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The Hill

The Hill

This normative hill

like all others

is transparently accessible,

out there

and in the mind,

not to be missed

except in peril of one's life.

Do not muse on it

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Jewish Wedding in Bombay

Jewish Wedding in Bombay

Her mother shed a tear or two but wasn't really

crying. It was the thing to do, so she did it

enjoying every moment. The bride laughed when I

sympathized, and said don't be silly.

Her brothrs had a shoe of mine and made me pay

to get it back. The game delighted all the neighbours'

children, who never stopped staring at me, the reluctant

bridegroom of the day.

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Minority Poem

Minority Poem

In my room, I talk

to my invisible guests:

they do not argue, but wait

Till I am exhausted,

then they slip away

with inscrutable faces.

I lack the means to change

their amiable ways,

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Philosophy

Philosophy

There is a place to which I often go,

Not by planning to, but by a flow

Away from all existence, to a cold

Lucidity, whose will is uncontrolled.

Here, the mills of God are never slow.

The landscape in its geological prime

Dissolves to show its quintessential slime.

A million stars are blotted out. I think

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The Professor

The Professor

Remember me? I am Professor Sheth.

Once I taught you geography. Now

I am retired, though my health is good. My wife died some years back.

By God's grace, all my children

Are well settled in life.

One is Sales Manager,

One is Bank Manager,

Both have cars.

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Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher

Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher

To force the pace and never to be still

Is not the way of those who study birds

Or women. The best poets wait for words.

The hunt is not an exercise of will

But patient love relaxing on a hill

To note the movement of a timid wing;

Until the one who knows that she is loved

No longer waits but risks surrendering -

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The Patriot

The Patriot

I am standing for peace and non-violence.

Why world is fighting fighting

Why all people of world

Are not following Mahatma Gandhi,

I am simply not understanding.

Ancient Indian Wisdom is 100% correct,

I should say even 200% correct,

But modern generation is neglecting -

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Night of the Scorpion

Night of the Scorpion

I remember the night my mother

was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours

of steady rain had driven him

to crawl beneath a sack of rice.

Parting with his poison - flash

of diabolic tail in the dark room -

he risked the rain again.

The peasants came like swarms of flies

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