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There are two men at Sesame Street Those that pass by chance to greet One is a shoe-shine, the other washes your feet And if you ever stop to tell which of them is good and which is well The horror would make your eyes swell And when you see with incredulity, you could playContinue reading “The two men at Sesame Street: A poem”

War clouds loom over Europe. It has been reported in US media that Russia has built up 70 percent of the military it needs to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Western powers fear a Russian invasion into Ukraine may be imminent given Moscow’s massing of more than 100,000 soldiers near the border with Ukraine.Continue reading “US not on haloed ground in Ukraine crisis”

Has been witnessed how the flags were unfurled all across the disadvantaged downtrodden world For the tales of history have been indelibly written unswervingly in reprobate by those that win And our justice system has been dispensed by those who have us wilfully convinced of what is right and what is wrong when the realityContinue reading “Of winners and losers: A poem”

Love is cherishing a moment well-spent Justice is the righting for eternity’s length Love is golden and worth a goldmine Justice is an arduous mountain every soul should climb Love is a simple and selfless thing Justice is complex but worth every blessing Love is the paradise we all are looking for Justice has beenContinue reading “Love and Justice: A poem”

When the muddy pond banks start drying up in the first week of February daze And the bristles of Acacia prick the heels father says, it’s time to stir the harpoon from its sleep. Some hibernated from the cool sands of December are rising from their comatose in dreamy rusty barks and hardly moving fromContinue reading “Frogs: A poem”

Afghanistan is in the throes of its harshest winter ever. For a country where international development assistance constituted 43% of GDP and 75% of public expenditure before the Taliban took over in August 2021, the running dry of international funding, what with aid agencies scrambling to keep finances away from the Taliban, has left theContinue reading “Afghanistan: resource rich, starving millions – enter China?”

How often do we worry about life’s confusing conundrum When the proclivity to stereotypes holds us to ransom For the path of materialism is beaten down by powers that be And we are herded by false causes, and we fail to see Half the world is regressing by what some religions offer Another half isContinue reading “God’s word is about being truly free: A poem”

When in seeking what we think is hot And in finding what we ought not We sacrifice which is deeply heartfelt In pursuit of sheer material wealth Can we redeem ourselves at this juncture Of our soul-stripping acquisitive culture In the knowledge that our illusory perception Is nothing but an infernal deception The more weContinue reading “Personal Gnosis – the stairway to heaven: A poem”

Those who are forthcoming but tight-lipped about their goodness should not be the ones who find peace with the evangelist For holiness comes not from proclaiming God if you’ve lived your life riding the roughshod And you cannot achieve sainthood by reciting prayers Duty and integrity come good, not salvation’s soothsayers When you learn, wasContinue reading “The simply pious and the profoundly righteous: A poem”

Daddy, the years have simply fallen by and yet it seems only yesterday when the world was just a few paces You bore a sickly child home You were solidity in childish insecurities Mother’s sad stories, teachers’ woes A childhood amid dim comprehensions but for the comfort of a home While away, you were alwaysContinue reading “Dad: A poem”