To gobble d' foe, with mouth wide open

 

The Afghan-Taliban lately learned,

if their camps continued fighting

would someday have to end up in

d' third world war, too devastating

 

So decided to settle their dispute,

with an amicable archaic practice

the duel agreed upon a dog fight,

like d' David and Goliath diegesis

 

Each side awarded 5 years period,

to develop their best fighting dog

the winning dog to earn for its side,

beyond any conflicts to rule along

 

The losing side lay down its arms,

abide by the terms and conditions

in no circumstances have d' rights

to object, nor to do any rebellion

 

D' odious Dobermans bred warily

with d' robust Huskies by Taliban

and then cross-bred the offspring

with d' hounding wolves, Siberian

 

Meticulously chose d' robust and

hefty puppy of the individual litter

fed them d' selected nutritious diet,

steroids to amplify d' killing nature

 

The expert trainers engaged to train,

a tricky chasing and attacking drill

as the 5 yrs of training time was up,

needed cage bars made up of steel

 

Only d' skillful masters could handle,

d' ferocious beasts, nasty incredible,

ultimately on d' day of the dog fight,

Taliban, seen with the weird animal

 

Restful Afghans showed up serenely,

with a very strange-looking animal

a Dachshund that was 10 feet long

d' dogfight arena viewers felt rueful

 

D' odd-looking one had no chance,

it seemed unimpressive miserable

against d' growling brutal creature,

d' defeat was certain and inevitable

 

The bookies took a look, predicted,

d' Taliban's win in less than a minute

Panjshir critter's sedulous struggle,

be futile, feckless, and full of deficit

 

Cage unlocked, d' doors laid open,

the Dachshund leisurely waddled

toward d' center of the marked ring,

with a swaying gesture as if a Lord

 

Taliban beast leaped from its cage,

landed close to the Panjshir's side

to assault d' mammoth wiener, then

d' Dachshund opened its jaws wide

 

Engulfed the beast whole in one go,

nothing left but a bit puff of tail fur

floating on the ground with the wind,

utterly indistinct and almost obscure

 

Numerous jaws just dropped down,

And d' eyes remained broadly open

stunned crowd, bookies, media men

with ample disbelief gasped in unison

 

Muttered, shook d' heads in disbelief,

our top biologists, breeders designed

spent the whole lot time of five years,

to create a unique killing machine

 

Reshaped crocodile to look like a dog,

engaged our skilled plastic surgeons

yelled d' Afghan, portrayed loudly, just

to gobble d' foe, with mouth wide open

Plainly poured d' Unseen's blessings

 

Her coming to d' St Anne church,

seemed to be a day-to-day affair

hands folded and d' eyes closed,

stands before the Lord for prayer

 

Daily around a couple of minutes,

as a routine, early in the morning

with a thoroughgoing devotion,

non-stop keeps on murmuring

 

Opens the shut eyes, bows down,

smiles at d' Christ's restful statue

spreads amiable vibrations, when

 goes out running in the avenue

 

The Priest observed the little girl,

got overly curious about her act

too small to know about religion,

kiddish to learn life's crucial facts

 

Would hardly know any prayers,

but then what was she doing here?

regularly every morning, repeats,

suspense shrouded, nothing clear

 

After a fortnight, he couldn't resist,

the hidden secret wished to explore

her morning ventures in d' Church,

to find out more about her behavior

 

He reached d' church before d' girl,

waited for her to complete the ritual

placed his hand on her head, asked,

my child, tell me about your prayer

 

Early every morning as a routine

last 15 days, you have come daily

stood before the Lord for a while,

tell me now what do u do exactly

 

I pray, father, she said off the cuff,

the upset priest unable to digest it

with a lot of suspicion in his voice,

told, u know any prayers, do recite

 

No father, truly I know no prayers,

then what u do closing your eyes?

Father smiled and asked, that too

on daily basis, a pleasant surprise

 

I've already confessed to the God

in an innocent tone, the girl replied

not aware of d' prayers but for sure,

know d' alphabets a,b,c,d….up to z

 

I recite it several times and tell God,

of course, I know not the real prayer

it can't be outside of these alphabets,

please arrange these as you require

 

D' one that satisfies u, your favorite,

accordingly, organize these letters

approve that as my earnest prayer,

oh my beloved Lord, my caretaker

 

Told her heart, bold to d' father, ran,

jumping her way out of the Church

stared at d' departing  guilt-free girl,

the Priest stood there dumbstruck

 

She disappeared into d' wilderness,

least bothered for anyone's feeling

d' unconditional belief in her prayer,

plainly poured d' Unseen's blessings

And which ones to be left uncovered

Covers chosen to put on each item,

a mere enthusiasm or an obsession

to safeguard, protect from damage,

or to prolong d' life span not known

To keep the tiptop sofa scratch-free,

people opt to put a linen net over it

adding a clear overlay to cupboards

makes it appealing and impressive

 

Purchased a lavish bag from d' mall

ordered for a custom outfit stitched

of the military camouflaging color,

to match to own smartness outright

Put a floral sheet over d' velvet quilt,

a jacket on the fridge's fancy exterior

the microwave concealed with a veil,

as if a freshly wed bride's character

 

Dry grinding of spices to a powder,

or to make a paste, idly-dosa barter

from d' lovely attire can't make out,

not apparent, it's a mixture grinder

Thermos flask is with a fancy cover,

contents chilled or boiling not known

tv set wrapped in a floral garment,

its functional aspect, d' least concern

 

Attire for the adored car procured,

draped even the seats so amazing

a leather wrap on d' steering wheel,

gear handle's plush haze enveloping

Foot mats also put in cloth covers,

a comfy cleaning is d' ultimate goal

to defend d' original hue and beauty,

coverings needless, tarnish its sole

 

The dining table's glazing glass top

not seen, on it a silicon sheet spread

dining chairs and stools also masked,

d' gas cylinders too, not left naked

D' gas stove also dressed up nicely,

d' lighter's cover matches the decor

a metal case used to protect mobile,

a screen guard to save from scratch

 

Covers put on books and notebooks,

bed sheets draped with a bed cover

laptop given a decent pouch to hide,

a nice cloth adorns d' water purifier

Illicit money, concealed with care,

heedfully dumped in foreign banks

wrong-doings, ill desires, masked,

neatly covered, can play any pranks

 

Senior citizens are at risk of falling,

and go missing in uncovered drains

cooked food very often left exposed,

d' lids missing from d' garbage cans

No concern for the safety of kids,

laid bare always the bore well pits

once landed inside the rescue effort

continues for long days and nights

 

No helmet cover on the rider's head

d' whole family speeds on a scooter,

d' un-flushed toilets left uncovered,

overloaded, emits an unpleasant odor

Dresses disappeared in modernity,

people are comfortable being naked

human heart lacks humanity cover,

peace missing, the mind is perplexed

 

Disoriented, baffled, men gone mad,

dance in the open, naked on the road

not able to resolve what all to cover,

and which ones to be left uncovered