narayana aghalaya

THE DEPRESSED
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people in sorrow
drown.slowly; have.date with death
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Aged.and.Unwelcome
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Marvellous human brain
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marvel human brain
stores old and new life's events
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The Ugly Lizard
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lives on mosquitoes
captures them by shock and awe
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STORM IN A TEACUP

Brewing teacup's storm
escalating, explosive.
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SQUIRREL CHATTER(Tanka)

squirrel finds its voice
in forest - with a, tune like
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the youngest member, labrador.Rusty
loves people - he is friendly not frosty
pesters, if not.patted
press his back, you are doted
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the aged can see through
but with smile quickly forgive
their youth was wild too
a punch they can't pack and give
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this hanging tongue
permissive brain's blue eyed boy
a much pampered.rogue
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a young bachelor, lived in a village
he gave up all, and, went on pilgrimage,
traveled all over to learn
as his.mind's desire.burnt
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GOD. LOVES.DOG?
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colony. canine
owns. zilch, family. just.one
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WHO. CAN. BE.A. POET
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slouched on my couch
with trepidation I vouch
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Exasperated Patient
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patient to doctor:
'hygiene appals.I leave now.
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‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong'
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Mumbai's fierce downpour
Mumbaikars are much too sour
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tight rope not a choice;
between devil and deep sea
why not peace and.poise;
to pause, have way with some.lee,
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KUMBHAKARNA
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Kumbhakarna the wise and strong giant
slept six months at a stretch-as a penchant
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nine by eleven
the day the world was shaken
by villain Laden
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WOMEN ONCE UPON A TIME
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to meet an aunt, one went.to the kitchen
nowhere else -school, picnic, road or market
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