Naked Trees

shedding their old cloths

planning to acquire new set

trees of the autumn

seeing trees naked

ashamed nature spreads over

snow to cover  them 

the trees now appear

in fully new makeover

celebrating spring 

Pumpkin in Hallowin

Most versatile autumn harvest,
decor and cuisine of the Halloween.
Fascinating all, vegetable largest,
most versatile autumn harvest.
All Hallows’ eve we celebrate
in the light of lanterns of pumpkin.
Most versatile autumn harvest,
decor and cuisine of the Halloween.

Words create relations

words create relations
loving ones bring harmony
harsh breed the hatred

speak words of truth
but not bitter and pinching
none eats ‘holly’ fruits

Without leaves

Inner clock alarms, it is autumn

and soon the winter would arrive.

They would be covered by snow,

going to face difficulty in thrive.

Trees think, holding leaves along,

would just waste the stored water.

To save from physiological drought

living without leaves is better.

Leaves! I say, in state of hunger

I may not hold and nurture you.

Better you shed off my branches  

before you are covered by snow.

Leaves realise, paucity of water

their mother tree going to face.

Better, leave her house and go

to the grandmother’s residence.

They would foster her strength

and inspire to nurture her daughter.

During the period of snow fall
dearth, she may not have to suffer.

Trick or treating

Children go on 'trick or treating'

disguised; for gift of Halloween.

Joe joins them, for celebrating,

children go on 'trick or treating'.

Found tricky husk eliminating,

farmer gave him seeds of pumpkin.

Children go on 'trick or treating'

disguised; for gift of Halloween.

Pumpkin

Most versatile autumn harvest,
main cuisine of the Halloween.
apple and the vegetable largest,
most versatile autumn harvest.
Feasts and gifts the children get,
lanterns we light of the pumpkin.
Most versatile autumn harvest,
main cuisine of the Halloween.

Roosevelt's successive win

People of America organize, every four years

their greatest contest

Any contestant to win four consecutive terms

was Franklin D Roosevelt.

His ambition, hard work, strong leadership

his action plan and determination,

His experience, knowledge of route of his goal

brought successes in succession.

His analytical power of own strength and

weaknesses of the opponents;

his understanding  and positive approach

took him to top of prominence.

His personal charm and inclusion in work

attracted people to him.

His vision, dedication, courage and strategies

fetched the successive win.

Magic of broom stick

One can see hanged, in front of new house or shop

or tied with the machine or vehicle newly bought,

in some Indian ethnicity, strand of cotton strings

pierced through a lemon and few green chillies.

It is evil eye charm, to prevent effects of evil power

and wishes of the jealous people may not prosper.  

I remember, as a child I used to live in a village.

We children of the village, whenever felt unwell,

by the respective guardians usually were taken

to ‘Kanhai’ who lived there, a saint like person.

Two lengthy thin sticks of an used jute broom

measured a span and four fingers, Kanhai took.

Slashed using his thumb nails, from that point,

swept quite a few times, over head of ill child.

Chanting some mantra, he did the black magic,

people of village had belief and mostly felt relief.

When I grew up young only then could realize

and revealed, behind that, what could be the myth.

It was because of villagers illiteracy and poverty

and no government hospital was in the vicinity.

Ready to fall

Leaves turned golden, ready to fall

to hug beloved, they are eager.

To meet the ground, they have call,

leaves turned golden, ready to fall.

If won’t meet now they will miss all;  

snow will clasp, knocks the door, winter.

Leaves turned golden, ready to fall

to hug beloved, they are eager.

Gender

Boys school, girls hostel ,

gents toilet and ladies parlor.

Human make such divisions

for their own social reasons.

Within family do we make

such bifurcation for gender sake

Gender is a natural creation

for love, sex and reproduction

God created two different genders

to feel good about each other

Our society is dominated by men

most ladies are made for kitchen

At places, discrimination is there

over feminine, male are preferred

Women need more attention

bodily weak, more protection

They are kept in protected mode

and given a separate dress code

Agreed men cannot be raped

and women cannot be shaped

But desire and emotions are same

both want respect, status and fame

There should not be partiality

in education and living facility

It is the few people’s arrogance

who think women their opulence

Third sex or hijra, as I understand

is nothing but sexual handicap

Malformation of organ structure

has lead them to different gesture

Else they are human beings like us

deserve equal treatment and status.

It needs to be pondered gently

why be genders treated differently

Gender is a natural creation,

All have same emotions and desire.

There should not be discrimination.

Gender is a natural creation.

It is for love, sex and procreation.

and to feel good about each other.

Gender is a natural creation,

All have same emotions and desire.

Licensing agent

Knew driving well, for the license I went.

But for a very little fault, back I was sent.

Offered official tea, made rapport

Same way did, also friend’s work.

Now, I am an established licensing agent.

Hibiscus

Most shining star of my garden,

hibiscus, crimson and scarlet.

Butterflies glide with delight,

darling of me and my deity,

Ayurveda’s favorite

of its benefits.  

House wife, limerick

she is owner of her husband’s nest

plans all his ideas in her own head

she is just a house wife

doesn’t earn a single pie

but budgets and controls his pocket

Go God

O God! on the earth your presence,

creates lot of hurdles and prohibits -

from wrongs and sin indulgence,

we have now finished our worship.

Please go and immerse into the sea.

It was enough for us, we lived holly.

We worshiped ten days, now be free.

Let’s go with offences and be Jolly.

You take rest and let us live happy

In our own world, as human beings.

Come next year on  your Chaturthi

Well in advance we are inviting.

Your grace flashes so intense our eyes.

False world, we are unable to magnify.

Not reachable

During the winter, when there is fog

or on rainy day, when water is logged,

how horrible to reach the destination,

is well known to the Delhi population.

On a July Monday it rained heavily,

to escape traffic I left office bit early.

But remained stuck in the traffic jam,

and it took three hours to reach home.

To inform my wife I tried to contact

but the line with her could not connect.

Repeatedly, this message was available

‘person you try to contact is not reachable.’     

   

Out of reach

Indian Government has imposed

three percent of  every tax,

an extra education cess.

But higher education is so costly,

beyond the reach of common populace.

Private hospitals are so expensive

not within the reach of common man.

For treatment in government hospitals

spend half day standing in queue for your turn.

Sometimes when we dial to contact

a person on cell phone of other net

this message we get –

‘number you have dialed is out of reach’.   

High profile

High profile man went for LIPID profile,

became attentive all the lab employees.

Raised LDL, detected in test

report made him, very upset.

Doctor advised  daily walk of a mile.

The Google search engine, as I opened

to know about the high profile women.

Initial pages displayed list of sites.

Meet sexy women of high profile.

While, I sought saga of ladies prominent.

Foot print

drops of the river

follow their elders to reach

and lastly settle in sea

I try to trace path

where all my ancestral went

but never find the foot print

Hitler

Hitler had faith in

the barber with sharp razor

but not in his task.

He always checked in mirror,

his mustache trimmed properly!

Marserry of Mars -2

After thousand years henceforth-

‘Marserry’ of Mars (living at Mars) would have heard about the milk giving buffaloes living on earth and she would also know about taste and features of their milk. She and her kids would have been drinking milk of ‘Marsmilk’ plant which would be only source of milk. That would not be so tasty. She would like to import buffaloes from the Earth and assign the job of importing the buffaloes, to an import agent :

‘Can you import two buffalos, one male and one female?’

“But why do you want to import two? Fare would be too costly and moreover

In the same space one buffalo would come, would accommodate minimum five passengers or a tonne of luggage. Better you import conceived one.”

“Ok Ok, do whatever you want, but I must get milk giving buffalo” 

Time would pass and by the time she will have a dozen of buffaloes. Not only her family but neighbours would also be enjoying buffalo milk, curd and butter. The buffaloes would not require to be tied with rope or be kept in locked sheds. They would have fitted with sensers. Whatever they would think, Marserry would know through a device held by her. They would go themselves out to graze grass in the meadow and come back after finished grazing. They would whisper to inform which Marserry will hear through the device translated in her own language. Marserry would also be able to know through the device whether the buffalo is ready to give milk and how much milk she would give.      

One day there won’t be any sign of their trace in her device. Worried she would  locate all around but won’t find. Last night she would have heard their voice and talked through the device.  She would ask everyone and the children of the locality, where about of her buffaloes but no one would answer. 

Everything would be fine, by the evening they would return. Marserry will activate her device and ask them where had they gone. The senior most buffalo would reply that on their grazing spree they had gone behind the hills where discovered a great green grazing field. Therefore, today they would be able to give extra milk too.

Happy Marserry would love their wisdom.

Acting

people like acting

done by an actor, leader

or even the saint

Parking woe

Parked my car, at approved parking place,
Was it congested, my new car scratched.
Then I parked behind the shed.
Found it on three wheels placed.
When left near the gate, police towed away.

Courage like river

Flow like the brook, uninterrupted through,

Jump over the rocks that come on the route.

March on, chanting the songs of courage,

Not be leisurely, finding pits on the way.

Not be slow at curves and slopes of disfavor  

emerge exquisite blended with the nature.

You have to turn, the arid into gardens,

bring greenery not bothering obstructions.  

Go ahead making yourself, your pathways                                                          

continuity is your life, nowhere you stay.

Take away the rubbish or push to the side

reach your destination, keeping your stride.

Drink Haiku chain

Lips sip coffee

mood imbibes alcohol

Eyes drink beauty

Water is filler

Coffee my thought propeller

Alcohol kicks me

milk bottle, cola
whisky then soup and syrup
progression of life

Hey river

Flow Hey river! jumping, spurting flow,

don’t stop, even rocks come on the way.

You have to go a long, so don’t be slow

flow Hey river! jumping, spurting flow.

Mountain separates you, as it knows;

land, trees, creatures; thirsty they stay.

Flow Hey river! jumping, spurting flow,

don’t stop, even rocks come on the way.

Flu or cold

From nose of Galiena, white bird flew

She is confused, common cold or flu?

Stuffy nose is running fast

Has headache and body hot

Helpless goes to doctor, gets no clue.

Family

We live within same four walls
Sun and rain simultaneously fall

Of each member, we take care

Things we have, we all share

An institution where lives -

the love, smiles and bliss,

where we have father and mother,  
where we have sister and brother,
where we have son and daughter,

where we have the loving couple.

Where, we owe to sail together,
we owe to woe and joy together;

because we are a family.
Fri-end has an end but
in fam-ILY only – ‘I love you’.

A promise to live together,

a commitment to love each other.

Our great love commands

the strongest family bond.

Cub and larva

an ugly larva

Grows to pretty butterfly

cute cub – dreadful lion

Sword of silver

Was defeated in a war, the king of Neveli

Every thing was looted by his enemies.

Somehow he could save his sword of silver.

which he had got inheritance from ancestral.

The king of Tirupati came to him as guest,

offered a thousand steel swords in its exchange.

But chief of the treasury of the King, said

Of it, three hundred coins, we should make

To show heritage values and decoration piece

Hanged on wall of court, king wanted to keep.

Of it, queen wanted to make her ornaments

Minister said, significant would be armament.

King agreed to exchange for thousand swords

The neighboring king thought, he was weak,

made an attack to capture his left properties.

Now his soldiers were armed with swords.

They fought the battle bravely and won

King could get back the glories, that had gone. 

Stuck Snow

On top of mountains

the stuck snow is just like rock 

separated gets

freedom, speed and joy of flow

and chance to meet the ocean 

Link of people

Biggest link is the planet where we live. 
We share the same water and same air breath.  
Life is too, a big chain linked by the events. 
All poetry links writers and poets thousands.
Otherwise, I could have not known many of them.
Sandy, Cherry, Nina, Raj, Garry, Mel and Pen.
We are linked within our relations and families.
By linking to each other, people make society.
You may have got your love, in your college. 
I got married, through link made by my relatives.

Life is truth

Life is a that road
which goes to a destination
that is unknown to us;

rolls on wheels of aspirations.

Life is water
flows in the river of time;
sometimes smooth,
strikes to rocks, sometimes.

Life is a castle
we are closed within walls.

To get the freedom

our heart and spirit call.

Life is a home
we live in on rent.
As the lease is expired
we have to vacate.

Yes, life is the truth
we have to accept.
We have to live
the way it has been set.

Dolly gets her doll

Dolly gets now, her beautiful doll

it is bit fluffy, but not much tall.

She feeds it, nurtures it, cares it;

and teaches the tips, how to stay fit.

Talking and brushing, keeps her busy.

To take it’s care, is not so easy.

She will teach it, so would learn.

Care of self, is not her concern.

Dolly now gets, her best friend

who will stay with, till the day end.

Doll would live, with her at home

when all other friends, will have gone.

If she commands and reprimands

faithful doll doesn’t irate and harms.

Can do anything, even she tease

Would not receive back, any ill treat.

It’s beauty is pierced, in her eyes.

No fight, no betraying and no lies.

She finds someone junior to her;

therefore feels, her duty to love.