Aniruddha Pathak Poems

In olden days man hailed his home and hearth,
Enjoyed many a joys of Nature's bliss,
Endeavoured not to wound its varied worth.
Look at him now, at eyes of greed of his.
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If goodness is God,
Man with his own moral code
Isn't he good as God?
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It may look so odd
But man can well exceed God,
His turf's seldom sod.
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At no time had I never been,
Nor ever wert thou never been,
Nor the chieftains hither seen,
Never shall it hence ever be
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Book six days seven nights on Earth's moon
For a lifetime's chance sooner than soon,
And under Earth-lit light
Spend honeymoon's rare night,
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What if world zealots see Earth from far—
As far as hundred thousand miles are,
Earth looking but an orange
Would not their outlook change?
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Painful ‘tis attacking foes at gates,
Painful if friends leave, leave kindred mates,
Givers both of grave grief,
None rendering relief,
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The soft slowly cuts through the harsh
As it does the mild well as marsh,
Naught seems yon a soft-hearted man,
Faster cuts soft than harsh ever can.
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_In a vast ocean
A wave vies to go nowhere,
Who does ever care?
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Fate frowns at us— faltering souls for sins
Much as mother may reprimand her child,
Some call it a law of karma that leans,
To others good and bad are views so wild,
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