This Is Delhi Poem by Pankaj Prasoon

This Is Delhi

Rating: 4.8


A mega urban forest
abode of two billion
amused
mesmerised
restless
ruthless
insensitive, impatient people
a hapless metropolis
where everything is purchased
-air, water, relationship
a city -unintelligently expanding
where forcefully pasted
artificially prepared
green patches create awe
where no one hears
alhaa, birhaa, holee
or chirpy birds
music and dance are on rent in discos
where whispering
scheming
slowly moving necks
cooing pigeons
millions of pigeons
looking like animated corpse-zombies
holding chains
in bus
metro trains
- an endless caravan of zombies
living on credit cards
and the city thriving on loans
- heat wave from Rajasthan
cold wave from Himachal
and much more-
refugees from Pakistan
Labourers from Bihar and UP
standing crop of agents and brokers
this is the city
which is called Delhi

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Viresha Swami 22 September 2020

Had to do an assignment on this poem... for school It was really easy and helped my classmates picture an image of Delhi which is somewhat accurate

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Aishwarya Misra 09 March 2012

lovely poem :) so true....the exact picture of delhi....

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Dave Walker 09 March 2012

A really great poem, really like it. A great write.

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