Gare ‘a toi’!

Hi, tell me, why ye roar in the jungle

While roaming around for thy prey?

At dark and stormy night

When none dares to bray

Hi, tell me, why ye roar in the jungle

Till the animals make their way?

And the cubs too roar by a den

To celebrate a feast day

‘T is indeed tough to be a man

To live in an endless strife

When ‘t billows up in air

In the garb of a spiritual life

‘Meet and greet’ in the battle ground

‘Name and fame’ may throw ye down

No more wish ye seek out here

But to barter the fertile for a ghost town

Skyscrapers call thy attention

And welcome thee to the Cannes Festival

An irony for the slumdog Millionaire

To spread a message at the interval

Hence the reason, why I’m here

Laughing and ‘njoying my state

At dark and stormy night

When none dares to debate.

Ode to a Child

I.

Oh, baby! ‘T is a surprise

That with a cry, ye call me: nice,

Ages may steal thy innocence

‘T will be due to a bitter experience

Ah! A chance indeed to pursue

When ye screw up face for a strange few

Why ye keep thy fingers so closed

Nobody knows the fact yet to disclose

No stage or a role, yet we fall into a torpor

‘Lo!’, ‘Tis a babble and smile for God’s murmur

II.

Oh, baby! How ye find thou mom

And hide thy face in the crook of her arm

Why ye chew the corner of her saree

Till it becomes torn to make us feel sorry

Try and try: ‘Tis not time to say bye

Crawl and fall, O, baby don’t feel shy

Call thy mom to start

‘Tis a turn for all to take part

Fight, Fight! Till ye fly thy kite

‘Nev’r give up’, for ‘tis thy right.

Mr. Bee

A garden at a close quarter

It sends us into a deep torpor

Come hither to feel so light

And float, when an aroma bites

Flit from flower to flower

Buzzing in quest for nector

Why do you flap wings?

To sense the flower in full swing

Violets and yellow shimmer in thy eyes

Bend to welcome thee and no surprise

Waggle dance drives us into a trance

That we don’t want to miss any chance

No wonder, we see you change often

All flowers nev’r wither, when they ‘re untrodden.