Thursday, May 29, 2008

थे न्यू CREED

Glittering neon malls
breads and bangle
litter on streets
cars all mangled

Black water and soil
trickling plastic taps
parched dry beings
empty village on a map

Why create a world
of more greed?
waiting for gandhi
guiding lives idol-free

Money in the bank
can it fill the river
a land bountiful
buy some clean air?

What does it take
to grow the green earth
reclaim soil bleak
save water as it rains
Awake! Awake!
for man's existence
is finally at stake

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

ब्लडी TUESDAY

Jaipur was witness to serial bomb blasts in the city on 13 May 2008. The killers had used bicycles to detonate the timer bombs , killing innocent worshipers of gods on a Tuesday.

Kudos to the people who have grieved and moved on. May God help us all to be more vigilant in the future.

on a cycle blue
blood and gore
a child's plaything
not anymore

a city weeps
walls red-stained
dust smeared garland
in a devotees hand
a life shattered
amidst a bangle stand

pink was my city
peace now shattered
a city today rises
love and faith
bringing souls together

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