Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category

What I am worth…

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 |

I hear, we have crossed the sixtieth year,
Standing guard without any fear,
Another day in the desert sun,
Or a night at height, with a freezing gun,
Tell me my India “What I am worth.”

For the Battles and Wars that I fight,
Never asking which one is right,
From Dawn to Dusk and then to Dawn,
Your Bishop, Your Knight Your Eternal Pawn,
Tell me my India “What I am worth.”
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The Siachen Glacier

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 |

Those tired feet have seen better days,
They work from before the morning rays,
Never staggering or tripping on some stone,
In parts almost eaten to the bone.

The stomach growls with such an ache,
What he would do for the piece of her cake,
He hasn’t got past dried canned food,
At these heights even you would.
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The Second Third Spirit

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 |

This unit is like any other

he thought,

same flaps __________

same chaos __________

like in any other;

It was so
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Bugles And A Tiger

Monday, January 28th, 2008 |

Naval bugles and designer tigers

beckon and boys

from slumber;

from Boribunder
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Beheaded Banyan

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 |

Vigyan Bhavan

now, probably still asmoulder even,

after the fire,

saw many speakers

from the four corners of the planet seminaring
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