Thursday, December 01, 2011

ALL DAY LONG....My poems for Shahid Ali...contd..6


little dew drop on the blade of grass
a little diamond on the file,
a ray from sun piercing through,
dancing colors,the rainbow of life


he was away all day,
his little girl all alone,
waited ,waited for him to return
but the shadows lengthened and the time shrank
like a new garment
in a washing machine
the speed control having gone bust

they fished out yet another body from the river
they buried yet another bundle of bones

stars are funny ,twinkle in the sky
winking at the mortals below

and the sun having retired for the night
conspiracies hatch in the dark
chicken have finally come to roost

the village has lost its count
of the sheep gone away
the wolf has befriended the shepherd
and the eagle is in love with the chick

last year's corn is still there
hands of harvest have been broken
the sickles have been taken away
the trial is about to begin afresh
all the accused have been killed
justice has always taken its course

nightingales and house sparrows and the doves
in droves landed on my lawn
where this year too narcissus is about to come
and await the bombur
black blackish blue
humming an amorous song

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