Navarasas - Hasya Poem by Shankaran Kutty

(Hasya is used to express joy or mirth.It could be plain joy or laughter or could include teasing or making fun of in a playful way)

My wife does not want a dog
At home or anywhere near
There is nothing else in this world that she
Anywhere close does fear

The counselling line I tried one day
The kids want a pup so bad
With posters, stories and facts I knew
I tried everything I had

But all that failed and she then took
A much more sterner line
“A dog shall not enter this house”, she barked
As long as this house is mine

“Why fear about thieves”, she screamed
“when I am always here”
“I do agree that is the truth “, I said
“But you can only bark my dear”

With flames spitting from her eyes she said
“it is either a dog or me in here”
We finally had a decision we thought
For the choice was straight and clear


If we still don’t have a dog at home
Despite all our might
It is only because my wife does bark
But only loves, does not bite