seniors and disabled

 

Poor villagers ponder, whether leave

unwanted babies in the orphanages

God considers all creatures precious,

no option to ignore, stamp as useless

A thumb down in the village depicts

all utterly wrong signifies obstruction

an upright thumb in d' cities denotes

a victory, a sign of an appreciation

 

To live a traditional life in d' village,

is just a plain, simple way of living

fast-paced city life might be modern,

but a lot cumbersome and too tiring

Facilities at reach to avail, no doubt,

concrete jungles, environs polluted

roads, clean but horrible traffic jams

suffocating sounds, annoying noise

 

A village, very much like a big family,

little distant, but we know each other

1st person knows the last person but

in cities never know one d' next door

D' sweet village girls well mannered,

cultured, even though less educated

ill-mannered ladies found in d' cities,

join kitty parties, often drug addicted

 

A clear sky to enjoy natural sunshine,

and unadulterated home cooked food

can share each other's joy and sorrow,

d' village is decent, remains ever good

Nagging storms never last forever

In the company's annual family trip

to Samui crocodile farm in Thailand

the boss announced in enthusiasm,

dared anyone to obey his command

 

Can jump into d' reptile infested lake,

apply wit and might to reach d' shore

for an easy-going toil-free life ahead,

need not continue in d' job anymore

 

If one survives the rip-roaring swim,

be rewarded with rupees two crore

if killed by the crocodiles, then also

d' next of kin get d' amount for sure

 

For a long haul, no one responded

and dared to take up the challenge

undeniably a lucrative sum, alluring,

one need to partake with a pledge

 

Then suddenly a man jumped in and

for life swam frantically to the shore

pursued by the ferocious crocodiles,

but mercifully, he made it uninjured

 

Doors of the storehouse of ability,

got opened up at a lightning pace

infinite dormant potentials buried,

steadily liberated, joined the race

 

Somehow managed to recover breath,

awfully became an instant millionaire

shouted who pushed him into d' pond

your wife did it, she brazenly uttered

 

Life ever is a guileful deceptive go,

but if d' going gets unwieldy  tough

put one foot in front of d' another,

and do keep going, never give up

 

Face d' challenges along the way,

despite the hurdles and d' threats

savor d' journey, tackle d' troubles,

curiously the life is all about that

 

Stretch yourself beyond the limits,

have to unlock your true strength

every adversity contains within it

d' seeds of opportunity, have faith

 

After d' scary spine chilling incident,

from that day, this phrase got coined

that "Behind every successful man,

invariably present a daring woman"

 

When one follows his inner voice,

elements of true potential uncover

has hope, do endure can overcome,

nagging storms never last forever