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"bengal" poems
India is a bird In the map Ready to soar. Bengal and Assam A wing. Gujarat and Rajasthan Another. The pinnacle Jammu Kashmir Gazes. Delhi and Punjab Stirs the body. Kerala Hangs on tail A stylet. LOOK A vulture feeds corses ? A myena that sings ?
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Apr 21, 2014
Apr 21, 2014 at 10:58 AM UTC
INDIA
Transliteration: Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya he Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā Pañjāba Sindhu Gujarāṭa Marāṭhā Drāviḍa Utkala Baṅga Vindhya Himāchala Yamunā Gaṅgā Uchhala jaladhi taraṅga Tava śubha nāme jāge Tava śubha āśhiṣa māge Gāhe tava jaya gāthā Jana gaṇa maṅgala dhāyaka jaya he Bhārata bhāgya vidhāta Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he. Translation: Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, Dispenser of India's destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindhu, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravida and Odisha and Bengal; It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Ocean. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The saving of all people waits in thy hand, Thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, victory, victory to thee.
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Apr 8, 2013
Apr 8, 2013 at 3:18 AM UTC
The Indian National Anthem - Rabindranath Tagore
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Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 at 2:54 AM UTC
Husband wife dispute/girlfriend/boyfriend breakup Solution
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Freedom, you are the pride of Bengal Freedom, you are the right of Bengali Freedom, you are the light of life path Freedom, you are built with the blood of Bengali! Freedom, you are the smile of sad moms Freedom, you are in the heart of Bengali Freedom, you are the moon of the night Freedom, you are the best success to Bengali! Freedom, you are the reward to the ****** ocean Freedom, you are the reverence to crores of Bengalis Freedom, you are the reason for happiness to Bengalis Freedom, you are the new life of Bengal! Freedom, you are the dream of millions of martyrs Freedom, you are the island of the endless ocean Freedom, you are the long hair of the village girls Freedom, you are so high like the blue sky! Freedom, you stay in real action Freedom, you stay in the spirit of Bengalis Freedom, you stay with black and white Freedom, you live in everyone's religion! Freedom, you are my first priority Freedom, you are my first torch Freedom, you are my dignity Freedom, freedom, I'll never do injustice to you!
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Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021 at 1:22 PM UTC
Freedom Of Bengali
1 We're not in darkest Africa and jungles don't adorn, this little bit of overgrown that wraps around our lawn, 2 Plants of pretty colors sit comfortable in there bed, and about two dozen footsteps find us at the potting shed. 3 Our potting shed has seen better days, some parts have been rebuilt and it's suffering from subsidence for it's slightly on a tilt. 4 The walls desperately need painting because the wood has got some rot but a boring place to come and sit it definitely is not. 5 Odds and ends adorn the shelves and the places spiders tread where the dust has piled on the weight and the woodworm may have spread. 6 Smells that we first come across carry the scent of damp, foul stinks from half empty sacks, paint tins that have gone rank. 7 An old oil lamp expel the rust like dandruff from my head reigning down golden crumbs that looks like toasted bread. 8 We think that we have found some proof of what might linger around footprints so large and evident that a Tigers walked upon this ground. 9 So while we have been sleeping and resting through the night there's been a Tiger in our shed but he keeps out of sight. 10 We've sorted through many boxes we've moved some things aside, looked into shadows with a torch but we can't find where he hides. 11 Perhaps he's gone out hunting for an evening meal, eyeing up the neighbors dog with energetic zeal. 12 Perhaps he's out sunbathing, sitting somewhere in a tree camouflaged with all those stripes, that's the reason we can't see. 13 I don't know if he's Sumatran, Siberian or Bengal and he doesn't ever show himself or come to me when I call. 14 I believe he stays outside all day and only hides in here at night but I won't come down here when its dark only in the light. 15 He is a wild animal so one must take the some care for he could be stalking us as prey he could spring from anywhere. 16 But we leave the door unlocked for him and we've made a comfy bed, and a sign that just reads "WELCOME" to the Tiger in our shed
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Dec 19, 2014
Dec 19, 2014 at 6:43 PM UTC
The Tiger in our Shed!
1 We're not in darkest Africa and jungles don't adorn, this little bit of overgrown that wraps around our lawn, 2 Plants of pretty colors sit comfortable in there bed, and about two dozen footsteps find us at the potting shed. 3 Our potting shed has seen better days, some parts have been rebuilt and it's suffering from subsidence for it's slightly on a tilt. 4 The walls desperately need painting because the wood has got some rot but a boring place to come and sit it definitely is not. 5 Odds and ends adorn the shelves and the places spiders tread where the dust has piled on the weight and the woodworm may have spread. 6 Smells that we first come across carry the scent of damp, foul stinks from half empty sacks, paint tins that have gone rank. 7 An old oil lamp expel the rust like dandruff from my head reigning down golden crumbs that looks like toasted bread. 8 We think that we have found some proof of what might linger around footprints so large and evident that a Tigers walked upon this ground. 9 So while we have been sleeping and resting through the night there's been a Tiger in our shed but he keeps out of sight. 10 We've sorted through many boxes we've moved some things aside, looked into shadows with a torch but we can't find where he hides. 11 Perhaps he's gone out hunting for an evening meal, eyeing up the neighbors dog with energetic zeal. 12 Perhaps he's out sunbathing, sitting somewhere in a tree camouflaged with all those stripes, that's the reason we can't see. 13 I don't know if he's Sumatran, Siberian or Bengal and he doesn't ever show himself or come to me when I call. 14 I believe he stays outside all day and only hides in here at night but I won't come down here when its dark only in the light. 15 He is a wild animal so one must take the some care for he could be stalking us as prey he could spring from anywhere. 16 But we leave the door unlocked for him and we've made a comfy bed, and a sign that just reads "WELCOME" to the Tiger in our shed
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Aku memiliki seribu mimpi tapi ibu bilang aku tak tahu diri Tak mengerti keadaan dan kondisi, akupun berhenti membicarakan itu dengannya. Kopi panas yang ku seduh dengan kekecewaan kemarin pagi diseruput lega olehnya. "Jadikan perkataan mereka cambuk bagimu" Salah seorang teman pernah berkata begitu padaku. Tapi kepalaku ini berisi setan-setan bengal! Mereka hanya mengerti kesedihan dan kemarahan. Aku tidur dengan tangan penuh tinta merah setiap malam, berusaha memindahkan kotak-kotak terlarang dari sudut mimpi ke ruang kegagalan. Mereka berhenti mencoba membunuhku tapi kali ini mereka menaruh racun disetiap gelas yang akan ku teguk Bukan! Bukan racun mematikan tapi cukup membuat jiwaku lumpuh untuk waktu yang tak menentu Aku berhenti membicarakan mimpi-mimpiku kepada siapapun Aku tak ingin mimpi yang tersisa hancur diinjak-injak oleh kaki yang bahkan tak peduli berapa lama aku membangunnya 'kembali' Tahun-tahun tak bernyawa Meludah kata-kata serapah seakan hatiku dinding beton dingin Kecukupan seperti apa yang membuat mereka bahagia! Atau biarkan aku tergeletak di kasur lembut itu Jangan! Jangan coba bangunkan aku Mungkin ketenangan di dalam sana mampu meredam kekacauan di kepala malamku
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Jan 23, 2016
Jan 23, 2016 at 12:53 AM UTC
Kotak Mimpi
FINGERTIP ( for Shyam ) as a little child I travelled up & down the Ganges its sister Yamuna..her brother Brahmaputra their names upon my tongue my voice calling them into being awed by their sound mantras for my mind riding their waters in the little ship of a fingertip traveling only as a child can now here I am still that child become this man still offering my devotion from the Dev Bhoomi I come tracing Shiva's hair from here to there "Ganga Ma...Ganga Ma!" I cry herding the river from Gaumukh watching her spread her fan into the Bay of Bengal and beyond still sailing the same old fingertip ship a bit old and battered now soon I will stand on Indian soil call all my childhood rivers to me bow as they flow into me their names upon my tongue calling upon all the Gods to come as one "OM!"
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Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016 at 8:30 PM UTC
FINGERTIP ( for Shyam )
I'm a fan of Vontaze Burfict Though he may not be perfect For he gives players concussions To continue the daily discussions Of the power of his percussion To receive a hall of fame induction That is where his value is derived So what do these penalties imply? That the referees have a preconceived notion of him And are preemptively looking to treat him grim Which gives his team a lesser chance to win Which makes the biased referees grin We are a country that idolizes quarterbacks Every other position we're quick to attack We only care about who has the ball And laughing at others when they fall We worship that which is shiny And view everything else as grimy Quarterbacks become celebrities incredulously While everyone else is treated impetuously The NFL is like America Politics makes it harder to watch The Patriots are boring and plain They win constantly The Bengals are entertaining and rough around the edges They show promise and potential that is never realized In a nation Of provocation I'd rather proudly call myself a bengal I know that seems an idealistic angle But Cincinnati provides no coziness or protection You must always avoid discriminate detection Of those that call themselves patriots That drive blue and white chariots And penalize players unnecessarily For African Americanning We really fumbled the ball Because of the ref's call That treats us unequally How they have fun evilly They can arbitrarily treat whoever however But a concussion will make them less clever
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Nov 12, 2017
Nov 12, 2017 at 5:31 PM UTC
Vontaze Burfict
I'm a fan of Vontaze Burfict Though he may not be perfect For he gives players concussions To continue the daily discussions Of the power of his percussion To receive a hall of fame induction That is where his value is derived So what do these penalties imply? That the referees have a preconceived notion of him And are preemptively looking to treat him grim Which gives his team a lesser chance to win Which makes the biased referees grin We are a country that idolizes quarterbacks Every other position we're quick to attack We only care about who has the ball And laughing at others when they fall We worship that which is shiny And view everything else as grimy Quarterbacks become celebrities incredulously While everyone else is treated impetuously The NFL is like America Politics makes it harder to watch The Patriots are boring and plain They win constantly The Bengals are entertaining and rough around the edges They show promise and potential that is never realized In a nation Of provocation I'd rather proudly call myself a bengal I know that seems an idealistic angle But Cincinnati provides no coziness or protection You must always avoid discriminate detection Of those that call themselves patriots That drive blue and white chariots And penalize players unnecessarily For African Americanning We really fumbled the ball Because of the ref's call That treats us unequally How they have fun evilly They can arbitrarily treat whoever however But a concussion will make them less clever
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Beautiful Darjeeling in West Bengal I heard you call my name. Like a siren you have lured me to your slopes and sun filled glades. How could I resist the urge to come and join you there. To be assailed by your beauty, smell your perfumed air. I sit here in your paradise, from my pen the words do flow. I sit and write of what I see and hear and watch the poem grow. I know now and the meanings clear. Darjeeling the abode of God. For only from his mighty hand could such a place be forged. And so I sit and write of the glory that I see And as I wonder at the glories another sits with me. I cannot leave this beauty but alas I have no choice. I would sing of beautiful Darjeeling but I do not have the voice...
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Feb 20, 2014
Feb 20, 2014 at 3:07 PM UTC
Darjeeling
There are constellations between your teeth and you have starlight wrapped around your tongue, there is moonlight in your eyes but sunlight in your smile Every time you breath you inhale glitter and oxygen and powdered sugar, the scent of grass and strawberries and hope Flowers bloom between your ribs and wind through the joints in your hips, your knees, your wrists There is a whole menagerie in your stomach, butterflies and pelicans and Bengal tigers Your skin is crushed velvet, silk and lace, encasing a skeleton of steel and iron, silver filigree Your hands are soft as cotton, rose petals, strong as the will of all your ancestors. When you die you will melt back into the earth, disintegrate and fall back to where you came from You will be absorbed back into the atmosphere and the universe will swallow you up. It will rearrange your atoms and produce something completely you but completely different. You are one of a kind, you are the entire universe. You will never be again, but you will never stop being.
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Apr 19, 2015
Apr 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM UTC
You Are a Universe Wrapped In Skin
On the mud flats of Padma Delta where the mighty Ganges slides into the Bay of Bengal ships come to die. Rusting oil tankers, container ships from Panama passenger liners, and cargo ships from Zanzibar North Sea fishing boats research vessels and mother ships anything that floats each one has made its final trip. Steel Leviathans low tide beached oil-slick stuck. Metal monoliths ****** deep into black sand. The people of Sitakunda come marching, ants across the slippery surface of diesel sand to pick the carcasses apart. Barefoot, with only blow torches hammers and brute strength wrenching rivets, nuts and bolts breaching beams and deck splitting welded seams until the hulls are gutted ribbed struts broken down and torn from the edges of shape Bit by bit they scour and empty right down to the core. Bit by bit they carry ***** to the waiting shore. Where melting pots are kept boiling giant stock pots stewing goodness in a broth but metallic flavours and oily spiced stench hang in the misty bleakness of the bay Skeleton hulks shift and ride lurching, lifting with the tide rolling, dangerous still collapsing, with groaning creak to maim, to crush and **** the daring, the slow and the weak. © M.L.Emmett
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Nov 10, 2015
Nov 10, 2015 at 10:29 AM UTC
Where Ships Come to Die
Beautiful Bangladesh naturally is pretty cute on second thought is a masterstroke. You gotta see it to believe how stunning it looks as if the sunrise rendered a beauty spot gladly put it on the morning rose! Pop into a country of mass people you could be walking down the singing birds hanging low nearby our princely open doors. Every one of us knows in the heart we are sitting on a land of pure gold! Should you bask in at the crack of dawn as the crackling light of heaven stumbles upon follow the first light that gives you your cue! Besides the world's ********* Aladdin's three wishes came true: the longest beach the biggest tea gardens and mangrove forest, in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet and Sundarbans. Take your peep eye on in every direction ah, moments await you on both sides of the pool! Vividly mesmerising the Bengal of Gold, a narrative in words can't always be told. Sometimes it's said with whispers of old in the shade of bamboo when that flute is heard expect it to be carried to you by the frost-kissed air! Hang onto your cameras even though you walked passed the twilight in scenic Bandarban seen the sunset in Kuakata is de ja vu ambling down this nook you might feel walking one step down beneath the Moon!
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Jan 9, 2020
Jan 9, 2020 at 5:07 PM UTC
Bangladesh A Land of Pure Gold
O Ganga! You flow Across the mighty Mountains O your youthful Playful force Making its way Through the Ancient boulders Stream after stream Joins you To find its destiny Happily In your depths To make you O the vast Ganga we know The Aryans found their Abode on your banks You saw the rise of Jainism And Buddhism O civilization Not only flourished But flowered On your banks! You've seen it all! You travel down the Tehri dam Across Rishikesh And Haridwar From the cow's mouth O the Gomukh Where your mother Glacier Gangotri rests! You enter the plains Having crisscrossed Roads many And lives Of many a being Who consider you As mother Worship you You bear their brunt also Carrying heaps of Garbage You flow Kanpur You see tanneries And many more You nourish them Keep them running But they end up Slowing your run You reach Allahabad What's in a name A tryst of cultures O you have the Gangs Jamuni doab And Gangs jamuni tehzeeb! Your sisters join you And here at Prayag You have Yamuna with you O a mythical sister Saraswati does find here way to you They say Life goes on on your ghats As usual People washing clothes Themselves And people offering Flowers and performing Rituals on your banks O all but consider you As an earthly mother A heavenly gift Just like Saraswati You have your place in the scriptures as well! You also Flow out of mythology Into our minds O the mighty Shiva Took you In his mighty curls Of hair To allay your spirit As you descended Onto the Earth To purge peoples Lives The Bhagiratha's Penance you saw then He got back his wish Thousand brothers They say O you but still see The Kumbh Mela(fair) So many souls You see the serenity Of Varanasi The beautiful spirituality Of its Ghats O young wrestlers Massaging before The day's fight Alongside Seers in Deep meditation On your banks O you have settled This city You flow across Patna The ancient Pataliputra Seen many imperial Rise and falls History echoes in you You enter Bengal The fertile Gangetic plains Bear testimony To your gifts With their lush green And swaying fields The Farakka barrage Sees you in one of your Giant avatars You irrigate And touch people! You flow as the Padma in Bangladesh O you know Two lands separated By political shadows You flow As Bhagirathi Hooghly In Bengal The rice bowl! O your Ilish(Hilda) People do relish You flow graciously Through Flat extensive plains Past Kolkata The city of joy And into the sea At Gangasagar Taking with you So many memories And promising The continuity Of your divine Grace O dear river, You are Ganga!
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Feb 8, 2018
Feb 8, 2018 at 6:57 AM UTC
A river
O Ganga! You flow Across the mighty Mountains O your youthful Playful force Making its way Through the Ancient boulders Stream after stream Joins you To find its destiny Happily In your depths To make you O the vast Ganga we know The Aryans found their Abode on your banks You saw the rise of Jainism And Buddhism O civilization Not only flourished But flowered On your banks! You've seen it all! You travel down the Tehri dam Across Rishikesh And Haridwar From the cow's mouth O the Gomukh Where your mother Glacier Gangotri rests! You enter the plains Having crisscrossed Roads many And lives Of many a being Who consider you As mother Worship you You bear their brunt also Carrying heaps of Garbage You flow Kanpur You see tanneries And many more You nourish them Keep them running But they end up Slowing your run You reach Allahabad What's in a name A tryst of cultures O you have the Gangs Jamuni doab And Gangs jamuni tehzeeb! Your sisters join you And here at Prayag You have Yamuna with you O a mythical sister Saraswati does find here way to you They say Life goes on on your ghats As usual People washing clothes Themselves And people offering Flowers and performing Rituals on your banks O all but consider you As an earthly mother A heavenly gift Just like Saraswati You have your place in the scriptures as well! You also Flow out of mythology Into our minds O the mighty Shiva Took you In his mighty curls Of hair To allay your spirit As you descended Onto the Earth To purge peoples Lives The Bhagiratha's Penance you saw then He got back his wish Thousand brothers They say O you but still see The Kumbh Mela(fair) So many souls You see the serenity Of Varanasi The beautiful spirituality Of its Ghats O young wrestlers Massaging before The day's fight Alongside Seers in Deep meditation On your banks O you have settled This city You flow across Patna The ancient Pataliputra Seen many imperial Rise and falls History echoes in you You enter Bengal The fertile Gangetic plains Bear testimony To your gifts With their lush green And swaying fields The Farakka barrage Sees you in one of your Giant avatars You irrigate And touch people! You flow as the Padma in Bangladesh O you know Two lands separated By political shadows You flow As Bhagirathi Hooghly In Bengal The rice bowl! O your Ilish(Hilda) People do relish You flow graciously Through Flat extensive plains Past Kolkata The city of joy And into the sea At Gangasagar Taking with you So many memories And promising The continuity Of your divine Grace O dear river, You are Ganga!
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The cheery, bronze bell heralds our coming-- A stout, brown man, a happy Buddha wearing my father’s vest And his diminutive daughter, a caramel girl with inquisitive eyes Marveling over the lush painted settings The tapestries of women with slanted eyes, Sitting precariously on rocks, surrounded by wild ocean-foam Mermaid mistresses I imagine With long golden nails, A holy temple atop each brow, an adorning crown Past the multicolored, patterned elephants And silk orchid flowers, Gliding across dark, cherry-chocolate wood Lacquered, glossy as her watching eyes As if all were coated with amber honey-sap They take their thrones. The windows are draped in lace and purple The color of monarchs, even the plump, crystal glasses Shine pale maroon, like African violets, in their elegance And a Bengal Sugar Sweet Tiger, swims in each cup Dusky orange, as a faded sunset Belly up he is curled, exposing white soft cream… And florescent rice crackers Lie popped in a porcelain dish Stiff and bright, Like skeleton jellyfish, frozen In mid-propelled undulation, About to escape Before they are dipped and broken In sticky pepper, gold-gilded sauce Rich curries; satay, with alien names Are laid before them, feast upon feast Savory meats and vegetables soaked in vinegars; A parade of colors and textures and tastes Every plate garnished, an artwork… And while she surveys this domain, In all its tiny grandeur, a feeling of Dignity creeps down her shoulder, straightens her spine To think that part of her is from such a kingdom Though she might never see it To still feel like royalty, The Queen of Siam.
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Mar 27, 2013
Mar 27, 2013 at 2:23 PM UTC
Dinner with Dad
The cheery, bronze bell heralds our coming-- A stout, brown man, a happy Buddha wearing my father’s vest And his diminutive daughter, a caramel girl with inquisitive eyes Marveling over the lush painted settings The tapestries of women with slanted eyes, Sitting precariously on rocks, surrounded by wild ocean-foam Mermaid mistresses I imagine With long golden nails, A holy temple atop each brow, an adorning crown Past the multicolored, patterned elephants And silk orchid flowers, Gliding across dark, cherry-chocolate wood Lacquered, glossy as her watching eyes As if all were coated with amber honey-sap They take their thrones. The windows are draped in lace and purple The color of monarchs, even the plump, crystal glasses Shine pale maroon, like African violets, in their elegance And a Bengal Sugar Sweet Tiger, swims in each cup Dusky orange, as a faded sunset Belly up he is curled, exposing white soft cream… And florescent rice crackers Lie popped in a porcelain dish Stiff and bright, Like skeleton jellyfish, frozen In mid-propelled undulation, About to escape Before they are dipped and broken In sticky pepper, gold-gilded sauce Rich curries; satay, with alien names Are laid before them, feast upon feast Savory meats and vegetables soaked in vinegars; A parade of colors and textures and tastes Every plate garnished, an artwork… And while she surveys this domain, In all its tiny grandeur, a feeling of Dignity creeps down her shoulder, straightens her spine To think that part of her is from such a kingdom Though she might never see it To still feel like royalty, The Queen of Siam.
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Cincinnati is a family town where cookie cutter houses are bunched up like sardines painted in pastels and white. Where East and West only meet in the middle of downtown. Orange barrels dot the potted streets and neon clad men work in 90-degree humidity just to earn a lower class income. The Queen City’s throne is the revolting Ohio River, a murky green waterway filled with monsters and dead bodies. Polluted streets are flooded with homeless caravans mimicking sewer rats and everyone wants a smoke. People worship a Bengal tiger here, Oh, and pigs can fly.
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Sep 4, 2013
Sep 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM UTC
The Queen City
This country's being privatized By politicians using private eyes Manipulating through public lies And their hate filled cries The question becomes a stark why We ask the dark unwise Driving us to laced dimes Or writing ****** rhymes Love is the answer I surmise Nobody else buys Emotions have no value in the marketplace Unless you're of a certain race That reminds them of themself Then they're more likely to share their wealth We need more than paper ***** To tear down these paper walls The order becomes too tall When we apply an objective concept (currency) To a subjective principle (value) Our ideas of value get tangled Our empathy is mangled Our discourse becomes angled Discussions turn to wrangles And cats are bred Bengal As our domestic lives Never left the jungle But there's always a rumble Regimes always tumble Humanity continues to stumble Earth's health starts to fumble Molesting the planet like a creepy uncle Until we see our follies unfold Then will we be so bold To say we can do it on our own?
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Jul 9, 2017
Jul 9, 2017 at 11:28 PM UTC
Privatization
Big Brother's are there Elder ones also But,Dada is one & only The Prince of Calcutta(now Kolkata) " heart throb of every cricket lover " proud of Bengali's He's a nation's leader Also renowned as Maharaj But,in true sense He's the Royal Bengal Tiger The one & only across the Universe He's none but our beloved Pride of Nation Sourav Ganguly The ultimate Warrior Prince-Written on 01.10.2012
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Oct 1, 2015
Oct 1, 2015 at 11:30 AM UTC
Warrior Prince:DADA
I saw a Bengal tiger in Eureka, California Sadly, they had not “found it.” In a place kept afloat by something ephemeral as ***** smoke A cage, not more than twenty feet long by twelve feet wide Held power in check But a few steps away He or she they did not say played with a round pillow in front of us crushed it with a mighty paw like one of our skulls might be If we came upon her a frightened ape in the steaming green jungles of the part of the world Where Kolkata rests on Kali’s Ghat The city of creative Destruction Where millions eat sleep and **** in polluted air and brush their teeth with their fingers at the gushing water of a communal fountain Where milky sweet chai in a small clay cup costs two cents provided with a smile and allows the man to turn a profit In a way, I understand why we did it. It is great to see such a grand thing so close Orange fur and black stripes beauty clothing strength And the fear of it. Without metal bars vertical iron rods of power I would be nothing but a warm squishy snack My head as useless as a coconut Skull only a shell for the meat inside My legs, fast as they are, Would amount to only drumsticks Yet is it not best to leave such powerful beauty be? It is a great arrogance that chains such a powerful thing For the benefit of ****** poets, old couples, and howling children Selling the soul of a wild beast Second by second glimpse by glimpse for the price of a fairground ticket.
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May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013 at 12:13 AM UTC
Eureka
Bengal Lancers. Bengal Tigers. Bengali in a sombrero? Bengal Pradip: Priceless.
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Jun 27, 2015
Jun 27, 2015 at 10:46 PM UTC
"For Pradip Chattopadhyay"
I was sitting on the bank of the river Godavari which was flowing swiftly Towards its destination, the Bay of Bengal Suddenly I asked my self, “What is my destination?” I could not get a satisfactory answer Is it? Service to humanity- Reaching God- Amassing a lot of wealth- Getting a lot of wisdom Or death- I know not
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Dec 28, 2010
Dec 28, 2010 at 2:35 AM UTC
I KNOW NOT
I watched my very own Charles Bukowski eat a tangerine outside of   the arthouse   where we were reading. His name is not really Bukowski, but he has told tales in the same   vein as the Laureate of Drunkards for longer than I have been alive. I have listened to that same back alley patois, and barroom wisdom for long enough that I feel a certain level   of comfort in calling the old gizzard   this municipality's own   Charles Bukowski. The grizzled old poet   is telling wanton tales   of love and honeydew. He goes on and on, recounting the times   that he's drunk   strong potato liquor with Bengal tigers   in the backseats   of roaring taxis on his way to parties   hosted by zebras and   gazelles. We each light a cigarette, pausing to smoke for a while. Seeking to continue   the conversation with   my salty comrade,   yet knowing my own   stories cannot compete, I surge onward nonetheless. His interruptions jam my   traffic before I can even make   it onto the onramp of his   particular, peculiar highway. His mouth is already working, though his tangerine consumed. He's chewing his next story into digestible, deliverable bits. And, now he's chewing the rind. His mouth, his words, his life, and my own for all of it, is full of   zest. *** -JBClaywell ©P&ZPublications 2017
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Dec 3, 2017
Dec 3, 2017 at 7:52 PM UTC
Chewing The Rind