When people come near
It would shrink back in fear
But would dart at the sight of a mouse!
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December is here with Christmas beckoning at the door
And the whole streets illumined with colorful lights and starsBut his tiny hut looked dismal n’ dark like a prison campWith a suppressed sigh, he inhaled the festive airHis little heart grew weary and dimThere has never been a merry Christmas in his lifeAs the days advanced, he grew moody and glumHe, born into a…
In neatly lined up pots in a row
A visual treat to adoring eyesA haunt frequented by the beesDo not need much care, but will fadeIf not allowed a little shadeFlimsy they are of delicate stemsWith light green leaves of serrated hemsPlanted in my neatly laid up yardThey invariably make me gladGleaming in the first rays of the sunWith their simple beauty, my…
When ‘I’ die,
And singular becomes pluralBut when ‘plural’ becomes ‘singular’Love is born.Oh! What paradox!
Before my eyes,
An infinite scroll of chiffonRolling and unrollingIn shades of green and sapphireA calm expanse with feeble wavesIn its sedate hours of brooding silenceAs if siezed by an uncanny lassitudeLying in majesty,Swinging in ecstasy.Within this mammoth silver submarine,How many mysterious live forms thrive!What curious shaped corals, what varied sea urchins!What wealth of fish, what gigantic mammals!Between…
Darkness descends
God! This supplication I do makeGive me Light, clear brilliant light!Not to enjoy the wayside scenesBut that I shall not stumble and fallI ask Thee,The wisdom to discern the TruthFor here, Truth is ever beguiledLuscious smiles and sugary talksWrap the plots of devious schemesI ask Thee,The prudence to escape the snaresLaid by wolves in lambs’…
I set out on a long trip,
Out through the window flashed past,Assorted scenes one by one.Sky scrapers and mud hovels,Steaming cities and peaceful hamlets,Row upon row of maize and wheat,Bent down under the weight of grain.Cars gliding along crowded streetsChildren school bound in crisp uniformsCattle grazing on distant hillsCadets on parade beside their tented campsSmoke coiling up from tall chimneysSizzling cascades…