Dame Luck
DAME LUCK
If you sit in the corner
And wait for Dame Luck
To step in tinkling
With her bells jingling
And to dance to your honour—
You're sure to pluck!
Do not make a horse of your wish
And ride it gaily,
For, bare wishes, devoid of action,
Will for ever, fix you in the same station—
While others from below will dish
You out and surface merrily!
Get up, ye man!
Work, work till ye perspire,
Gather all your energy nascent
And act in the present.
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Presence or Presents?
The dawn of the day
Wore the birthday—
Colourful festoons_
Beautiful balloons—
Relishable Cakes—
Loving hand-shakes—
Jubilancy with buoyant festivity!
Presents! Oh! Presents!
Varieties of them!
From cute bottles of scents
To many valuable jems-
From useful articles
To futile particles!
'Oh! Why bother with presents?
Happy so - with your presence! '
'Why this? '
'Why that? '
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Equanimity
Life in this world
at times
bestows absolute happiness.
Life in this world
at times
gives us entire sadness.
Both are two sides of a coin.
When happiness abounds
one shouldn't get excited
being stirred by it
and get overwhelmed.
When sadness descends
one shouldn't be crest-fallen
being dejected by it
and get depressed.
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Sorrow clouded in happiness
Sorrow Clouded in Happiness
The little sweet girl of eight,
With her pony tail straight;
And a face luminously bright,
Was such a lovely sight!
With sparkling eyes full of glee,
She smugly sat on my knee,
'Uncle', 'Uncle', queried she,
'What do you think of me? '
My thoughts ran wild-and wild,
O'er the leaves that were filed
In the archives of the mind, now mild
With the years that have piled.
How can I tell my mind to her,
That I thought better of her,
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Today
There has been a day like today
But a fresh new day is today
It is a unique day today
It is wide open today
All the answers for our questions has today
Let us dream today
Let us laugh today
Let us share our love today
Let us express our greatness today
Let us trade many a yesterday for today
Let us perform our tasks today
Let us make it a magnificent today
Let us thank God for giving life today
Let us thank God for seeing His creations today
Let us love most about today
A golden day is today
For it is a fact today
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Acrostic to Mrs.Prema Kumari
P rema kumari, our dear colleague from Data Centre,
R egards and wishes best, offer we, as you W&A Project/Bangalore enter,
E dging your way from Integral Coach Factory / Perambur /Chennai,
M iss you, sure, all of us, ever will-
A s the association is but long to mill!
K indness to your good nature grilled,
U nalloyed happiness, your heart to be ever filled,
M any, many years of prosperous life to lead—
A romatic sweet souls to bud and flower
R elay we our prayers to that Great Power
I nfiltrating kind thoughts that would resound for ever!
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Let us realize our blessings
Early morning the sun's rays brings
The effulgence. The bird sweetly sings!
We open our eyes to a fresh new day.
And the morning breeze fans us away.
The colourful flowers happily sway,
Alluring the butterflies with them to play.
Clouds of cotton sail over the azure sky,
The green trees sway their branches by.
The mellifluous music assails our way,
Nature enchants us all over the day.
Our minds at these bounce and say,
The world is for us to be glad and gay.
Absolutely, our blessings we rarely realize,
We only harp on our deprivation and criticize!
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The Sweet Lass-Chandrakanta
The Sweet Lass—CHANDRAKANTA
The Magnetic Moon,
Is she aptly named;
For her innocent smile
In ICF she's famed.
Like a lovely creeper
Swaying in the breeze;
She is pretty sweeter,
For one's heart does squeeze,
The dark flowing tresses
In one long plait,
Swinging to and fro
With her swan-like gait:
Adorned with an aster
In all it's bloom;
She is sure an angel,
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Walk of Venus
Walk of Venus
On the 6th of June 2012
We saw the Venus walk
And did verily talk
Of its transition
From its position
From one limb
Of the solar disc
To the other limb!
Ah! A rare alignment
And an extremely rare event!
An infrequent phenomenon!
This occurs
When ‘twixt the Earth and the Sun
Venus enchantingly strides
And as a black spot glides
On the face of the glaring Sun!
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Cleanliness and Happiness
Cleanliness! Cleanliness! Cleanliness!
Cleanliness ever gives you happiness! happiness! happiness!
For cleanliness is next to Godliness! Godliness! Godliness!
Keep your surroundings very clean,
Dust and tidy, wash and preen,
Spic and span-it must seem,
In an environment that does gleam.
Physical cleanliness is a must,
Brush your teeth and attend to bathing;
Clean your hair and wear clothes clean;
Be fresh and to be clean, be keen.
Flush all evil thoughts from your mind
And gush it with love and ever be kind;
Honesty and sincerity; goodness and cheerfulness
Implanted, will make one bounce with happiness.
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