Swayamvar

That time, they used to choose the real heroes,

a person who had great performance or courage.

Sometimes, the suitors were assigned various tasks.

Girl garlanded the man of her choice, appraised once.

Even today the boys and girls who are eligible,

for match making at a given time and venue assemble.

Today’s girls are impressed on clothe and pouch;

sometimes deceived by false look and approach.

They are fancy of the images seen on the screen,

think the actors, the super person, and they mean.

They want to see their lover like them, not realise;

acting is mere counterfeit, which is not the real life.

Screened a TV drama Swayamvar, Rakhi Sawant;

thinking it a reality show, befooled the audience.

After played fun for weeks, she married to none.

In ancient too it was, if found unsuitable everyone. 

Poets were neither then nor today’s better choice.

Kabeer lived poor, Tulsi was kicked by his wife.