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May 9, 2011

CWC Pre-Final Poetry (a little late)(quite late actually)

Filed under: Hindi, Poetry — harshveerjain @ 11:32 pm

Dilshan ho ya sangakara

Bachega nahi koi bechara

Jab gunjega yeh naara

“aaj toh run ki nadi bahegi

Aaj toh lanka yahi dhahegi”

Mendis Malina murli ki *** **

Futega jab sehwag fataka

Har awaaz ab yahi kahegi

Ab toh lanka yahai dhahegi

Bhadak uthega Sachin ka balla

Mach jaayega lanka me halla

Golden lion ki bali chadhegi

Aaj toh lanka yahi dhahegi!

Chota sa hai desh bechara

Nipat jaayega lanka saara

Pichak jayega ball ke neeche

Jab bhadak uthega desh hamara

Sardar hamara sanak padega

Yuvraj ka ghussa bhadak padega

Nehra ki har gaend yahi kahegi

Aaj toh lanka yahi dhahegi

Zaheer ki swinger todegi dande

Futenge ab lanka ke ande

Hindustaan ki tanashahi rahegi

Aaj toh lanka yahi dhahegi!

July 15, 2009

Rosesh Sarabhai Ki Poo Trees

Filed under: Humour, Poetry — Shrivastava @ 3:22 am

“momaa ka purse jaise hospital ki pyaari si koi nurse
purse mein rakha tissue paper karta hai paseene ka ilaaj
aur lipstick ho jaise bhookhe honton ka anaaj
momaa ke purse ka hai makhmali sa sparsh
momaa ka purse
momaa ka purse “

“Khatar khun khatar khun khatar khun
Sun mere dil ki dhun
(Apparently Rosesh is comparing his heart to a car which has broken down)
Tere pyaar ki oiling mil gayi isey
Toh khatar khun ka ho jaayega gun gun “

“In the living room of Sarabhai’s………
Hogi Saahil Bhai ki sagaai………..
Agley mahiney………..
Priya Bhabhi phuli na samaai
Yeah Yeah Yeah…………… “

“Tum bin jaise mai raaste ka andha bhikhari
thodi blessings daan me de do
thodi mamta tumhari
momma ho momma ho… “

“Ek Common Man Ko Mili He Pari
Jese Chiku Ke saath Ho Strawberry
Aage Aage Mummy Aur Piche Piche Daddy
Jaise Ho Tom And Jerry “

“ghanan ghanan ghanan ghanan
badalo se aaye pehla soorya kiran
datton ke liye danta manjan
aur pet ke liye kaayam chooran “

“hawa mein hain khushi ki aroma
jeet gayi momma, jeet gayi momma
say hi to happiness n tata to trauma
jeet gayi momma, jeet gayi momma “

“lagul lagul lagul lagul
laal laal lagul lagul JELLY
jelly ke cabre dancer jaise shareer mein chhupi hai
anjaani ankahee paheli

jelly hai moma ka mann
narm mulayam meetha
pasand hai ise har koi
sangeeta rita mita aneeta

jelly giri zameen par
to awaaz aayi PLUP PLUP!
baccha usme haath maare
to sunai deti hai THUP THUP!

jelly par kabhi fungus na lage
uska swaad kabhi bhankas na lage
agar bachani hai hume hamari
country…
TO JELLY KO BANANA HOGA HAMARA PRADHAN MANTRI!!”

“tumhe samjhe toh mujhe bhi samjhana,
kyu hai mera jeevan itna khokla,
jaise koi basi aur sada hua khaman dhokla…. “

“asman mein uud raha hai kabutar ….
Aasman mein uud raha hai kabutar ….
FLUTTER ….. FLUTTER….. FLUTTER…… “

“Popat Kaka ki atma ka Popat ud gaya ud gaya ud gaya rey…
Shristey k sajjan haath se popat jud gaya jud gaya jud gaya rey…
(Popat is name of his kaka who had expired)”

“humpty dumpty sat on the ‘gadi’
gadi pe betha tabhi aa gayi dadi
dadi ne kaha aaja mere paas
kyuki gadi pe bethna is just so middle class.”

June 20, 2009

Acrostic (form of Poetry)

Filed under: Poetry — Shrivastava @ 3:09 pm

An acrostic (from the late Greek akróstichon, from ákros, “top”, and stíchos, “verse”) is a poem or other form of writing in an alphabetic script, in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out another message.

Examples:

Serana to GOOGLE
Gather information in lightning speed
One perfect search engine sufficed the need
Our transport machine in this time and space
Get events, facts and ads in wise displays
Look! Everything is in our fingertips!
Expansive knowledge now all within grips

TRIVIA :The Dutch national anthem Het Wilhelmus (The William) is an acrostic: the first letters of its fifteen stanzas spell WILLEM VAN NASSOV.

Here is a classic example of acrostic poem in English written by Edgar Allan Poe entitled simply An Acrostic:

Elizabeth it is in vain you say
Love not” — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
In vain those words from thee or L.E.L.
Zantippe’s talents had enforced so well:
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breath it less gently forth — and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love — was cured of all beside —
His follie — pride — and passion — for he died.

Another example is from Lewis Carrol’s “Through the Looking-Glass”. The final chapter “A Boat, Beneath A Sunny Sky” is an acrostic of the real Alice’s name: Alice Pleasance Liddell.

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July -

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear -

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream -
Lingering in the golden gleam -
Life, what is it but a dream?

Here is another example where the initial letters spell out the months of the year, entitled A Calendar Acrostic:

JANet was quite ill one day.
FEBrile trouble came her way.
MARtyr-like, she lay in bed;
APRoned nurses softly sped.
MAYbe, said the leech judicial
JUNket would be beneficial.
JULeps, too, though freely tried,
AUGust ill, for Janet died.
SEPulchre was sadly made.
OCTaves pealed and prayers were said.
NOVices with ma’y a tear
DECorated Janet’s bier.

Multiple acrostics

Acrostics can be more complex than just by making words from initials. A double acrostic, for example, may have words at the beginning and end of its lines, as this example, on the name of Stroud, by Paul Hansford -

Set among hills in the midst of five valleyS,
This peaceful little market town we inhabiT
Refuses (vociferously!) to be a conformeR.
Once home of the cloth it gave its name tO,
Uphill and down again its streets lead yoU.
Despite its faults it leaves us all charmeD.

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Go ahead and give it a shot. You will definitely treasure the final piece :)

May 11, 2009

Beauty Pageants

Filed under: Capationo, Poetry — Shrivastava @ 2:55 am

Write a 4 line poem on Beauty Pageants. The best entries shall be published in a well established magazine.

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