Tuesday 21 March 2023

Our martyrs, blown up in enemy bombs


"Cleanliness is next to Godliness,"

barge into heated debates about it

sorely insist almost every day, but

barely practice, d' dictum we preach

Often spill pieces of trash on d' road,

in d' streets while casually loitering

and slyly drop d' wrappers, but keep

own home upright than surroundings

Let go of one well-kept environment,

Swatch- Bharat, never taken seriously

suited only for propaganda purposes,

tough to execute, of little benefit really

But he did something too spectacular,

entirely unexpected in a public place

d' next generation, socially conscious,

probably better in d' cleanliness race

D' young guy with plugged earphones,

pulled d' water bottle from d' backpack

and dropped his lunch box by chance,

on the floor, spilled the whole content

Not an unusual scene in the metros,

where everyone rushes to the office

tends to stuff the bags haphazardly,

unable to give much attention to this

When something ugly ever happens,

the culprit runs away from the scene

as if a crime committed, escapes fast,

and wash the hands off d' happening

D' crowd expected he'll walk away from

the food spilled on d' floor in a moment

but with pages torn from his notebook,

picked it up from d' metro floor PVC mat

Lifted d' let out food into a paper cover

and surprisingly went one step further

with d' handkerchief wiped d' remnants,

till the floor looked as clean as before

D' commuters applauded ceaselessly,

admired the act of that young person

a great sense of responsibility in him,

got appreciated without any hesitation

So conscious about the surroundings,

steadily encourages countless others

actively works for a clean surrounding,

to make India much cleaner and better

Corruption got accepted as a system

d' matinee idols were the inspirations

things, changing in rapid succession,

advancing towards a brighter nation

Our cops indeed the real-life heroes,

paid much less than on-screen actors

sacrifice life to safeguard the country,

they die, d' people aren't even aware

Always very bewitching to d' public,

100s of retakes, d' best shot chosen

no retakes, no re-taps in d' cops' life,

one mistake, d' precious life, is gone

Dead 'n' buried' and 'forgotten soon,

maybe in a day/ maximum of a week

but it's a headline, despairing news,

when a film hero by chance falls sick

Cops ignored, but cricketers, actors,

dirty politicians snatch the limelight,

if cops sacrifice their life to save us,

d' politicians tell, they get paid for it

No role models to citizens of India,

whom to accept as d' real hero here

never a film hero nor a foul politician,

always a doctor, farmer, or a soldier

Farmers toil hard, cultivate food for us,

soldiers protect us from the terrorists

people die of diseases and pandemics,

if doctors take no risk never sacrifice

The true heroes deserve your homage,

celebrities' glamour, needn't care much

why highlight the blown-up characters

while d' real heroes,

our martyrs, blown up in enemy bombs


Tuesday 14 March 2023

Like this goes the scintillating story


The cookie lover got utterly upset,

taste awful, texture not up to mark

dough ingredients not in proportion,

or it might be a backing-trick lack

Gave d’ star rating, one out of five

reluctantly, cannot reduce it further

a naughty nightmare of munching,

d’ baked husk bicky of muddy odor

In d’ review, he wrote his comment,

it’s just unbearable and ridiculous

pay adequate attention to d’ taste

and d’ crunchiness of the product

Raisins, nuts, and d' chocolate chips,

like in d' others can't make out at all

as got baked might've lost d' details,

the original look, color, and d’ flavor

But under the veil of d’ cute design,

how this junkie taste be acceptable

tried a lot to soothe, the upset mind,

unable to welcome it, just impossible


A lucrative price and offers 50% off,

Amazon to promote their product

two dozen cookies packed nicely,

original, pure, and fit for d’ purpose

Nauseated, had two loose motions,

after eating a couple of the cookies

fallen sick, got cramps in d' tummy,

 d’ processing unit, amply hygienic?

But his friend was not convinced,

wished to check it, explore further

logged into d' net on his desktop,

and visited the Indi-tradition store

Stunningly noted a thing strange,

for a while, eyes stayed wide open

breathed through d’ agape mouth

in a hurry, a big blunder was done

Pure, original cow dung cookies,

for Hawan / any religious purpose

round, 4” diameter, in packs of 24

in a pleasing price, with a 50% off

Handmade and at a genuine cost,

it’s shipped all across our country,

place order online, receive it fast

by an assured doorstep delivery

 From India's online shopping stores

rightful cost, in Amazon/ Big basket

offer an accessible shipping facility,

perfectly safe, smoke-free, the best

Feel high after using the cookies,

in to your life, it brings happiness

to make it with the joyful memory,

recommend it to family and friends

                      Felt feeble then, in a dismal mood,

thought snacks, boost the energy

surfed d’ net, d’ cute cookies word,

turned him blind and more hungry

Details not seen; an order placed

eagerly waited, quieted d’ hunger

d’ doorbell rang received d’ parcel

packed with an attractive wrapper

A prolonged wait over, with a blade

unpacked fast, took bites in a hurry

d’ unease issues ensued thereafter

like this goes the scintillating story