Sunday, June 26, 2022

Renovation, restoration, reconstruction and remodeling...

There is a revised drawing on my table Of an ancestral house unstable; Nicely done, with colorful legend to indicate The changes for its most modern fate- “To be dismantled’, ‘to remain same” And “new walls” to play the latest game! And at site, I pulled aside a near-rotten frame But something else fell apart and down it came; Opps! The older walls were crumbling down To be redone and to be...

Monday, June 20, 2022

It is past midnight...

It is past midnight so soon; From between the hills rises the moon; I didn't keep awake to watch it though, I am enjoying its lustrous glow! The halfmoon looks like my teaspoon, It stirs my mind out of a cocoon, While its luminous glow seems to propose My stay deeper into the night, I suppose! With the clouds, the moon turns maroon, The color of demand these days in the saloon; And there, the...

Sunday, June 19, 2022

A tree stood at an edge...

A tree stood at an edge of our farm land As a landmark; firm though not too grand For a flash of memories of relationship love-hate And a splash, that was, of bittersweet fate! The tree is called gante, a local name And there was another one with the species same At a water source where I bathed...

Sunday, June 5, 2022

The so-called tenders...

The so-called tenders and quotation calls Have always been of certain shortfalls; Lowest bidder in terms of price is selected All others, no matter how best, are rejected Whether it’s for works, services or supply of goods, Rule books, latest, may appear to spur the moods But, at a closer look,...