word stream

Friday

    ROADS

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All roads have two ends,

First,from where they start,

Then they go, to merge with other,

Covering a distance, long or short.


Some of the roads lead to a fixed target,

Go and reach the destination- no doubt,

Some trapped in jungle of cement-concrete,

Beneath sky-scrappers, they try to come out.


A road starts from an unknown dusty village,

And dissolves in the ocean of the giant city,

Either people diffuse their being, under vast sky,

Or come back home, with false proud, and pity.


An old banyan tree divides a road in two halves,

One zig-zag thorny passage reaches primitive home,

Other smooth road goes long, long,long, and breaks,

Dead stop at a point, glittering the polish of crome.  


Cunning and clever people make a shining road,

And most fantastic bridge connecting the ridge,

To give a final touch to this grand artistic work,

They divert a flowing river beneath the bridge. 


In metro cities, roads have well built foot -paths,

They give all purpose facility, except foot-walks,

 Slums, and all under sky, find a shelter here,

Lives pass on silently and smoothly on foot-paths.


Those who guide to walk on their path are great,

People follow their teachings, and try to learn,

And if something goes against their road- map,

There is an escape-road, in the form of U-turn.

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Tuesday

WORD STREAM: NEW YEAR : HAPPINESS

WORD STREAM: NEW YEAR : HAPPINESS:   NEW YEAR: HAPPINESS *****************************      I am glad to attend New Year Party,  It is in full swing, with merriment,    All ar...

Monday

WORD STREAM: NEW YEAR : HAPPINESS

WORD STREAM: NEW YEAR : HAPPINESS:   NEW YEAR: HAPPINESS *****************************      I am glad to attend New Year Party,  It is in full swing, with merriment,    All ar...

NEW YEAR : HAPPINESS

 NEW YEAR: HAPPINESS

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 I am glad to attend New Year Party,
 It is in full swing, with merriment, 
  All are dancing and shouting,
Climax of hilarity is present.


People pretend to be happy,
The whole circle, as they seek,
They are happier in advance,
And become happiest, at the peak.


I feel, all this is a magic,
Which is live- show, to perform,
All are acting till drop-scene,
To exhibit, the maximum charm.


My' happiness' be the topmost,
If it lags; it is a curse,
This happiness is meaningless,
Unless, I compare it with others.


I pay for happiness, to buy the same,
Spending the money is no trouble,
If this happiness is a thousand deal,
The two 'thousands', may earn the double.


With the bundle of happiness, I come out,
It is raining, in the darkness of night,
A poor street-boy is dancing on the road,
Mud-clad, bare naked, shining bright,


His dance? no rhythm, no steps, no sense,
He is playing with an old rustic flute,
 My happiness is with respect to others,
But his innocent happiness is absolute.

I spread my arms to acquire happiness,
As if-it is any technique, any magic, any art,
I search happiness in club, pub, drug and dance-
But real happiness, lives in the core of heart. 
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                                               (C) keshav dubey 
                                                        31-12-2004
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Sunday

WORD STREAM: Word Stream : Mr. Gentleman

WORD STREAM: Word Stream : Mr. Gentleman:   Mr. Gentleman ****************** * Mr.Gentleman was standing in the field, In open and vast area ,  greenery everywhere, Standing erect, i...

Friday

WORD STREAM: Word Stream : Mr. Gentleman

WORD STREAM: Word Stream : Mr. Gentleman:   Mr. Gentleman ****************** * Mr.Gentleman was standing in the field, In open and vast area ,  greenery everywhere, Standing erect, i...

Word Stream : Mr. Gentleman

 

Mr. Gentleman

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Mr.Gentleman was standing in the field,

In open and vast area ,  greenery everywhere,

Standing erect, in formal  grass uniform,

Pretending the silent caution-'Who Comes There'?


Mr.Gentleman was a scarecrow,  to guard the crop,

Previously, he performed his duty very well,

The flying birds, grazing cattle,  animals stopped,

For them,  this strange thing was  a danger- bell. 


But soon,  they learnt that this was only a puppet ,

Very soon, this figure's gentleness was quite clear,

Birds sat and danced on the head of the scarecrow,

Cattle pulled the grass, rubbed their bodies without fear,



 Then one morning the troubled farmer brought a gun,

He hid behind Mr. Gentleman,  and fired in the air,

One bullet spread the horror and panic all around,

Mischievous creatures shouted- unfair,  unfair, unfair.



Shooting for a week, and no miscreants were found,

They never expected reaction from inert Gentleman,

Birds disappeared in the sky,  all the cattle ran away,

All the creatures seemed frightened, nervous, and wan.



The farmer took a deep sigh, and  said to the scarecrow,

"Dear Bizooka! You are gentleman,  it is not sufficient,

By force,you have to compel others to be equally gentle,

Then only,safety of the crop is possible,  hundred percent.


Gentleness rebounds,  only with the help of gunfire-

When the climax of gentleness strikes deaf ear,

Thunder shots are required,  so that others can listen,

Is that clear?"

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                                                                               =keshav Dubey=

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Tuesday

WORD STREAM: The Journey

WORD STREAM: The Journey:     The Journey ************* (1) I go a long, long way, Fall, fail, and suffer, in valleys and sand, I tire, retire, retreat, and rest, Kee...

Saturday

WORD STREAM: The Journey

WORD STREAM: The Journey:     The Journey ************* (1) I go a long, long way, Fall, fail, and suffer, in valleys and sand, I tire, retire, retreat, and rest, Kee...

The Journey

   The Journey

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(1)

I go a long, long way,

Fall, fail, and suffer, in valleys and sand,

I tire, retire, retreat, and rest,

Keeping my milestone in the hand.

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(2)

The River jumps, dances, falls from the peak,

Breaking barriers- catastrophe, damage, and flee,

And all this thunder, violence, and destruction-

Only to calmly embrace the sea?

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(3)

I stand at the junction of two roads,

The first unknown path is damaged and distorted,

I choose the other familiar and comfortable path,

That leads me to the point, from where; I started.

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(4)

The River falls down from the peak,

Running , dancing, jumping, all acts of mime,

She blames the dead, rigid, inert mountain-

who has traveled the everlasting journey of Time.

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                                                           =keshav dubey=

                                                                 17-5-24

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