Thoughts On Recycling: Part-I Poem by RAJ NANDY

THOUGHTS ON RECYCLING:
PART-I

It is an universally accepted fact and the
theme of our modern age, -
That for an efficient waste management,
Most of our items must be recycled once
again!
Optimal utilisation always brings,
Economy of effort, - a plausible thing!
But when I try to recycle my thoughts;
Those old memories of yesteryears,
Where some are pleasant, while others
bring tears!
They all remain entrenched in my mind to
stay,
And cannot be recycled even to this day!
My good old values and sober tastes,
When I try to recycle with a modern remix;
Like those old nostalgic songs are ripped-off, -
Their haunting melody and tender words!
All stripped naked to become a curse!
And my eternal soul which lies caged within,
Must patiently await many a re-birth;
Cannot be easily recycled or tampered with!
For that remains the prerogative of the good
Lord,
And beyond the domain of the recycled lot!

-Raj Nandy
New Delhi
23 Apr 08
(Part-II follows)