BIRD

Far off in a dense forest

in the branches of a century old tree

lives a creature , you have often heard 

that creature is a beautiful bird 

it has its house among twigs and leaves

which it itself weaves

the lovely creature 

stays safe in the bed of mother nature

it stayed safe from its birth...

but until the day

man came upon earth

when man came...

it put the creature behind the bar

which , from the nature was very afar

" give me freedom , 

i want to fly....

fly to the greatest height...

give me freedom...

flying is my right "

said the bird ..

whenever man came near

nobody heard it..

and it stopped as it sensed fear

this kept on going

the bird kept pleading for freedom

but man never heard

when the bird's end was near

man set it free

so that it does not die here

for a moment or two

the bird was overwhelmed

and wondered how time had sped by

but the next moment

he realised

that he had forgotten to fly

he fell on the ground , 

it lay there unconscious for sometime

and then breathed its last

KILL DESIRE

The cause of all unhappiness , all sorrow in this world is desire

the effect of it in our lives is no less than a building on fire

kill desire...

i have often heared the folks say

about a man who was humble , kind but in rags

he lived alone in his poor hut ,

and was fondly called tim

until the day luck decided to shine on him

and that was the day he got rich

and the poor he began to ditch

the folks then feared him

and hesitated to sit in his presence

as the humble village boy tim,

was now a feared , rich landlord

sir timothy ray kim

as days passed and he became richer and richer

by robbing and cheating the poor

as he always had the desire to get more

and that was the reason why today he is no more

now , i end my words here

but would like to conclude with a message-

KILL DESIRE

TIGER....THE LAST ROAR

A majestic animal

a ferocious beast

a black-striped coat who wore

will it be its last roar ?

there was a day

when there were thousands of them

thousands , at every port 

but this did'nt last long

as man began to use it as his sport

a valiant hunter

is now being hunted for

will this be ....

the tigers last roar ?

there are just 1411 left today

has the tiger become

from a predator to a prey ?

the animal and his kin 

are being killed mercilessly

for their priceless teeth and skin

if this kept on going

it will be left no more

will this be 

the royal bengal tiger's last roar ?

RESPONSIBILTY

Give a child a responsibilty

then comes out his leadership quality 

only when you give a child a responsiibility,

you find his hidden ability 

his never known capability.

As an individual ,

each one is blessed with a speciality

and to use it... and make your identity

you need to be given a responsibility.

the result  of not taking a responsibility

is always in shame..

because nobody took the responsibility ,

despite having all  the ability.

THE UNKNOWN DISASTER...

Spring had scattered the first occasional flowers about the plain , and the last traces of snow were quickly melting beneath the blinding sun. There was hustle – bustle in the president’s office , many poor children stood in queue’s , waiting for their turn to meet the president . The President was providing free education to the children of disadvantaged groups.. when she(president)  just came out into the balcony , standing there and  started thinking of the today’s  day around 23 years ago.It was the same weather like today , years back , when AN UNKNOWN DISASTER struck...

The snow was melting , winter was bid adieu , the days of cherry blossom were over . mother combed  the snow out of the streets , while me and my siblings quietly watched from our one-room hut. Mother earned just 10 yen a day , as a municipality cleaner  . there were five  of us , and would share a simple meal of cabbage soup in one anothers company , and there were days when we would get no supper. I being the eldest , used to go to sell matchboxes and support my mother in running the household. Mother had the whole household responsibilty after father died , that was two years ago . mother told me about our richer days , when we had pancakes for supper. Oh! How i long that those days come back again. I always had the urge to study , and become successful in life , to acheive something in life.” Tanaka , i am going to the office to collect my daily wage” shouted mother , and my siblings also followed her. It was time for me to leave to sell matches.

 In the evening , while coming back home from the sale , i saw a torn book thrown in the  dustbin , i immediately ran and picked it up. A lady saw me do that , she came near me and asked me “ who are you little girl?” , i thought it was her book , she had seen me taking it and would scold me for it , “ sorry ma’am , you can take this book.. i was just learning to read” i closed my eyes hoping that she will shout at me but instead she offered to teach me how to read. She asked me whether we could begin from today ... and i readily agreed . she took me to her house and tutored me for a day. After five hours of teaching i could read a few words and write a few alphabets . the teacher told me to come everyday . i was delighted of this and was waiting to tell  my mother . i soon took leave of the teacher and set homewards , my home was on the opposite side of where i sold matches and also very far away. i was almost halfway home when i saw police jeeps and rescuers going that side... i was puzzled and shocked . i ran and hurriedly reached home , but to my horror i came to know that an earthquake had hit this area , and thousands had lost their lives . my mother and sisters were no where to be seen , in this stampede of people.... the rescuers were taking out the bodies of those who lost their lives and were calling their families.... i still had a ray of hope that mother was alive , then i saw my mother and my sisters lying dead . i was shattered to pieces... and tears rolled through my eyes and i left the place at once , deciding to study hard and help all those like me......

Today i stand here , froma 12 year old girl to a 35 year old president of japan and today i can afford to eat hundreds of pancakes , but not the company in which me and my siblings used to enjoy our frugal together.