wham!
you tried …
tried to tread upon me
weight placed, committally
body-to-heel, heel-to-sole
sole … to soul
my renewed spirit
(since the aberration, You)
such a grand target
blossoming like ink on damp khadi
so who wouldn’t, right?
I mean …
it was there, waiting …
readily available
seemingly compliant
and you have to scrape your
boots SOMEwhere …
so … why not?
(ah, why not, indeed!)
only THIS time I was préparé
and your balance betrayed you
as you betrayed dreams
desires …
us -
(as moonlight betrays the gloaming) …
oh, those pretty pumps found
their mark, alright
but you should have looked closer -
tread a bit more carefully
cuz that familiar path had changed
darkened, (by your apathy)
hardened, (by your carelessness)
and frozen, (by your coal-black heart) …
thus …
down you went - bam!
in a lump of shock and consternation
landing flat on your beautifully
bloated ego
and all I could do was smile …
a pity, really
and I AM sorry that you bruised your
fat aspirations, my dear
but YOU created this new creature I inhabit -
shadowy beast that I am
cold, hard truth of a monster
your ex-doormat …
your …
black ice.
Categories:
khadi, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Tiranga (Tricolour)
First unfurled, was the Indian tricolor;
on Everest, the world's highest peak.
All the three colours are deliberated
to give some message and speak.
Dark saffron, white and Indian green,
the three colours of Indian national flag;
all in horizontal rectangular bars,
top to bottom, respectively placed.
Green band at bottom tells Indians,
grow with greenery and agriculture;
White band in middle of it, gives us
message of peace, truth and culture.
Saffron says, be brave and courageous,
don't hesitate to sacrifice if nation needs;
Wheel of twenty four spokes at centre tells,
on the path of progress always proceed.
Made of hand spun Indian cloth, Khadi,
at one hand symbolises pride of nation;
Design and colour on the other, say symbolically
what ought to do the great Indians.
On every Independence and republic days
Tiranga is unfurled widely in the country.
That reminds the people; be nice, graceful,
peaceful, prosper and keep in mind your duty.
(C) S. D. Tiwari
Categories:
khadi, children, culture, identity, independence
Form: Couplet
I wonder how a titan
rose from the country
of dwarfs.
Recalling him now seems
Like talking about dinosaur
where with no living forms of
that magnitude in vogue
We get the idea of enormity
from fossils:
His relentless insistence on truth,
No gulf between
preaching and practice,
Ceaseless struggle for swaraj,
Humble ideal of trusteeship,
Heroic crusade against injustice
and discrimination,
Calm campaign agaist untouchability,
All this intrvowen with fine fabric
of life like a piece of home-spun
Khadi challenges credulity.
Categories:
khadi, people, philosophy, uplifting,
Form: Free verse