OUR AIR INDIA

A beautiful, wealthy, sleek, famous and most precious lady,  kidnapped was

Sadly, her importance, her popularity, her profitability was the cause.

On this occasion, her father, her creator, mentor , absolutely shocked and shattered was

So were all his colleagues, his employees; they all had a deep grouse;

But today very pleased must be our revered JRD; and so also, his pretty spouse

Thank you respected  Ratan, you our joy, expectations, verve n enthusiasm did arouse

Happy are we all that the kidnapped beauty is now safe n in the hands of a great person where she belonged.

To see this happy, satisfying, exuberating  day I dreamt and had earnestly longed;

May my Air India always prosper, may she again be at the very top ; for that's where she always belonged.

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS RATAN. WE LOVE YOU n ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

યાદ રહે આ સદા, માટીમાંથી આવ્યો તું, અને માટીમાં જ પાછો જઈશ,

તો થશે ભલું આપના દેશનું જો આ દિવાલી પર તું માટીના દિવા વાપરિશ.

ભલે હોય દીવડો એક, ફાયદા એના છે અનેક; ક્યારે તું આં મહત્વની વાત સમજીશ

એક ગરીબ કુંભારને મળશે રોજગાર, અને આપણા દેશનું ધન દેશમાં રહેશે

થશે ગરીબી થોડી દૂર, થોડી ઓછી, અને નાની આવક જરૂર વહેશે

કરું છું પ્રાથના એવી કે, દીવાનો પ્રકાશ તને અને મને, બધાને ઉજ્જવળ રાહ દેખાડશે

પ્રણ લે તું આજે એક નાનું, તું ભારતની માટીનો દીવડોજ પ્રગટાવીશ

જ્યારે પ્રેમ પૂજ્ય ભાવથી તું આ નાનકડો માટીનો દીપ પ્રગટાવીશ;

ત્યારે ભલે હું કે તું, દેશનું ભવિષ્ય ન બદલી શકીએ, પણ તું, એક કુંભારનું ભાવિ પ્રગટાવીશ.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

JUDICIARY

Dead is our conscience and almost blind too; as the emblem of Justice is

Justice true there is hardly; it has pathetically, sadly,  almost ceased

Now three "M"s rule it; muscle power, ministers n money to palms grease

An honest man, a poor victim, from our jails, or judiciary claws hardly gets released.

What expect can one from people with a conscience dead, crumpled n creased?

Lawyers, false witnesses create and train, then their fees ten folds increase

An honest victim wrongly caught , with frustration n fight can to death freeze.

Ahura, Your justice so impeccable is, than why do innocent humans suffer like this?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

PUPPETS ON A STRING

We are worse than puppets on a string, at least feelings they have not

Thank God, in emotional turbulences or sentiments they are caught not.

We puppets, dance to Your tunes O Lord, our wishes to You, matter not

Impossible it is for us to fulfill our dreams; unless You wish, we dare not!

Decide You, our birth, death, illnesses, marriage, love, kids, success, what not!

In fact, even the reason for our birth, of its very purpose, we are aware not

Ask You I, answer me please; why are You so secretive, this mystery I know not

To surrender unto You, from childhood we are taught, then why these desires; I know not.

The individual purpose of our birth, of these puppets, understand we will not.

Sadly, millions of puppets, continuously dancing on Your string, stop will not.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

મુરઝાયલો છોડ

અરેરે, તું પણ મારી માફક મુરઝાઈ ગયો, અધ મુવો થઈ ગયો છે !

પાણી સિચ્યું, માટી ખણી, ખાતર પણ આપ્યું તને, તો પણ ક-વેળાએ મુરઝાઈ ગયો

તારાં પીળા, ખરતાં સૂકા પાન, જેવું જ છે, હવે ઝૂમાયલું મારુ પણ મન

તારી ઝૂકેલી ડાળીઓ જેમ જ છે ઝૂકેલું, મારું મન, દિલ, અને તન

નીરસ જીવન, હજી કેટલું જીવવું પડશે એની સતત ચિંતા સતાવે છે

બેસહાય રીતે, બીજાને આધીન જીવવું પડશે, સ્વીકારી લેવું મુશ્કિલ છે

સ્વાધીનતા આપોઆપ ખોવાઈ ગઈ; અચાનક જાણે ક્યાંક વહી ગઈ

આવી તે કેવી વિવશતા, આં તે કેવું અંધકારમય દિશાહીન ભાવિ

મારા મૃદુ, સંવેદનશીલ સ્વભાવ પાર મારુ ભવિષ્ય થઈ રહ્યું છે હાવી.

ઉખાડી તને પણ કદાચ પાછો રોપીયો હશે કોઈકે, એટલેજ બગાડ્યું તારું ભાવિ.

આપણા બંનેની દશા એક સરખી જ છે, પારકી જમીન આપણા નસીબે આવી.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

02nd OCTOBER

Two of India's best sons, Gandhi n Shastri born were, on this day.

Celebrate n remember let us their great deeds once again, today.

Their sacrifice we must remember and grateful be to them always

Thanking God for granting them unto us; follow we must their wonderful ways.

Though sadly their end was truly very tragic, in fact actually gory;

Their all they gave to our Nation, meaningful n wonderful is their story.

Bow down I, to both these honest people n for India, blessings seek

Also about them and their courageous deeds, to our children we must speak.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

For Armaity, this Earth, I sincerely wish to do plenty of deeds good

Achieve this easily, if bless me with success Ahura kindly would.

Achieve we can plenty, if many people cooperate in this mission would

Ahura, if Your light n guidance inspires them; then participate they would

By doing our little bit, a lot can be achieved; but everyone pitch in should.

Switching off all gadgets immediately after use, we very easily could

Using fuel wisely, planning trips well; save a lot of money, easily would.

Due to water scarcity, women go through trouble plenty; help them we could;

By planting trees, by rain harvest, achieve a lot we could

By canal n artificial lake constructions  possible become, this would.

In our own small way, switch off our gadgets,  lights immediately we should

Repair leaking taps n close all taps promptly after use, we should.

Reusing discarded water from ACs, ROs, washing machines save water could.

Seawater in coastal areas, for flushing toilets, be used easily could

If individual every, diligently does this, plenty of resources save we would.

Armin Dutia Motashaw