When east and west marry

If biscuit dipped in curry’s what he likes, What use needless flurry on what he likes? O be not so narrow-minded a man, At least east-west marry in what he likes. Let them say, ne’er the twain shall meet, If they do, why worry in what he likes. ___________________________ Ghazal (tongue-in-cheek) |01.11.2024|humour, east-west Poet’s note: Dipping a biscuit in tea seems widely accepted a practice. In west a scientific study (yes, scientific) has been done on how long a biscuit should ideally be dipped in tea. Around four seconds, it says. A little less and the biscuit is not optimally soft. A little more, and it would be too soggy, and a portion might even fall in tea. But here is this guy who dips his biscuit in daal (Indian curry)! This short Ghazal of three couplets has its own take on it. Poet’s note: based on a Gujarati Muktak by Naaz Mangroli as under: Daal nee saathe ae biscuit khaye chhe, Aemaan taaraa baapnu shun jaaye chhe? Sankuchit drishhtinu taaree shun karu? Poorva-pashchim aektaa to thaaye chhe!