AtreyaSarma Uppaluri Poems

There lived a crazy fan of cricket
Who pawned everything for the ticket
“Get out! ” said the home
He set out to roam
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Prologue

The facade of
the topmost floor
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There was a young teacher of grammar
Who could not speak without a stammer
But his passive voice
Just left him no choice:
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Every trick up his sleeve - tried Patrick
To somehow compose a limerick
But it never did click
So he became damn sick
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Whiffs and flakes of continual snow
Make the air still frigid, as you know.
Battered so hard by it from outside
My body from its chill petrified.
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A child is born out of labour.
A child is sent to school
And made to recognise
Read, recite, and write
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There was a peace leader named Pontiff
Who lost his peace over his tariff.
“We can’t pay more than ten.”
“No, ” he roared from his den,
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In the lab store room was a guy Mistry,
In his sleight of hand he had a history;
When caught by the dean,
Who’d spied (but unseen) ,
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[ Intro: Raksha Bandhan or Raakhi is an annual Hindu festival which falls on a full-moon day. In 2009, it fell on Aug 05. Raksha Bandhan means bond of protection. Though it mainly takes place between a brother and a sister, it can be between any set of two persons, irrespective of their relationship, gender and social status. The sister visits her brother and ties a band (called Raakhi) on his wrist seeking his love and protection. The brother, in turn, pledges to honour her wishes. Sisters present brothers with sweets, and brothers please them with some good gifts. This festival offers many twists and turns. And here are a few verbal cartoons capturing some such hilarious scenes at the end of the day.]


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Starlit sky on a no-moon day
Like my dirty sheet full of holes.

Full moon surrounded by cloudless stars
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