Cataracts and Cobwebs

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After my cataract removal operation I can see clearly like never before And I wonder how  I couldn’t see that I couldn’t see The progressive loss Of visual acuity Was adjusted to progressively Until…

Corona Capers

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Would you buy your dad a mask? What would you say if he were to ask? Daddy dear, you are too old Mask or not, you'll catch the cold Would you buy your son a mask? What would you say if he were to

Felt Truth

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Black and White Rich and Poor North and South Young and Old We are all taught To mouth that old platitude Vasudhaiva kutumbakam It however takes  A novel coronavirus To make us aware Viscerally That

Bell the cat

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Though he does not play any instrument It is the conductor who gets the credit (Or the blame) For an orchestra’s performance Iago is Desdemona’s murderer Though his are not the hands  That did the

Sparrow

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Psychological actions have Physical correlates Being far physically from the flames  Does not absolve us from blame Every thought one thinks Is kindling to the flames Or A sprinkling of water on the

Schizoöpia

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After the magic of  My cataract removal  And lens implant I have Schizoöpia A la Ajit’s Liquid Oxygen Baye aankh door nahin dekhne deti Daye aankh paas nahin dekhne deti Our country, too Suffers from