Do you know addition?
I asked a six-year-old.
She smiled at me
looking at me funnily.
Thinking she does not know
went on to ask
if she is familiar with the tables.
Breaking into laughter
posing a mischievous smile
she said additions and tables are for the old
manual and doing it by rote are not her way.
saying She brought to me sheets of arithmetic
taught by the Kumon method
I could not make head or tail of it
as I belong to the old school
where maths is taught with fun
counting with beads in kindergarten
with the carry over and carry forward
with a borrower and a lender
with speed and time,
ratio and proportion
with measurements and distance
all in one go
right from class one upwards
we went in a steady flow
slowly and steadily assimilating everything in school
where none other activity or coaching became essential.
Tag: Poem
The New -Born
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.

Night Life
The twinkling stars race across the sky.
The full moon stands steadfast shining bright
as the darkness envelopes the clear blue sky
rendering a coolness different
from the day bright.
With the night setting in slowly in the sky
the birds gradually retreat into their nest
and the animals sluggishly lie down for rest
man gets on his night life in a grand old bar.
When every living being gets back into the cool
man gets into the much burning liveliness
losing his energy and health in a pub
boozing merrily and watching dancing dames.
Quixotic is man deviating from the proclaimed precepts
thinking high of himself but stoops much low than his counterparts.
The Day Passes.
The day has gone past.
The events have fled fast.
They have moved away from the original.
Things that could have concluded in internal
has come out in the public to the external.
T
hat which seemed to be cumbersome
has turned out not to be loathsome.
Expecting not such terms all along
had to remain with fingers crossed
keeping the mouth shut all through
but with watchful eyes examining through
a conclusion is yet to come into force
hope to achieve the slot one chose.
Live For You
She was crying all the more.
She broke into sobs now and then evermore.
She wept and wailed beating her heart in pain
Tears trickled down her rosy cheeks like a train.
Her face became red and swollen.
None could comfort her
None wished to go near her.
Her feelings were so intense .
Somewhere down the house
there came a
voice in a whisper
Ma, ma, called the little one in best temper.
She stood dazed for a while remaining wild
Ran to get hold of her child
Holding him tight she said
I would live for you my child.
The Cackle All Along.
The bird cackle all day long.
why I know not?
Their chirping is not one of gay
Why is it so I know not?
What for they make noise so sad?
I think in length all the while.
Listening to them always made me cheerful
Buoyant would I go with their songs
Humming with them all through the intervals
ans watching them in glee every time I see.
They are an inspiration to me all along
as I see them to be one with them in a belong.
The cackling continues more with a tinge of sadness.
i go in and out to find what went wrong.
getting no clue from
their movements
retreat inside with a terrible alarm.
Confused and clueless I sit in a daze
not ever finding the cause of the mirthless cackle.
He called her in a frequency
wanting to know in buoyancy.
She kept answering him in relevance
telling him of the outcome with patience.
He was not in a mood to accept the delay
forced her to come out with an inlay.
She in a measured tone gave her reply
telling him of her plight in going with him .
He persisted on his way of approach
while she wanted nothing of reproach.
Being in such approval and disapproval
their talk became a quarrel of reprisal.
he then took a drastic decision
that of breaking from her in haste.
Shocked she was but got over it at once.
She walked away without a glance.
He sat there motionless and in trance
Patching up seemed to be out of chance.
He then feeling for his impetuosity
had to walk away with great remorse.
.
Right Away.
He prempts every time
Well that has been his skill
lending him support still
With that he went far into the depth
taking actions far ahead in stretch
spreading baseless rumours often
and filing cases and summons in tens.
making others believe in his way
holding everyone’s attention in sway.
This had been going on for long
as he found none to oppose him strong
A day came when hos design were laid bare
with his manipulations brought a share
as they were filed in public by him
believing that his ruse would not be detected
Lo! it was found out in black and white
condemning him to the cell right away.


