Pallavi Ram Poems

It began with the Jasmine Revolution -
Tunisia burst, Egypt lifted its Pharaoh's curse,
Libya's apocalypse, Yemen & Bahrain smoking, raging,
Bulls-eye! Obama gets Osama,
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The freeze is over
No jackets
The thaw continues
The green breaking through
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I'm a foodie plain and simple
A gourmet meal, a food cart, a pickle -
Brings me a dimple
A pub friend,
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COVID where are you marching?
December twenty nineteen
Deerhurst for winter vacationing
Some skiing, snowshoeing,
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Landed in El-Prat airport at noon
Dropped off bags at hotel soon
N'er was jet lag going to get me down
As I wandered around in Gaudi town
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If you are in cyber-sprint,
You have a digital footprint
Google is like Vikram's betala*
Zuckerberg's ‘got' you, inshallah
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