Rishi Menon Poems

Exam Phobia

Exams are a pain in the head
All this studying could knock us dead
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In a place not too far from here
there was an old abandoned house
it was big and majestic to view
free from insects and louse
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The minutes seemed like hours
Enhanced by his anxiety
Crushing knuckles to the bone
He waited for his first born
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The star of Bethlehem

T'was in Bethlehem that Jesus was born
Raised in Jerusalem a million hearts he won
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the soul contains many qualities
The character of man and his vagaries
But the most important quality of man
is the power to forgive a sin
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I duck down and hide in fear
Whenever I see them come near
Their faces masked, their bodies cloaked
Drenched in blood, their shirts were soaked
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Tribute to a Lasting Memory

You've asked me to write for you,
Try as I might, I cannot without first reflecting…
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In days of yore it was land,
Spices, gold and contraband
Today its oil
That leads the world in turmoil
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Practiced law in Africa did he
So many places he did see
Such a knowledgeable man
Debate with him no one can
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long ago, in the ancient times
much before king Solomon's mines,
was a kingdom called myrilljhot
it was a beautiful place on a large plot
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