Season of festivals always brings immense cheer
Eager to celebrate and enjoy despite lurking fear
Pent up emotions for long in a hurry to express
Celebrating with swagger and eager to impress

Compulsive shopping frenzy integral with festivities
Attractive bargains and offers boost such activities
Enjoyment and excitement of goodies gets top rank
Seasoned sellers relish and laugh all the way to bank

Mandatory mad rush to favourite religious place
Seeking blessings and praying for inner solace
Hoping to wipe out all sins with healing balm
Generous offerings akin to greasing divine palm

Festival of democracy election sees volcanic eruption
Spray of toxic promises and freebies as open corruption
All tricks and means used for securing victory and votes
Frequently even resorting to distribution of green notes

Endless wait for festive season of hope and harmony
For celebrating life without pompous acts, ceremony
Beyond tyranny of rituals and shackles of traditions
Clear labyrinth of despondency for idyllic conditions

Millennial moment in chaotic human history
Ignominious scooting and insurgents’ victory
Grapes of wrath have come home to harvest
Future misadventures meaningless to invest

New masters of ceremonies treading same path
Eager to launch all pervasive hegemonic swath
Violence and strife are quick and easy to sow
Peaceful progressive saplings will never grow

Commiserate with innocent folks in crossfire
Future entangled in violent lawless quagmire
Rooted in antediluvian thinking and way of life
Survival  precariously perched on edge of knife

Redemption indeed long and herculean task
World must find ways to deliver without ask
Growth and progress require united effort
A failed state is potent risk without comfort

Unraveling the enigma of Mona Lisa smile
For ages scholars found the venture futile
Captivated by lady’s beautiful angelic face
Resolve to explore her moods for solace.

Pathetic plight of mighty human race
Brings a sardonic smile on lovely face
A tiny virus from depths of dark cave
Shattered myths of humans so brave

Driven by senseless urge to live forever
Resorting to tricks fair, foul whatsoever
Displaying wanton limitless human greed
Hardily a care or thought for genuine need

Shameful shenanigans for money new game
Brazen reckless actions without any shame
Surprised and deeply shaken to the core
Nervous, scary wry smile flickers to fore

Dreams and passions of heart in silent mode
Words and phrases not adequate to decode
Endless wait for soul mate so heart warming
Sensuous wistful smile for prince charming

How long will you keep showering beatific smile
Tolerating every pretentious and devilish guile?
Come abide with me and escape from antiquity
To heavenly abode of love, peace and tranquility

Begin an unending symphony of lovely smile
With affection and relationships worthwhile
Adding happiness, making world better place
Wiping tears, infuse smile on every forlorn face

Marvel at guts and glory saga of paralympians
Epitome of success, indeed are true champions
Against all odds, inspiring journey to pinnacle
Life story sets example of stimulating spectacle

A herculean task coping with different ability
Required indomitable will and mental stability
Despite best intentions and eagerness to assist
Well wishers can only cheer and **** to persist

No room for pessimism or nagging negativity
Try and try again to achieve aim with positivity
Burning desire for perfection and aim to excel
Staying focused with no time to rest or revel

Performances of these noble souls make us sit up
Crutches of dogmas and prejudices, must give up
Remove blinkers, shackles of ideology and religion
Foster well being for all with encompassing vision

Sports extravaganza restricted to subdued level
Heart goes out to participants straining to excel
Culture of sports and love for them taken wings
Spreading across all continents in Olympic rings

Found many variants of games for classes
Powerful ruling elite to struggling masses
Rules for such games evolved and self created
Doubters and opponents steadily decimated

Jousting with dead is favourite sport of our ruling class
On high horse, impale hapless souls for sins en mass
Manipulating history cannot be substitute or panacea
To cover up own failures and induce collective amnesia

Bureaucracy loves wrestling with problem no resolution
Going around in circles with meetings, find no solutions
Bloated Sumo like organizations with no accountability
Always focused on power, growth and upward mobility

Swimming against tide for us is game of survival
Head barely above water, praying fortune revival
Indomitable spirit and tenacity keeping us afloat
Never letting any adversity to conquer and gloat

True champions display spirit and humility
Enhance and boost their talent and nobility
Be a champion and play as if no tomorrow
Ephemeral effervescent are joys and sorrow

Olympic Games are a test of character and skill
Participants display tremendous resolute will
Conducting the Games has been a testing time
Numerous problems, hurdles removed in prime

With perfect baton exchange in waves galore
Virus relay team constantly knocking on door
Ensuring safety from pandemic biggest task
With dangers pouring through without ask

Having witnessed elections and dance of death
Warily welcome the Games with bated breath
Olympics without doubt showcase skill and drill
Elections euphoria gives Olympian ecstatic thrill

Grandmasters meticulously follow rules in chess
In Elections, Code of Conduct invariably in a mess
Chess has two contestants with white and black
Rulers and power seekers two groups on attack

Ruling clan is blessed, virtuous and always right
Aspiring villains to be vanquished with all might
Cunning disingenuous provide a revolving door
Making it easy and convenient to cross the floor

Changing sides brings about absolute sanitization
Villains becoming virtuous in total transformation
Flowing money and rallies with speeches thunderous
Intoxicated passions ignite many clashes murderous

Pulsating ****** of Elections puts all others to shame
Garnering votes by hook or crook is name of the game
Need to be vigilant that institutions of our democracy
Never degenerate into violent draconian mobocracy.

On a moonlit night walking barefoot on sandy beach
Solace, salvation and mental tranquility within reach
Thrilling sensation of rippling waves tickling my toes
A perfect remedy for wiping out worries and woes

Soothing rhapsody of rushing waves with gentle breeze
Cooling balm putting travails and turmoil in deep freeze
Wishing for lifelong possession of such precious treasure
Thoughts of missing such joys  depress beyond measure

A fleet of fishing boats head out to sea in dead of night
To renew their battle with cruel sea and nature’s might
Fishing for livelihood such a noble and honest profession
Requiring seafarer skills with resolve and timely precision

Profession of fishing is love story sweet and sour
With moods of  welcoming seas swinging to dour
Strong single minded devotion sticks to this path
Hunger and passion prepares them for any wrath

Fishing in troubled waters malicious passion prime
Leaders of all hues vigorously indulge in this crime
Stoking the flames with intemperate demagoguery
Adding fuel to fire with preaching religious bigotry

World has invented ideal recipe for monumental disaster
With energetic embrace and eagerness to be a master
Urgent life saving need of the hour is thoughtful sobriety
To develop and promote caring compassionate society

A society at odds with itself is not the right note
Cheerful, happy and friendly setup gets my vote
For joys of beach walks bereft of worrying yokes
And admiring sincere and diligent fishermen folks