Taking

Of haikus.

Describing India as an alien insiderThough living in hereJust as the minorities.A poet of Bombay and its cityspace,The metropolitan not, the mega city,Its urban thought, culture and life,He is a good boyOf the goodbye party, the mrriage party, the tea party,Writing about the honeymoon,Handshake, ta-ta, bye-bye, thank you,Indian poverty and platforms.

Of the street theatres, nukkad sabhasOr the people doing panchayitiAs spokespersons, protagonists, mouthpiecesOf protests and movements, peace movementsBut over continued, overdid they in acting,Protesting and staging of the dramaShowing the facades of liberty and people’s charters,Constitutionalism and constitution-makingBut got they trapped in party and politics,Political ideologies and fascinations,Rather than lingering they must have come toThe…

Wherefrom did he his doctorateIn English,A Ph.D. not from London,But from India,Which but I cannotWhich university from,But a doctorate in EnglishAs far as know it?

The colourful paintingsOf His?

So much so bonding and fascinationA young nun, young and lovely maidenIn the whitesComing,Coming and passing through.I do not know it,But I saw here,Why did I see herWith so much so affection and love?Is this called love?Unexpressed love.