Rajnish Manga Poems

The End of Universe

The news
Must have reached your door steps
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Have you seen the Full Moon tonight
When the sky was more than generous
It had started distributing goodies gratis
In the evening when the moon was rising
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Rain

The rain is raining all around,
It falls on field and tree,
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Rubaiyat (3)And, as the cock crew....
Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)

And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
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मोहक महिलायें विस्मित हैं कि राज़ कहाँ है छिपा मेरा,
न तो मैं हूँ आकर्षक न फैशन मॉडल सी ही काया है
किंतु उन्हें जब बतलाना आरम्भ करूँ तो,
सब कहतीं मैं ही झूठी हूँ.
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Cricket's Demi-gods and Villains


Till yesterday, there were no odds,
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Rubaiyat (1)Wake! For The Sun....Omar Khayyam


Wake! For the Sun, who scatter'd into flight
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In his contemplative mood
One of my poet friends
Offered a very revolutionary idea
And raised a very valid issue
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A lover of nature in all its hues
A lover of arts with its entire range
A seeker of bliss in spiritual cues
A pilgrimage does the fate arrange
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This mark of indelible ink on my finger
Signals the vibrancy of our democracy
Heralds our faith in the country's freedom
In Republic of India and its Constitution
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