Chook, chook, chook, chook, chook. Good Morning! Mrs. Hen. How many chicks have you got? Madam, I’ve got ten. Four of them are yellow; And four of them are brown; And two of them are speckled red, The nicest in town. ∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia
Read More »Churmura, Churmura – Sanjay Ahluwalia
Churmura, Churmura, Churmura. Yeah, yeah, Churmura. My Papa gave me a Rupee, To buy one toffee. But I want Churmura. Churmura, Churmura, Churmura. Yeah, yeah, Churmura. My Papa gave me a Dollar, To buy one roller. But I want Churmura. Churmura, Churmura, Churmura. Yeah, yeah, Churmura. My Papa gave me a Yen, To buy one pen. But I want Churmura. …
Read More »Ladybird
Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly away home, Your house is on fire And your children all gone; All except one And that’s little Ann And she has crept under The warming pan.
Read More »Spinning A Dreidel
Nun, gimel, heh, and shin, See the wooden dreidel spin. Nes gadol hayah shin, If I’m lucky I will win! I play with my new dreidel upon the shiny floor. I ask some friends to play with me- we must have two or more. I give the players pennies – the same amount to each. We sit down in a …
Read More »Papa Private Limited
Johny Johny… Yes papa! Private job… Yes papa! Lot of tension.. Yes papa! Too much work… Yes papa! Family life… No papa! BP-Sugar.. High papa! Yearly bonus.. Joke papa! Monthly pay.. Low papa! Personal life.. Lost papa! Weekly off! Ha! Ha! Ha!. ~ Shared on WhatsApp
Read More »You, Wystan Auden – Vijay Nambisan
Now six feet beneath the air The Nordic shape of skull is bare And behind the august frown Worms have gorged on verb and noun… The baffling lines that seemed to trace Maps of care upon his face, Now nothing between brow and chin But maggots have tunnelled in… And the hands whose fingers’ ends Once held the keys to …
Read More »You Are A Part of My Life – Alexandra Caprariu
I won’t let you bleeding, Won’t let you down, If you ever fall, I’ll be around. I won’t let you go, You are all I’iv got, You are a part of me, Imprinted on my heart. My heart is yours, Your love feeds my soul, Hold on to me, I don’t want to let go. You were so wrong, And …
Read More »Write Your Name Only – Anish Vohra
Master, write— Write your name only. I tell the truth, I swear on Mumbai, You write– Look at the coils of his hair, master. So much like a cobra hood, no?… He is a gift of God, …God Master, when the earth heats up Then it becomes, like, ripe. But without putting the plough, And sowing the seed, Does the …
Read More »Working On The Trash
We’iv been working on RECYCLING All the trash we can, We’iv been working on recycling, It’s a very simple plan, Separate your glass and paper, Separate your plastic and tin. Take the trash that you’iv recycled To your recycling bin! We’iv been working on REDUCING All the trash we can. We’iv been working on reducing It’s a very simple plan. …
Read More »Words of Wisdom
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years …
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