Tuesday, 30 September 2014

One, Two, Three



One is lonely, two is company
Three is a crowd, all are boring clichés!
One is the soul, two is the body
Third is the mind
All three are needed to do one proud!
One is myself, two is yourself
Three is ourselves
We are the whole and only one soul!
One is a line, two is a curve
Three is a double semi-curve
Each is a part of the whole!
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The copyright of this poem is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

Friday, 26 September 2014

I am what I am



I am what I am
I am surely not a sham
Take it or leave it
Don’t pick any nit
I’ll always do what I like
I don’t care if others’ BPs hike
You may say, I have some cheek
I can’t help it, if God made me unique!
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The copyright of this poem is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Happy Navaratri

Dear friends,
                             Wish you all a Very Happy Navaratri. May the Divine Goddess shower abundant blessings on all of us. Enjoy! Here's a snap of Golu decoration for this festival,
in our house.
                                                                              Priya

Monday, 22 September 2014

The Boxer



If you are rearing for a fight
I’ll just pull my socks tight
You may use all your might
To vent on me, all your spite
I’m not all that light
Why don’t you just go, fly a kite?
Just get out of my sight
Before I punch you, left and right!
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The copyright of this poem is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Square Peg



I was always a square peg in a round hole
I went about wearing shoes without a sole
While my classmates (in a play) wanted the main role
I was sure that I wanted only the sidey’s role!
When my friends chose for their career – engineering or medicine
I chose mountaineering – over-riding protests from my kin!
While my friends went ga-ga over pretty little gals
I played football and rugby with my other great pals!
I surely don’t want to just make pots of money
No wonder everyone thinks I’m crazy and looney!
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The copyright of this poem is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

Saturday, 13 September 2014

Junkies! - Please say "NO" to drugs.



Junkies say....
 
Come let’s have a drag
Life’s such a drag
Let’s escape into another world
From our drab world!

Here life’s rosy and cheerful
There’s never a lull
Let’s experience ecstasy
Live out each and every fantasy!

Let’s not have illusions
That we’ll not have delusions
Yes, it does fascinate
That we may hallucinate!

Yes, we’re in a sorry state
We confess and state
We’ve had it
If we don’t have it!

The chills are worse than the pill
Hence we pay through our noses for the pill
We run the risk of an overdose
But that’s better than being morose!

Tomorrow you’ll say, our lives are wasted
When we’ll lie before you, supine and wasted 
A lesson to one and all
Don’t heed to any drugs’ call!

Junkies plead...

Please relieve us from this HELL!
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The copyright of this poem is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.
 

Sunday, 7 September 2014

Ganapati Visarjan

Dear friends,
                      In a few hours, we will be bidding adieu to our favorite Lord Ganesha. The idol that has been the centre of attraction since 10 days,
will be immersed in a bucket on our terrace. We will pray to him to take away all our worries and bless us with abundant blessings and happiness. As we will chant "Ganapati Bappa Moraya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya" (Oh Lord, Please come soon next year!") we will be filled with indescribable sadness and hope.
                     But the Lord will always remain in our hearts and continue to be our friend, philosopher and guide.
                                                                                                                           Priya

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

To Flush or not to Flush?


       Walk past any gents’ urinal and be ready to be accosted by a strong stench of urine.  While you wrinkle your nose in disgust you wonder why people, mostly gents don’t flush the toilet after using it.  
        Before the men are up in arms against me, let me concede that there are some ladies, only some, who too forget to flush; but it’s a rare phenomenon, given their obsession with cleanliness and penchant for nagging the males, for they don’t want to give their worse halves a reason to nag (and to be smug!).
        Whether it is a public lavatory or in an office, the stench itself sets apart a gents’ urinal from the ladies one.  Isn’t this telling enough?
        This obnoxious habit of not flushing the toilet or urinal may be attributed to several factors, the foremost being laziness; and laziness is a habit which dies hard. 
        Secondly, the male tendency to expect only women to d all the ‘dirty’ tasks (as well as the tedious ones, but that’s another story!).  But who’ll flush the ‘gents only’ urinal.  “Probably it should be the gent after me.”  Yes, each one must be repeating the same and walking out; relieved!
        A friend of mine complains that in her office, she’s often the one flushing the loo after everyone finishes using it, as she’s unable to bear the stink.  May be she should be paid a ‘flushing allowance’!  (This was when she was the only female in her office).  I suggested that she look out for another job in an ‘only for ladies’ office.
        The other day I read on the internet about how a traveler on a flight dreaded walking into the loos in planes for fear of being confronted (I quote the author) by "the sprinkle on the toilet seat".  Ugh.
        The third factor is conditioning of the mind to be arrogant and insensitive. ‘This is not my job’ or ‘It’s a dirty, job’ or, ‘How does it matter? Smell what smell?’ What are windows and toilet fresheners for? Whatever!
        The fourth factor is absence of the stick, i.e. punishment.  We can or will do certain things only out of fear of a fine, a penalty or imprisonment.  The shame and the loss of face at being punished are minimal here as obviously, in a country of billions, how many men could we possibly fine and punish?  Imprisonment?  Ha ha!    There are far worthy causes to going to jail.  (I shudder to think about the toilets there!).
         Most Indian men love urinating in the open, in our country.  But you see; it saves our gentlemen from the trouble of flushing.  No water, no flushing!  How convenient!
        Indifference is another factor. Even the board proclaiming in bold letters ‘Please flush after use’ is ignored by the men who go in and come out with their cell-phones glued to their ears.
         It may be mentioned here that the same men who wouldn’t stoop to flush here in India, would bend backwards to do the needful abroad, for fear of a tight rap on their knuckles!  Different standards of hygiene, eh?
          The fifth factor is the fear of being infected with the germs and hence, some deadly disease.  How should we touch the flush knob or the mug?  God knows who has touched it and contaminated it earlier!  Yuck! 
        Sanitizers be damned!  Just not worth taking the risk!
        The scenario at home is pleasantly different. Thanks to the mistresses of the houses hounding the males and nagging them, they dare not, NOT flush. After all, woe betides one who scorns a woman!
        Lastly, men please flush the toilet and also take care to clean the spillover if any.  The whole toilet floor must look and smell clean.  Till then, our nose pegs or scarves will resolutely mask the obnoxious stench. 
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The copyright of this article is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.