In fond remembrance of my father

South Africa, Serbia
Argentina, America
Germany, Uruguay
Brazil, Paraguay,
A host of countries,
A medley of jerseys
My eyes get glued to the TV
Come! Come! Welcome!
WCS (World Cup Soccer) -2010
Has undertaken journey.

Defeating my every mirth
Your face looms large
I tread my steps
Down the memory lane
And WCS-2006 peeps into reminiscence

Dampening your entire spirit
To witness the matches
Keeping yourself awake,

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My Dreamworld

The magic wand of fairy God mother
turns the pumkin into a cart
Cinderella’s ragged dress transformed to silky gown
makes her look pretty and smart.
Potency of the magic remains upto zero hour
Cinderella comes back home at the expense of a glass slipper.

Curtain rolls down with the emergence of
Seven dwarfs and Snowwhite
Tears flood the coffin of the corpse
with Snowwhite’s sudden demise.
All’s well that ends well
with arrival of the prince
Snowwhite awakes and unites with him
leading to a happy ending.

Rewinding of the spool flashes
Alice through the looking glass
In sequence pass through
King and Queen of cards

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