Mar 14
The cop yelled loud, "You broke the rule!"
"Your truck was fast, don’t play the fool!"
The driver said, "Please check my speed.
Sir my truck is under limit, yes indeed!"
"Then show your license, don’t delay!"
The driver gave that to cop right away.
"Now show me pollution papers too!"
Driver handed them all fresh and new.
"Now pay the fine!" the cop then said.
"But why?" The driver shook his head.
"Your papers fine and no fault at all,
But here is the catch that I recall—
You kept them all in a plastic bag,
And that, my friend, is quite a snag!
Polythene bags cause harm, you see,
So pay the fine—don’t argue with me!"
Ajay Amitabh Suman
Patent and Trademark Attorney
High Court of Delhi
"Your truck was fast, don’t play the fool!"
The driver said, "Please check my speed.
Sir my truck is under limit, yes indeed!"
"Then show your license, don’t delay!"
The driver gave that to cop right away.
"Now show me pollution papers too!"
Driver handed them all fresh and new.
"Now pay the fine!" the cop then said.
"But why?" The driver shook his head.
"Your papers fine and no fault at all,
But here is the catch that I recall—
You kept them all in a plastic bag,
And that, my friend, is quite a snag!
Polythene bags cause harm, you see,
So pay the fine—don’t argue with me!"
Ajay Amitabh Suman
Patent and Trademark Attorney
High Court of Delhi
This humorous poem captures a tense encounter between a truck driver and a traffic inspector. As the driver confidently provides every required document, he believes he's in the clear—until the inspector reveals an unexpected reason for the fine, leaving him (and the reader) surprised!
