Incorrigible

Incorrigible

According to biblical belief

God created 'man' in his own image,

The infused the breath of life in to him

And told him to 'go and enjoy your life.'

Next He created ;women'

Fashioned from the beauties of Nature,

Bedecking her with feminine charms galore

And shades of coy and shy nature.

This Eve became the cause

Of the downfall of man,

By tempting him to taste

The God's forbidden fruit.

'Coz man disobeyed God's command

He lost his abode in Paradise,

And came tumbling down

Onto this mortal Earth.

So here we see the man

Stumbling and struggling with his life,

Committing the same follies again and again

Sans any fear of the 'Day of Judgement'.

Open any newspaper

You will see thefts, chain-snatching, showing gun,

A pare here, touching there, attempt elsewhere.

As if robbing chastity of woman is fun.

For money, they won't mind killing

A man or a woman, young or old

A revenge is never complete

Without taking foe's life.

He retracts not, not he repents

He makes false promises to improve

But keeps on doing the same sordid deeds

As if proving he is indeed incorrigible.

The Key

The Key

The key is such an ordinary thing
That nobody thinks of it twice,
But it's a very important item
Containing most crucial device.

It you have the key
You can open your house door,
With the key, you can also
Start and lock your car door.

If you have a bank-locker
You know the value of the key,
Without which you can neither
Put in or take out thing any.

The key can play many important roles
It can lock the culprit in jail,
Or  unlock abducted person's chains
Or hijack a brand new 'Quail'.

But look ! the key needn't be of metal only
It could also have invisible forms,
Like 'Key to Perfect Health',
Or 'Key to Happiness',
Or ' Key to success in Exams',
Or ' Key to godliness'.

Chowringhee Road

Chowringhee Road

When you're in Calcutta
Don't miss to see Chowringhee Road,
Starting from Rabindra Sadan
And touching "Academy of Fine Arts'.

On to Birla Planetarium
Abode of heavenly bodies
To Metro-Rail- Bengal's Pride,
Where surface images vanis in a stride.

To Taj-Mahal-like Victoria Memorial
Repertoire of the British Period
To the Imposing Indian Museum
Housing amazing variety of exhibits.

To the neat, sprawling, modern row
Of Government and corporate offices,
To the venerable Asiatic society,
The haven of book-hungry blokes.

To the Oberoi Grand Hotel,
Relic of by-gone British Raj,
To the pulsating Park Street
Where once 'Flury' reigned supreme.

To the New Market-shoppers' paradise
Where one could easily get lost inside!
to the tall, slim 'Shaheed Minar'
Venue of many a political meeting.

Ending at the Chowringhee Square,
Opposite Chinese Shoe-makers street,
With the imposing 'Statesman' edifice
Looming across the dividing line

So next time you're in Calcutta
Don't miss to see Chowringhee Road,
For it sums up the distinctive flavor
Of West Bengal's "capital of Joy!".

The Hand

The Hand

See the wonders of the human hand

How it builds huts and palaces,

Huge dams, bridges, tunnels, rockets

And lofty light-houses!

Now see how the same hand

Brings about senseless destruction and pain,

By deviating from the righteous path

Driven by evil designs of vile brain.

Look how a surgeon's hand saves life

And a butcher's hand cruelly takes life,

How a fireman's hand douses the fire,

And a terrorist;s hand ignites fire.

Be not surprised, hand has a language

A hand-shake means friendly nature,

A clenched hand hints at aggressive intent

While a pat on the back, approving gesture.

This world is like a coin

It has two faces- obverse and reverse,

One man is good , the other bad

How sad some take delight in being perverse!

So next time when you meet someone

And extend your hand for shaking

First try to judge the person's type

And then go ahead  as-per your inkling.

Then there are phrases connected with hand,

Such as: 'In hand', 'on hand', 'out of hand',

'To live from hand to mouth',

'To wash one's hands of' and so on.

So there are hands and hands

Some fair, some dark - some soft some hard,

But the one without parallel

Is the invisible Hand of God!

O' my Vegan Diet

Oh My Vegan Diet !

Different people eat different foods,
Some like meat, some fish, while some eggs,
They can't relish their meals fully,
Without the image of these in their heads.

But I always like vegan fare,
Its pain free, blood free and shock free
It doesn't sit heavily on your mind
And prick your conscience after eating spree.

Non-veg food is full of sinful acts,
First you have to start breeding the animals.
They think you are like an angel divine,
But your designs are totally diverse.

You count the days when they will mature,
And then take them off to market,
There sell them to highest bidder
And transfer their future to fate.

The new owner then sells them to butchers
Who slaughter them in utterly cold and cruel way.
Not allowing them to move and breath freely,
And chopping them quickly while 'death' still 'way'.

The 'meat' which eaters say its tasty
In reality it isn't true at all,
The 'taste' is lent by the spices
With which the 'raw' is cooked by all.

Compare the quality of veg and non-veg food
Keep the'flesh' in the open for two days,
It will turn bad and emit rotten smell
But not the veg, which remain fresh always!

There are certain restaurants 'cross Britain
Which compel diner to sign an undertaking
Waiving 'legal action' against food poisoning
Before serving then 'medium rate' dishes.

Ask any doctor, he will tell your verily
Meat causes many a dreadful disease,
High-blood pressure, diabetes, ulcers and cancer
While 'green foods' cause no such maladies.

Further, have a look at the 'meat' shop
You will see bloody carcasses hanging from the hooks.
Now turn your gaze to 'greens' shop
You will see fresh, healthy colourful gifts from Nature's nooks.

O! How wonderful my vegan diet is
So less costly, so healthy, so tasty,
Never will I switch it for flesh a bit
I'm quite happy and satisfied with it.

Jresht Nagrik

Dwellings

Dwellings

Eons ago, the primitive man
Lived a very rough , tough and tense life
His foremost need was food and water
Plus protection from elements and wide beasts.

Later he accidentally discovered 'fire'
The sight, heat and color of which thrilled him,
He found he could use it for defence
And lo! Equally for offence as well!

After watching Nature's phenomena
He learnt fishing, hunting and farming
And gradually led a little better life
Changing from migrant to settled life.

Thus with sedentary life style
Arose the need for dwellings
Simple huts, mud and brick structures
Using leaves, stone, timber fillings

Several centuries later
Dwellings grew in size and features
From ordinary houses to flats,
To Towers, Parks, Plazas and Palaces.

Today's trend is to go for high-rises
Because of paucity of land,
You have amazng sky-scrapers
Dotting all over the world.

So this is the story of civilization
Om Man's upward evolution,
Passing through various turing-points,
From 'tailless monkey' to 'Homo Sapien'.

Note: What is so special about this poem?
Ans: It is the journey down the ages throught the dark, dusty, cobweb-covered corridors of 'Time' which is the most remarkable aspect. It tells us how the rudimentary, lowly shelter underwent gradual changes, culsinating in construction of the posh, ultra-modern, fabulous residences of today.