Haiku 39

Chilled Winter morning 

Pale quarter moon wanes above

Mars and Jupiter.

Note: Written after moon watch of 1.12. 2018 at 5.30 am. Not only Mars and Jupiter were shining close together  but two of the bright Galilean moon were also visible to my naked eyes. The site of morning sky was beautiful on that chilled winter morning. 

Barbatos

I don’t know 

Who the devil is

Or where he lives

What excites him 

Or what makes his face glow

What is the color of his skin

To us humans is he a kin

What language does he speak

To impress his thoughts so bleak

Awry we go in our communication

Causing widespread humiliation

I don’t know

Who the Barbatos is 

Or where he lives.

But echoes of altercation 

Such as his are heard

In a shiny White House 

On top of a hill.

Live in a world of strife and still think of it as one family!

How can we adopt to this mysterious principle 

Of oneness of universe!

So widely spoken by all leaders in religion

As well as in politics and economics.

Spoken on all social levels

But never believed to be followed. 

Really what were our ancients thinking!

Live in a world of strife and still think of it as one family!

So I ponder on it and this is what I stumble upon!

We all expect fights to happen in family 

And we expect all to make it up 

Simply because it is a family. 

Like a river, identity of family is of a continuous change

And so are worldly relationships.

So when you think of world wars 

And peace treaties among our leaders

Think of a fight broken among family members

Of greater hierarchy!

Few crack members of family insinuate fight

And the world goes topsy-turvy! 

Sooner or later they come to their senses

And talk about peace and 

Will go on living as leaders of world peace!

But not before millions are made

Homeless, orphaned or 

Or buried in nameless graves!

Savita Tyagi

1. 3. 2018

नये साल की नयी समझ।

सारा जगत अपना है ! 

ये कहावत आज कुछ कुछ समझ में आरही है।

जब परायों के साथ बर्तन खड़कने लगें 

तो समझिये कि पराये भी अपने हो गये!

Family, Health, Accomplishment.

Closeness- only through experience

Emotion- very much needed for expression

Interaction- apply common sense

Grudge- forgiveness must be in possession

Exercise- include a nice stroll

Diet- balance with some wine

Bettering the odds, form of control

Destined, its ordained by the divine

Dedication, needs much grit

Judicious- make the smart moves

If it was easy, everyone would do it

Work with people- definitely behooves

Pool is plenty, pick a life attribute

Spin up a poem, only takes some time

Gather the thoughts, think of an offshoot

Scribe the stanza, and make a rhyme.

Yesh

The poem above is written by guest poet Yesh.