Pets

Dogs are great; Cats disturb; Geese are brilliant, I think of those lambs I lost in my youth; Butterflies, O God! Look resilient, Fish are best of pets to take care and sooth...! Horses are pets too; solemn; rough and tough, Monkeys seems to make mess of everything, Parrots seem to say revealing tales; Yet, the whole world knows, that they rut and bluff, A combination of all these would bring, Pets from planes or hills or mountainous vales...! Who can compete with smell-sense of a dog? Some sniff out even illness in people; Cats, by nature, have a prominent clog, Sense of sweetness, in them, is so feeble; With their universe-like transparent wings, Fluttering amidst blossoms vivacious, Butterflies have tentative existence; Could fish(es) live without fresh-water-springs? Monkeys, though naughty, look very gracious, Parrots, in each act, have their persistence...! My dog can swim many kilometers, My pretty cat can jump ten times her height; My butterflies are best beauty-keepers, My fish-aquarium is a delight; Monkeys, though, disturb my garden sometimes, My horses, though, mislead my-ways often, My geese, though, seem maliciously grumbling; My pets, indeed, commit no heinous crimes, They need, never in life, find a coffin, Human life, midst pets, is, sometimes, fumbling...!!! 02 May 2022