Caught in turmoil of tumults five
That life faces from senses naive:
Deer, mesmerized by magic of sweet sound,
Tuskers, by titillating sexual heist,
Moths, maddened by the sight of fire around,
Fish, by meagre morsel of taste,
And bees beguiled by floral smell—
Why? Rings to me no causal bell,
Why are males consumed in sense-soaking spell?
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Translations (Sanskrit) | 02.05.2026 | madness/mystic/magic, music, senses, rhyme
Note: This verse as under is often quoted in Indian music treatises:
Lost in music deer are often caught unaware by the hunter, elephants lost in the madness of mating, moths attracted by flares of fire, fish when bite the morsel in bate, and bees lured by flowery fragrance. Here is the transliteration of the Sanskrit verse:
Shabda aadibhih panchabhih eva pancha
panchatvam apuh svagunaih nirbaddham |
Kuranga maatanga patanga meena bhringaa
narah panchbhih ranchitah kim ||
kuranga= deer, maatanga= elephant, patanga= moth, meena= fish, bhringa= bee
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I-ntense
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N-ook
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Julie Ann N. Sison)
If the flash ran into a room and switched a light on would the light hit him
if Gotham was in Africa he might have been the elephant man
If she’s holding the lasso she has to tell the truth too just a wonder
Superman flash which could m@@@@&@@@bate. faster
New Glasgow superhero unveiled-
Gettaeman
Surely the worst thing the Devil could do was be good Sorry back to the poem
I don’t know what side of this
Any how here goes
He vibrates every single atom at once
Nope okay
Sex
I mean it’s over quick
Although the speed
You wouldn’t need to undress
Plenty of time to shop
Catch up the girls
You could have sex everywhere no one would know
He is always late that really bugs me
I can definitely see some flab around his middle
Lycra ain’t forgiving
Yes I just fat shamed an imaginary character
His poor parents
Yeah well your da murdered your mum
Have you met me
Do you know why we have superheroes
because we don’t
May kese maan lau ki vo bhul gye;
kya vo waqt bhi unko yaad nahi;
vo lamhe vo sath beitye the;
kya vo bhi unko yaad nahi;
jo vadda kiya tha sath nibhane ka;
kya vo vadaa bhi unko yaad nahi;
jinse aane nahi dete the
kabhi ekk bhi aashu
vo jhukhi huye najre
aue vo aakhe bhi unko yaad nahi;
jiske liye vo sab kuch kar bethte the
vo muskurahat bhi unko yaad nahi;
may kese maan lau ki vo bhul gye
kya hamari mohhabat bhi unko yaad nahi;
may kese maan lau ki bewafa ho gye;
kya humse ki wafaa ki bate bhi unko yaad nahi;
agar bhul hai; to aab
bhule he rhna
agar mile hum kabhi;
toh ye kah dege....
aap kon hai? ye chehra
humko yaad nahi..............................
If I cared more, I would see the dream that should be,
Lanes wouldn’t be filled with worries,
Schools would cater to the educators well,
Institutions wouldn’t make graduates dwell.
Music is dull and paintings are monotone.
No voices are heard, and eyes are closed alone,
Where’s the compassion gone?
Folded papers were all done,
And forever it will be.
Fraud voices initiate to make hopeful people happy.
I care only remorseful late,
One wrong move and found each other a bate.
What color of a man makes a difference?
Leaders who seem to divide the countrymen.
Have we chosen the wrong shepherd?
Might be a carnivore who devours just to lead.
How many bloods let come to shed,
To attain the greatness country thought of ahead?
Wrote millions to catch an eye, people asked now, “why?”
Folded papers are now end up fried.
Bater
A oportunidade
bate com alegria
apresse-se e peça,
não deixe
passar em branco,
agarre o brilho
e o sucesso
peça agora e
seu sucesso
a hora é agora,
não deixe escapar
feche agora
o seu pedido
e com pouco
seu lucro
é mais e mais.
The other day I got a flyer
Because I am a frequent flier
And, as you have already guessed
It said I was an 'honoured guest'
In fact, the 'most important one'
And a 'special prize' I had won
I gasped out loud, my breath did bate
And of course, I took the bait
Must be a diamond! (at least a carat)
So l ate the dangled carrot
Newsletters and ads I signed up for
Promotional emails, at least four
Well! I laughed myself completely hoarse
It seems I'd won a bloody horse!
I fell down in shock upon my humerus
The situation no longer humorous
My heart sank low weighed down like lead...
It seems it's up the creek I've been led
pool of dead pool movies
catogry 5
cant remember my last line
should be golfing all the time
line by line
correct my spelling
it might be wrong
for give me from my past
going to be dirtry then ever
the look i should look
so bate your hook
stoke the fire
sorry
but if i were there
i'd be there
A vicious spell has been cast
into a black cauldron to boil
Trouble and toil attempts to spoil
The snake is beginning to uncoil
He will keep you up late reeling in hate
continually accepting the dangling bate
Post twelve o’clock chime precisely timed
his louring voice will play games
behind the candles flickering flames
L-et
Y-our
K-indness
A-bate
M-adness
A-nd
R-age
T-ill
I-ndividuals
N-icely
E-njoy
Z-est
Topic: Birthday of Lyka Martinez (March 06)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-etaphoric
E-lement's
L-ines
I-mplement
S-ublimity
S-o
A-crostic
R-egards
A-bate
M-emories
O-f
S-orrow
Topic: Birthday of Melissa B. Ramos (January 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
L-ethal ordeal in outbreak
I-nflicts damage to humanity;
B-acteria of morbid menace
A-pplies grime so
Y-ucky.
A-bate the horrible hazard,
M-itigate the pandemic peril;
A-lleviate the terrible threat,
R-epel the lethal
O-rdeal.
Topic: Birthday of Libay J. Amaro (June 21)
R-abid enemy or opponent
O-f the entire humanity
L-ets lethal link infect
L-ungs with dirt so
Y-ucky.
S-ilence of the rabid enemy
I-mplements invisible virus;
M-ystery of the morbid menace
B-rutally brings risk so vicious.
L-ockdown and community quarantine
A-bate the spread so eerie;
N-eatness, health, and hygiene
T-ake away therabid
E-nemy.
Topic: Birthday of Rolly C. Simblante (June 20)
J-ust overmatch the opponent,
O-vercome the cruel covid;
M-itigate the adversary,
A-bate the enemy so
R-abid.
M-ightily overmatch the opponent,
E-liminate the formidable foe;
J-eopardy of being infected,
I-s causing worry and woe.
L-et your health and wellness win,
L-ose not the fight in torment;
A-lleviate the morbid menace,
N-icely overmatch the
O-pponent.
Topic: Birthday of Jomar Mejillano (June 20)
S-tandard
H-ygiene
E-rases
R-abidity's
Y-ucky
L-ink
L-etting
P-rotocol
A-bate
S-ilent
C-ontagion's
U-nknown
A-ilment
Topic: Birthday of Sheryll A. Pascua (June 19)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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