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SWAMI VIVEKANAND

To Belur-Muth  we must on every 12Jan all go, to homage unto you pay;

Homage pay to a great thinker, Yogi n teacher, whilst we there, for a while stay.

Achieved Narendranath enormous knowledge; gold he spun for us, from hay

Swamiji I pray, like JAmshedji, our youth also follow your precious advise may

Thank I your Guruji n God, for granting you unto us, is all I have to say.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ( I am lucky to share mine with you)

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LORD O LORD !

Lord to You I fervently pray for everyone;  "may living here, never be a curse"

Please hold our hand Lord, always be our guide, our doctor, our nurse

Be it for big, small, influential, rich, or even for people, who have an empty purse.

Man often loses his self-control, misbehaves, even goes out of his mind;

In spite of man's behaviour, please Lord, be kind to the entire mankind

Karma leaves no one; but please guide us how to with good Karma bind

THANK YOU LORD

Armin Dutia  Motashaw

ON JAN 11TH,  WE LOST SHASTRIJI

A puny weak man they thought he was; a leader ordinary n weak

But our Shastriji, though thin and wiry was fit n fiery; not at all meek

He practised what he preached; n bravely, determinedly, faced every cause

One of the best leaders we Indians had; to lose him, very sad it was

Bringing the Nation together, encouraging our jawans n kisans he did.

It is said that at the earliest, his enemies together; of him got rid

India(we Indians), lost a real-life hero; an intense man of integrity great

With your blessings, soon for the better, may change India's fate.

We pray "Om Shanti" for your peace, n from heavens your blessings seek;

Guide us O true son of the Indian soil; from ply-wood make us strong as teak.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

दिल की लगी

दिल की लगी , लगी थी पहले लोगोंको एक बचपनकी दिल्लगी

पर थी वो बहुत ही गहरी; थी वो एक खाई जैसी, कुछ अधिक ही गहरी

वो चोट इतनी थी गहरी की दिल पर ही नहीं, दिलकी गहराइयों तक थी लगी

बचपन की मुहोबत थी वो, मेरा पहला प्यार थी वो; पर मेरी पुकार शायद थी न इतनी गहरी;

इस लिए, सुनी नहीं तूने मेरी दर्दभरी आवाज, मेरे गीतों में सुनी न मेरी फरियाद

क्यों गिरिधर; सारी दुनियाके रखवाले होकर, तूने इस मीरा को ही क्यों ठुकराया

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A TAX PAYER'S WOES

Right from our birth to death, we keep paying tax;

As shown below, from tip to toe, we pay tax

Even on free, God given things, we pay tax

The rich n d ultra rich dodge taxes; but we have to pay a tax

The poor have not money, so they benefit, from our tax

The politicians; ah! live like leeches on our tax;

But an ordinary salaried man, helplessly keeps paying tax.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

સમતા

જેમ ભરતી પછી આવે છે ઓટ; તેમ જીવનમાં આવે છે સુખ પછી દુઃખ

જીવનમાં અમને દુઃખ ખમવાની, આપજે તું તાકત, સદા રહેજે સનમુખ

જીવન ન જાણે ક્યારે બદલે સ્વરૂપ, હવાઓ ક્યારે બદલી નાખે પોતાનું રૂખ

જોજે, ઘભરાઈ નહીં જઈએ, થઈ જઈએ ન અમે શોકમાં ડૂબીને ગમગીન

તેમજ જ્યારે સુખ આવે ત્યારે છલકાઈ ન જઈએ, થઈ ન જઈએ રંગીન.

થઈ જઈએ ન મગરૂર અને બીજાઓ તરફ ન થઈ જઈએ ભાવહીન

રહે તારું માર્ગદર્શન સદા અમારી સાથે, તો જ જીવનમાં અમારા રહેશે સમતા

તારો માયાળુ હાથ રહે માથે અમારે, જીવનમાં ને જીવન પછી પણ, રહે તારી મમતા.


Armin Dutia Motashaw

BROUGHT AN INSTANT SMILE ON MY FACE ; BUT ALSO SET ME THINKING.....

AAA...We were returning home on 31Dec evening, when our neighbors were leaving for New Year's celebration.
After exchanging pleasantries, when we saw their tiny daughter holding her doll, we asked the little one, "Shaivu, what's your doll's name?" Her Dad chuckled n said, "earlier she had an English name, but now it has been changed"; So out of curiosity we asked her,  "Shaivu, what's her new name ?" She promptly said, "Baba Ramdev"; to which we exclaimed, "what!!!" She said, "because her one eye is spoilt, she now looks like him".

BBB... As many Bawajis speak foul language, a cousin also did. Sitting on the varanda swing, he would call out to his wife or Mom, to tell them that the vegetable vendor was there, with a "BC, tarkariwalo aayoch...BC, Doodhwala aayoch" etc.
One day, when he wasn't around and the vegetable vendor came, his 3 year old daughter cried out loudly, "Mummy pelo BC aayoch". Needless to say, her Mom was shocked beyond words and her father got a dressing from his Mummy.

Children are very observant. That's why, we parents and grandparents must actually practise what we preach; and also strictly avoid what we don't want them to pickup and learn.

Armin Dutia Motashaw