An Animal with Two Tails (A poem for children) "Mummy, I saw an animal in the Zoo, Perhaps you've seen it too, He was huge and fat, Many times bigger than a cat; His eyes were very small Much smaller than golf ball, He kept blinking all the while, Continuously wagging his long tail; You se...Read more

                   The Cruel Winter The cold descends from snow-clad mountains Like water that does from the fountains, It spreads slowly across the plains Like the relentless monsoon rains; Folks tremble with the gripping cold Which has everyone in its hold; Huddled in groups sit the homeless Wh...Read more

Lament of a fallen feather Alas, What a fate has befallen me! Stuck among the dying leaves And the swaying branches, I keep sighing, Looking at the sky And the countless birds. I once rode entwined On the strong body Of my agile parent, Close to the clouds That floated lethargically, But unterher...Read more

Lizard He is a huge lizard, Neither dangerous nor a health hazard Unlike the mosquitoes or the cockroach And gives me no room for reproach, With bulbous eyes and a shiny skin And with a huge body, he looks a croc’s kin, His menacing look and the belligerent eye Makes the timid children instantl...Read more

                 Who is Truly Blind? Blind there are of two kinds- The one who with aid walks Or by one helped oft, Who truly cannot see, Deprived of sight From the moment born Or by causes unknown; The other is the one Who being blessed with sight Would see nothing around And is blind to all thi...Read more

When I was born, When I happened to be a girl, When it so happened I was the second one, When all resented me except my mother, When it was first decided to abandon me, When later they decided to end my life, When I knew I was unwanted, When even my mother couldn't stop them, It was then I saw soc...Read more

Daddy, teach me how to swim, It's not just a whim, I want to tour the sea And see all the creatures there be. I want to see the Sea King In whose palace nymphs sing; I read this in a story book, I am eager to have a look. I will hitch a ride on a dolphin's back, Who'll follow each ship's track; I'...Read more

What We Owe to Nature In our worldly life that we lead There often comes a need To seek help of some kind To which we ourselves bind; We owe someone or the other Money as principal and interest together, That’s what we to others owe Whether it be to John, George or Joe; A demand comes for what we...Read more

'"Be not for ever a pessimist", Thus advised my friend, an optimist, "A pessimist sees only the darker side While there lives a brigher side" After long a life of five and eighty, And experiencing upheavals mighty, The optimism once I cherished Gradually and silently perished. People cry for a li...Read more

"Slow and Steady wins the race", It's what the old proverb says, I believe it's totally true And don't hold a contrary view. Time-tested truth it is Which may not the youth please For they expect results in split seconds, In truth, they want them in nano seconds. They want to be on fast lane, S...Read more

"Que Sera, Sera" is a song of yester year, Have you ever heard it, my dear, It says what it is going to be- "Whatever will be, will be". If you are to die, die you will, Your life snuffed out by a human devil Or life cut short by a speeding truck Or by a bull running amok. You are not safe in an ...Read more

A Bird, Google and a Smart Phone The young bird held the mobile phone Which she had bought on EMI and loan, Sold during half sale or quarter sale season; To buy a gadget she had a reason, She wanted to fly to the east coast, A message to her friend she did post, Both being pals on FB and WhatsAp...Read more

Give Peace A Chance Oh, Man! Let human beings be At peace, Know’st not thou That this world Neither is thine Nor mine. We abide here At His pleasure, When the call cometh, We leave this place, Which neither you Nor I own. Your  time is brief, Neither can you prolong Nor shorten your stay. Why th...Read more

He sat with his unblinking eyes Glued to the blue screen of small size, Lost to the world he was living in, Unconscious of the surrounding din. The sun from horizon rose to the zenith While the people felt the heat beneath, But our hero knew not the time Or the clock's loud chime. For hours he ha...Read more

This poem was written by me long ago (2022) and posted on All poetry.com along with many other poems. I am posting this on this website again to elicit more comments and reviews from reader's of this website. The Ultimate Truth King or emperor or whatever thou art When time cometh for thee to de...Read more