Author Archives: montecyril

When you suffered and did not, even once, complain  Lest your near and dear ones feel your pain  You knew that success of life was in stoicism and strength  In the altruism and charity, the way you went  The mountains of large-heartedness that were shown  Were priceless jewels from a kind-hearted soul  For the joy ofContinue reading “To a selfless Dad: A poem “

I thought you would last forever  For your strength and love were an endless river  In the darkness of night, you breathed your last  The woods of your life have now become the past  I eulogise as I tremble, shaking with grief  The storm came and left the city bereft  Millions are dying of aContinue reading “Mum: A poem “

It is not wrong to have convictions with compassion  That is each and every individual’s right of ration  Great men are made by the dignity of conviction  Strong ideology and philosophy lead to phenomenal invention  Those who justify political correctness only vindicate  their own tepid hypocrisy and reserve the right to opinionate  It is theContinue reading “Political correctness: A poem “

The bathroom clime evaporates in the hue  Of dull black faces cresting on the sooty line  I awe at watching an angel take shape  In the mall, as I pass, walking past row faces  A cubist henchman and a student, a leper  A walking stick, cold hands at the ticket counter  Pale words along theContinue reading “Morning Train: A poem “

Darkness again, your spirit hits the turf  where a street side lamp turns your face  to a purple ghost  And you wallow in your pseudo-intellectual  mumbo-jumbo. The last rumination burns  your alcoholed throat  You eye a shopwindow banishing materialism  Yet you cherish your two-layered Costa Rican timepiece  Somewhere in your heart you’re clutching at littleContinue reading “Poem for the helpless nowhere man “

There’s many a pickle that can tickle coming from the muddlehead. But the chronically absent-minded professor would hardly be amused at discovering that he just about delivered his lecture to the wrong class of students. Forgetfulness can besiege even the sharpest sharks at times, but it is the agony of some who suffer it perennially. Continue reading “Just for laughs: Forgetfulness can shock one off one’s pants “

At times I think of love’s poignant embrace Lasting memories of your quick-witted grace Endearing are the whispers of your priceless homespun wisdom That revisit me in times of utter humdrum You taught us about love’s selfless expanse About morals, integrity, dignity, faith and substance The rill of your exemplariness stretched every distance into the […]Continue reading “Mother: An Ode —”

Can we profoundly wish that there be justice and fairness for all?  When those in power have advertently and cruelly abused these at every call  The narrative of justice has been met with hypocrisy since the beginning of time  The powerful clutch at the status quo with impunity and continue in crime  Such integrity-lacking misadventures haveContinue reading “Calling for justice: A poem “

Is it judicious to have preoccupying over-sized goals?  To let the frantic ambitions of the body and mind take hold?  When wanting of abundance becomes our sole motive  Forgetting altruism altogether for selfish prerogatives  When wants exceed needs one may have to resort to beggary  Or what is worse, one may have to deign to recklessContinue reading “The myopia of the soul: A poem “

It would be fulfilling if we taught our children to discern  Good from evil, right from wrong; that they thus learn  At a nascent age, with wisdom and knowledge they burn  Like bright fires; and make the world a better place in turn  Innocence is pure but tragic; may with education they be inclined  ToContinue reading “Let our children learn: A poem “