Cut and bruised out of shape,Stripped and peeled, so bare to shock,Lo, there lies a man! The Son of God,On a cross erected on the summit of the Mount,Brutally suspended between Earth and Sky,Stationed amid thieves on either side.He slipped and slithered under the yoke of weight,And tottered the rugged route to Calvary,Scourged and flogged…
When interpretations go beyond the gambitAnd viewers stand aghastSure it is…. Modern Art!
When his wife asked for moneyHe would chortle- ‘No Honey’Fed up, she eloped with a stranger on a pony
‘See, the man proposedWhom outright I refused’He said- ‘My God! Still rejoicing? ? ‘
The Earth is tickled by the pin pricksDormant dreams resurrectBlossoming every heart and the Earth
She looked benevolent and merryThe fairy told, he could ask for a boonWhatever it was, she would grant him soonIn a hurry, he asked for a magic spoonTo fetch him something to still his stomach’s burnSimple was his wish, never did he long to have the ‘moon’“Nothing more”, she asked with a smileAnd the boy…
Is the only known habitation to all creationGraciously bequeathed to generation after generationPoets sang paeans celebrating her charmAll creatures thrived knowing no harmThe songsters sang melodies from every treeThe beasts freely roamed the forests in gleeEarth that once shone in all her pristine gloryHas now become a dreary, desert territoryAll her wealth is looted by…
A flash of amber and blueBobbed up with a sloshing silver fishDangling from its beak like an ornate pendant
Lands of princes and princessesRemain only in Dream’s recessesLife is far from being fantasticTo believe otherwise is quixoticEvil is never punished as one deservesVirtue never recognized as one cravesHard work never guarantees successRewards are heaped on some in excessPeople of character and calibre are non-existentMorals and values are seen as insignificantViolence predominates over peaceEmpty ideologies…
Cool blows the wind, sweeping the humid air,And dark clouds gather in distant skies.Sound of thunder falls in rumbling notes,Flash of lightning sears the sky,Soon comes the sound of falling rain,Pitter – Patter, it falls on roofs and walls.Rain has come after a scorching spell,Bathing the Earth in splendid shower,It washes the leaves in sparkling…
