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All In One
'Oh! Lord of the Heaven!Whither have thee gone?Answer my daily prayer.'Cried a blind beggar.The pity of Heaven,Touched his inner vision,And he stood..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
All For Good
It all happened one fine morning,While Sidharth, the fiery king,Was sharpening an arrow butt,But got his right thumb cut.'All for good, ' said his..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
All Are Equal In A Country
'I'm the cause for the tree.Is there a tree sans me? 'Asks the seed'No, I bear the seedWith my juicy feed.'Says the fruit.'Seed or fruit, I house..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
Action In Inaction
What? Action in inaction?This seems to be a fiction!Not that it’s unknown,It’s a fact well known.Hollow drum when beaten,Its noise don’t you..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A41 She Lives As A Saint
The Grotto was deserted once,But became the busiest place,With hundreds of peopleWaiting to see a miracle.It became a daily ritual,They sat in a..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A38 War Broke Out
Lourdes City was concernedAbout Bernadette, its dear child,As there was no news about herEven thro’ any newspaper.The Mayor sent his..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A37 She Was Given Light Work
“The whole world is watchingHow Sister Bernarde is living?Had she died, on us the blameSurely would’ve come.”“So, we should keep herHealthy and safe..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A36 The Anxious Moments
Bernadette tried her best,In her new life, to readjust,But the rigidity enforced,To follow, it was hard.Mother Marie ThereseQuite often curtly did..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A34 Renounce The World
Bundles of paper workWere laid on the deskAnd the Bishop tookDays to have a look.The final enquiry report,That took a year almost,To draw its..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A33 Bernadette, A Growing Woman
The Commission took note,In their enquiry report,Of all the given points,During the proceedings.During the site inspection,What all they had..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A32 Answering The Commission
The Emperor’s actionCreated a confusionIn the mind of BaronWho awaited confirmation.He was forced to openThe Grotto later onUnder severe pressureFrom..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A31 Grotto Opened To Public
The Church still held the viewThat any miracle, old or new,Could not spiritually be accepted,If science could have it proved.The State also had its..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
Are All Poets Mad?
Are all poets mad?That's the question, to be hadMaybe posed by Shakespeare (As well he mightin Winter's Night.)But Robert Burton had the answer.Yes..
© Sidi Mahtrow
Archy The Flying Cockroach
Birds do it,Bees do it,Even man has to try.But can cockroaches really fly?Archy pondered this though in his headWhile munching on a bit of stale, but..
© Sidi Mahtrow
Anger
Anger is a natural actWhen one responds to a worrysome factAnd expresses the passion held withinTo alert the world that 'it might have been.'When the..
© Sidi Mahtrow
And Then There Were Two
At first there were majors, fiveIt is not to be deniedThey provided servicesExpected of financial houses.They were good at moving funds here and..
© Sidi Mahtrow
Analog Memory
The best understanding of memoryIs provided by Edison and his phonograph.When you scratch along the grooveA tiny current ensues.Amplified by whatever..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Omelette Is For Lovers
Properly season the teflon coated frying panWith half pound bacon cooked crisp and leanPour off the excess fat and leave a traceThat gives a hint of..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Old Horse Named Maude (In The Time Of Robert Burns)
Old Maude and meHad been together seems since recorded historyShe’d be about 35 years oldAs I recall, through many a winter coldBut she no longer..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To The Passing Of A Champion
There lies the body cold and wetLeft by the survivors less we forgetA shadow of what was and would never be againThe reminder that greatness is a..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To Peter Hammill
Inside the house where you do lieIs no roof so you see the midnight skyA brush of air stirs the silence of the roomMoving through walls that suggest..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To Pascal Bruckner
Pascal Bruckner is a philosopherIn all the meanings of the title,Who by word, thought and deedAttempts to alert mankind to its taskOf standing and..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To His‘oner*
Rudy GiulianiLate to the show was His'onerBut later late than neverHe called ahead to ensureThe audience would endureHow to hold them was the QAnd so..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To Elke Nigro
Poetry and proseAre like an itchI suppose,That you can't quite reach.But scratch it if you canCause it wont go away.No need to plan,What to write or..
© Sidi Mahtrow
An Ode To Dr Hitesh Sheth
Once came into viewA man of tallents, not a fewFor he wrote as others mightThat human experiece is a given rightA right to see the world in a..
© Sidi Mahtrow