CRIMSON WISH

Crimson petals of the shady gulmohar

Adorn the summer tree line

Proud of its color and heritage

Basking  in the glorious sun

The petals enjoy these  happy days

But the rains come and go

The season changes

The flowers wither

The petals fall away

Risen in its place

The fruits  too dries up

And the seeds are all scattered out

Not too long since these flow of changes

Beginning from scattered seeds in a distant land

 A new forest is born

New trees, new life!

Among this new tree line

Another the crimson flower blossoms !

Proudly swaying in the summer breeze

Basking in joy  of self glory

Still happily wishing

Forever,  I  too  shall stay!   

ACADEMICAL GLORY

Purple robes and fancy plumes! 

Music playing to the pomp and show! 

Gaudy gowns filled with pride! 

Power and knowledge glorified

Walking in this procession of self glory

Beware!  Oh great friend!

Trample not on the saplings of wisdom! 

COURT OF SANCTIMONY

In this court of sanctimony

Where ego wears the crown

Ministers of attribution

Mislead the distractable jury!

Blaming the neighbor for its own manufactured misery

As the naked truth is buckled up

While it’s the crown, that should have faced the fury

But it’s the poor man who carries the cross!

While the feeling of knowing runs amok

Claiming victory over the highlands of truth

Queen Memory elopes with imagination

And comes back gravid with confabulation

As the orphaned reality is led astray

And misbegotten confabulation claims the crown

The court is lost in the bliss of self glory

As the country as a whole runs aground! 

In this court of sanctimony

Where the jester wears the crown

Tell me dear friend

Who else is left to call the bluff?