The cries shrill
came from a steep hill
A crow yonder
cries with a fervour
not once but many a time
with a loudness akin to a chime
at regular intervals from morning
it thinks its cry is a sing
goes on and on with a diligence
know not why it caws with such indulgence
people say it perhaps foretells an event
the arrival of guests or any other deviant
a diverse from the regular course
and a derivation out of source
pertinent to a superstition
present an appreciation
a feel could be this way
The music I hear
causes a tear
the heart cries
the soul stirs
the eyes of the poor
though not speak words
express feelings of hurt
their suffering mostly silent
sings many a song
of struggle and scarcity
their hands bear
scars of toil red and black
their feet have blisters
the nails all broke
niggard they are
hear them rant
ignites a fire
that rises up
darkens the cloud
pours down as rain
a feeble way
to assuage their bruise
smothers now and then
The child cries
for what she knows not
cries she all aloud
tears run down her cheeks
face turns scarlet
the mother tries to pacify her
feeds her with milk
makes noise with the rattle
holds her close to the bosom
the child cries even more
knowing not what to do
the mother breaks down
she whispers and sobs
looks the child perplexed
sits there silent for a time
crawls towards her mother
wipes the tears that flow
softly kisses her mom
with a broad smile as ever.
The new-born cries
seeing the world perhaps
knowing fully well of the corruption
understanding the greed
counting the scathing remarks
noticing all things done improperly
The baby would cry even more
and hope it would not stop
if it sees the other atrocities
that rule the world blasphemous
sealing it to a devastation.
Connive and conspire to begin
Hoard and usurp to trade in,
Conceal and hide to spin.
Cheat and beguile to sin.
It is a win unholy.
It casts a dark shadow wholly.
It creates a status lowly.
It thwarts peace thoroughly.
It is a performance otherwise.
It shows the mode to earn in size.
It leads to a schedule of vice.
It claims a stream of desolate cries.