Aniruddha Pathak Poems

Varied are opinions soul to soul,
As varied are waters hole to hole,
Varied be ways each tribe,
Head to head, scribe to scribe,
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Two drops of rain once fell—
To be one with the sea,
One said: mere drop I be,
The ‘ther said with a roar:
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Leaves of sadness fall
Under eternal fall's pall,
Make a leafy wall—
A leafy dune not so tall,
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Love became lame,
Faith lost its fame;
All were scared,
But brave was in blame;
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If prior to
A poem I write
The paper is all blank,
Spotless white,
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Whatso might be, let not your bet
Be with politician nor yet poet,
With no'ne can world be in safe hand;
One, a presumed patriot be,
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Due their fragrant smell,
Captivating spell,
Or for no reason at all,
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She, born of height, cradled by lofty crest,
Mothered by mounts, reared by many a brook,
Dancing down sprightly as spring, still modest,
Oft hiding hind hillocks in cranny's nook,
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If there be pothole
In a sidewalk of road,
Place on it a commode
And make it a SH! T-HOLE,
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Her vegetable vendor, a nice man,
Who she can spot from a long waiting mile,
Who comes and welcomes with a weighty smile
That says, ‘it's good to pamper my old fan'.
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