The Way We Are

Content:
1.Optimist and Pessimist
2.I Can Do My Way
3. Grandpa Said To Grandma
4.A Crooks Dream
5.Winning The War
6. The Way We Are
7.The Secret Of Knowledge
8.Door-To-Door Campaigning
9.In Search Of Truth
10.The Teenager Offerings
11.Worms In Family
12.Place For Rich People
13.The Response To Politician Speech
14.Reply To Global Companies mail
15. Inflation Inflammation
16.The Long Trip Of Grandpa
17.One Among The Few
18.Never Seen Him Before
19.If Returned Empty Handed
20.Not Good At His Job
21.Fathers Wisdom
22.The Sincere Romance of teenager




Optimist And Pessimist

Like birds to fly high
By making humble try,
Ram said, “The world is round,
And I love to be in ground.”

To be away from thunder,
Inside room Sham surrendered,
And said, “The world is round,
And I love to be in ground.”

Ram’s mind soared in sky,
While Sham’s drenched like in tea fly,
But the world would remain round and sound
For both, Ram and Sham to be around!



I Can Do My Way

Ram the cowherd to his wife said,
“In everything you got the final say;
But today is my day,
And I am going to do it my way.”

When it was time to milk the cow,
Ram decided to do what he loved,
He drove cow to the shed,
Which was eager its calf to feed.

When his wife came with pan in hand,
Ram untied calf, with its mother time to spend,
The hungry calf drank all the way,
Leaving Ram’s wife with empty pan that day!




Grandpa Said To Grandma

‘You were the beauty queen,
But after the time in between
Beauty in your eyes still gleam;
Although aged you seem.’
- Grandpa

‘Young and handsome you were,
Who for my future anything could prepare;
The character with quality rare,
Even now in you, I am aware.’
- Grandma

The love is a bond
Which is sound and profound,
Years only ripen it to maturity
Like in our Grandpa and Grandma’s simplicity!




A Crooks Dream

I would be the one to rob the bank,
And make money vanish in a wink,
I possess the insurance of confidence,
So I could make known my presence.

Nifty and smart I am,
Undercover in streets I roam,
To realize my great dream:
In pool of bucks to swim.

With the power of the money
I would make look, everyone funny,
Since I do follow the law of integrity
Where with huge faith I do my duty.


Winning The War

A war was raging,
And a teacher in a
School was lecturing,
“Each one of us has a
Responsibility;
To server our country
By doing our duty.
The food is in scarcity.
So it is precious entity.
Food helps to win the war,
You people be aware!”
Ram was listening intently,
With a doubt bothering him constantly.
He asked, “I would like to help my country,
But how can I make food, eaten by the enemy?



The Way We Are

A convict was sentenced to death,
Warden knowing he would take his last breathe,
Asked, “What is your last wish?
He replied, “I have to, have a sumptuous dish.”

The bread and wine,
Down the throat prisoner dined,
And when it was time to sit in electric chair,
For hiccups prisoner was unprepared.

“Before you execute the sentence, hic
Prisoner begged, “Do me one more favor, hic
Could you do something to give me a shock,
To stop this bloody hiccup!”




The Secret Of Knowledge

In jail, late at night,
Two convicts with moon at sight
Where passing the time,
Discussing about methods of crime.

Gopal was astonished,
With the knowledge Peter flourished,
He listened with admiration,
And was eager to ask a simple question.

“You know so much about criminals,
In which boat of life in past did you sail?
Peter replied sheepishly to Gopal,
“I was in crime branch of police!”


Door-To-Door Campaigning

Election was round the corner,
Each political party wanted to be the winner,
Money was flowing in buckets
And poor Ramu thought of filling his pockets.

He approached a party
Saying he would do his duty,
Promising to keep his word,
And campaign for the party hard.

“You have to campaign DOOR-TO-DOOR,”
Said a party, “ Money to your pocket I will pour.”
Agreeing Ramu holding the party poster
Started moving in and out of REVOLVING DOOR!





In Search Of Truth

A criminal amazed huge wealth
As with illegal transactions he dealt,
With politicians and big wigs he had links
But one day everyone’s boat has to sink.

He was caught and sent to jail,
But his money to trace police failed.
They decided on him to conduct Narco analysis,
Since truth to come out was people's wish.

Bound and chained he was led by inspector
To the room filled with instruments and lie detector
“Why are two seats”, asked the inspector astonished
“One for you”, replied the doctor,
“As your department image is tarnished!”



The Teenager Offerings

Exam was round the corner
But Ramu’s mother knew he wouldn’t go further,
Since all his time he spent with his mobile
While studying matter was accumulating in pile.

When the day of the exam appeared
As expected Ramu was not prepared,
As he was busy talking to his girl friends,
And whose company is all he depends.

“Please go to the temple”, Ramu’s mother pleaded,
“I will deliver my offerings through SMS!” Ram replied.
She shouted back with horror, “Don’t use the same mobile,”
If you pollute the holy SMS you will sure fail!”




Worms In Family

Sham had two teenaged sons
Who liked to spend their time in different dens,
Gopal used to spend his time in Internet,
While Raju was reading novels without rest.

Their mother watched with disgust
At the time how her sons wasted.
In house they never lent a helping hand,
All the work she used to do with her husband.

One day when Sham discussed
Their sons’ future, his wife replied with voice raised,
“One of our sons is a bookworm,
And the other a computer virus- both causes a lot of harm.


Place For Rich People

Sham couldn’t get into bus
As near the door where people with good dress
Although empty seats were in the back
None choose any seat to take.

Chatting with air of dignity
Without showing Sham any pity,
Poor Sham hit upon an idea
For people to notice his plea.

Sham shouted,“Rich people should sit in the end
As it gives grace to conversation they spend.”
Soon all passengers were seated in the back,
And, our sham was in front with his sack!




The Response To Politician Speech

In front of mike in stage for a large crowd
A politician was giving speech;
The ambience was so silent
Which encouraged the minister a great extent.

He spoke with flourish for all to listen
Being sure, he would gain large votes for certain
But when the last word was spoken out
To his surprise, a stone at the stage was hit.

The minister said, “You can’t help a stupid fellow,
Fortunately all other my speech followed”.
His P.A. replied with great reluctance,
“Dear sir, he was the only one for whom you said made sense!



Reply To Global Companies Mail

Ram was working in a global company
With his friend Sham as company,
Parking area was scarce in Bangalore
And today door was shut in the ground floor.

By afternoon Ram got the message from boss
To e-mail all employees to park indoors
As basement was open again for parking
And all workers could make use of the offering.

By mistakes companies all employees
Over the world where mailed,
And seeing a reply Sham Chuckled;
“Thanks, but we got a lot of space in beach”,
Was the reply from an employee from St. Kitts & Nevis!



Inflation Inflammation

Indian economy is under inflation
Geetha, a housewife failed to understand the situation
As usual she went to the market
With her usual small budget.

She asked the price of onion with street vendor
And fumed when she learnt it has gone higher
Saying, “You cheats increase the price to make profit”,
With her sandal ferociously at the merchant she hit.

Later, when the vendor countered her husband
With a soar lump protruding from his head,
Politely he explained with an apology,
“It is sudden burst of inflation inflammation, please take it easy!


The Long Trip Of Grandpa

The body was brought from hospital
And members of the house were emotional,
An old man had died after long illness,
To get last glimpse people were visiting his residence.

Naveen, his 5years old grandson was observing
His Grandpa’s body was in coffin,
A question was bothering him all the time
He decided to ask at once all the same.

“Why is my grandpa warped in a suitcase?”
Shouted Naveen, as meaning of death he failed to realize,
His mother replied, her son’s silence to keep,
“Your grandpa is going on a long trip!”



One Among The Few

Ramu and Gopal where classmates
Who shared the same taste,
Both liked to play cricket,
Their hero was skipper of the country in fact.

Ramu brought a new cap,
And decided his old cap let Gopal keep,
But Gopal refused saying it was old
By then Ramu remembered something someone told.

“My old cap was once worn by the captain”,
In reply Gopal asked “ Are you certain?
Then your old cap is better then new,
Give it to me; by wearing it, I will be one among the few!



Never Seen Him Before

Communal riots was taking place,
And Ramu was hiding in his house for days
After police had introduced the curfew
With cops arresting all lads leaving only few.

Ramu had cautioned his grandma
If police came to act the drama
That she had never seen him
As he would be hiding in his room.

One day the police arrived
Grandma gazing at the officer ID card
Blurted out, “You have come to wrong door,
I’ve never seen this man before!”



If Returned Empty Handed

Ramu and Jhon where cricket fans
Who kept T.V. within distance
As world cup was under way
And, they wanted their country till final to stay.

But the encounter in first round itself was close
They barely managed to stay away from loss,
A cricket star was endorsing a suit in an ad,
Ramu guessed a fat check he may have had.

Jhon asked, “What suit the stars will have,
If winning the chances of Cup they blew?
Ramu replied, “If empty handed they return back,
Their birth suit they won’t lack!


Not Good At His Job

When his mother asked Ramu to get ready to school
With weak voice he complained, “I am ill.”
Concerned mother went to Ramu’s bed
And placed her hand on his head.

Ramu was suffering from high fever
So his mother decided to take him to a healer,
Since medicines doctor had given in the past
Had failed to provide the best results.

Ramu was taken in an auto to a village
Where lived a great sage,
Ramu protested, “This healer in his job is of no good”,
As, “The sage is ill today”, was written in the hanging board!


Fathers Wisdom

Ramu bought a new bike
Which was of latest make
He roared in it to college
Although he was at ‘L’earning stage.

Ramu’s father thought a plan to his son’s safety,
As he understood the situations gravity
Next day when Ramu was leaving
He enquired how his bike was going.

“I ‘L’ead everyone with my vehicle”,
Ramu boasted with a twinkle.
Ramu’s father requested, “Then put on ‘L’ sign,
Let your friends note you are front in line!”


The Sincere Romance Of A Teenager

Jane was watching his teenage son closely
And, was pleased that her son was progressing steadily
She thought he was going to be a man
Like the way she had trained.

Jane noticed he was ordering for flowers
Dictating the card to the florist in pleased tone
“To my one and only,
I can’t wait to see you to see you again”.

Jane’s heart was filled with joy
Thinking her son was a sincere romantic guy.
But all that collapsed when he heard his next words,
“And I need to send that to three girls!.