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Madurai Corporation Building On A lake.


On the water body

stands a building

tall and sturdy

majestic and fascinating

being one of importance

hosts the city  council

I bring this to reference

one that has to counsel

has breached the norms

construction on the lakes

has been prohibited in all forms

yet the Civic body pays no stake

erected its administrative office

over the beautiful water source

a threat to the building in a fix

could collapse anytime in the course

at times of heavy rain  in years

the water could  not flow into the storage

it goes unruly and in a slipshod causing a fear

the floods overtake and  create a rummage

a mishap of great magnitude as such

death of man and cattle accounts too much

loss of money and belongings  to one and all

besides a disaster and a devastation beyond a call.madurai-corporationpro.gif

 

 

 

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Divine enthrall extol honey Poetry soul praise

Ode To Madurai


Madurai in its splendourmadurai.Long do I live in my town

the little I know of the place

been born and brought up in the town

I being  named after the deity of the place

have  taken the town for granted

not I did anything so far to my birth place

I heard and hear mantras and slokas all through

the day and night chanted with  a far-sighted gaze

the festivals corresponding to months  abound all through the year

the deities  go  in  a procession through the streets

dressed up and bedecked they proceed with a cheer

the ecstasy and piety  as seen is all upbeat

the people throng to have a glimpse of the almighty

no matter how many times they see

the divine couple seems  to wear a new look unbelievably

the town reverberates  the divine music all throughout

resplendent  is the town with a glimmer all extolling

it  has no more of attractions  both inside  and out

the  charm  of the place is the temple majestic and  enthralling

keeps the town buzzing from time immemorial

cities come and go with the advancement

technology favours them a coveted place  in a revival

they grow and rise in fame and name in a  revival

this temple town is not smitten by such bug or pace

as it  remains constant in its pride and reach

a humble town called Madurai in chaste Tamil

the name  being synonymous of  honey without breach

praise I the town of my birth with all my soul

that much I can do to hold its torch high above the toll.

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city old. Poetry

My City –Madurai


Born in an  ancient city

makes me tall and gritty

know not how long it is there

its loveliness is beyond share

old it is on all sides

roads narrow and not wide

houses  are  very close

well laid and  in rows

people are simple and friendly

very traditional not trendy

called as a big village

as it does not cause a  mad rage

has all the facilities in  abundance

it holds a lot of references

a city of great  fame

a  place with many names

the ancient city of mine is Madurai

an old Meenakshicity of temples

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The River in My Town.


The river in my town. Vaigai  in name 

 flows with a frown

runs almost brownvaigai

 dry not on its own.

 ruined by a tone 

it is mostly known

 the contamination  is sown

 by man as shown 

who revers nothing grown

tarnishes most to a bone 

naked it lies with a moan

patiently borne 

its charm slips unhoned 

the river is dead  in the drone 

 a sad end to the mighty flown 

 

 

 

 

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A Deal —-Town Planning Authorities —Madurai


The clattering  sound from near

with the buildings coming up very near

the noise and sound go up in air

with the flying of scaffolding down

with the throwing of tea cups unmindful

with the pulling down of my walls  without any relent

the garden kept so far clean with greenery all around

turns messy in  a short time  as if dressed in rags

that which is brought up with care and love

gets shattered in a quick time for greed

the trees and plants looking shabby  and haggard

with dirt covered over them not little but terrible

seemingly crying for a relief in exasperation

with the proximity of the building so close

violating the norms of town planning

with the authorities keeping mum

why ?you must be knowing better

they having been rewards handsome

while the builder makes huge profits

abutting into my area  slowly and gradually

destroying my peace and ambience

this being only an example all through

where the rules are broken

with the mouth being shut by bribes hefty

while those of us who refuse to pay

seeking relief by rightful measures

go unrelieved mostly and certainly

as the world is lacking in transparency

and the officials unheeding to our plea.

permit the builder to go about

with nothing to restrain and restrict.town planning

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The Mosquitoes Plague Madurai


Endangered by the epidemic

 with dengue and malaria on the anvil

 mosquitoes humming in rhythmic

saying that monsoon has failed  in the wheel

scarcity of water being the cause of misery

the civic authorities remain dazed in ignorance

knowing not what to do to stop the  infectious emissary

as all along they had been busy  in reference

not to their duties but in filling their treasury

sharing with not the have-nots in inference

but making their families revel in wealth mostly

now the tiny insect has bit them so hard with a difference

stinging them not physically but in a way discordantly

hitting  their morality forcibly Mosquitoes that they stand  in  preference

accused in front of the public and legality

with true sense of guilt and indifference