Raj Arumugam Poems

CROW 1
Hey - you've got the vantage point
higher up on the tree
Tell me if you see
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ask no questions:
you must obey;
and if you ask questions
you must accept all answers
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the Japanese beauty of Edo
she sat delicate in the garden;
she observed the cheery blossoms:
the beauty
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Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon
he said he’d save Rome
and serve the people
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this is the life...oh, reading
daylong and in candlelight
and perusing scrolls and poems and the Classics
and the Analects,
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eat, drink...enjoy it all...
it has been a hot day
and we have worked much
and we sang songs to see us
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dearest, O my new, new love -
will you grant me but 2 deviations?
for I will love truly and give everything unto you;
in all ways I'll be the man you want me to be
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Kron joins the monastery;
he must stay in isolation
and is allowed to say 2 words
every three years
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Rice cakes!
Damn!
Rice cakes for dinner, rice cakes for lunch!
Rice cakes for breakfast!
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1
where did I park my car?
I’m sure I left it here
on this level
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