Recently, there was a poetry writing contest in my office. The rules were simple - the second line had to end in a given phrase, the rest of the poem had to be in form of couplets, the second line of each rhyming with the given phrase [I wonder why they didn't simply say - Ghazal!].
The poem could be in hindi or english, the phrase for English poems was 'that is what I call fun', and the one for hindi was 'inki boli hai' (this is how they speak).
To state the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - I didn't win a prize in the contest; but I was one amongst nine to get a participation prize (though I don't yet know what the prize is going to be).
The poem could be in hindi or english, the phrase for English poems was 'that is what I call fun', and the one for hindi was 'inki boli hai' (this is how they speak).
To state the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - I didn't win a prize in the contest; but I was one amongst nine to get a participation prize (though I don't yet know what the prize is going to be).
Dil mei.n liye zeher phirte hai.n
Upar se meethi meethi si inki boli hai
Mahalo.n mei.n baith aaraam karei.n khud
Auro.n ki mehnat pe bharti inki jholi hai
Daulat aur taakat hai.n bahut dikhaane ko
Leking andar jhaa.nko to aatmaa poli hai
Yu.n kahne ko hai.n ye sevak junta ke
Logo.n ke dukh-dard par inki hansi-thitholi hai
Lagta hai mujhko praapya uchit inka
Taaj nahin hukumat ka, bandook ki goli hai
Their hearts are filled with poison
On the surface, they are sweet spoken
They luxuriate in their palaces
While others' toil fill their lockers
They have a lot of wealth and power to show
But if you search inside, their soul is hollow
They are the servants of public, so to speak
But for them the common man's sorrows are a joke
I think that what they rightly deserve is
Not the crown of a ruler, but a bullet
8 comments:
Your office really explores (let explore) the creative side of you guys....isn't. This is the second time you have talked about the office contest!!
I liked the start up of your poetry.
I agree with BTR. And lines show your creative part.
How much time you were given to do this ? Don't tell me it was on the spot type.
You know why am I asking. Don't you ? :P
@BTR: Well, I guess it does. [we do try to come with with creative excuses too ;-)] Hmmm ... this might be the second time when I mentioned office contest .... there are a lot more that I didnt mention :-)
@Cuckoo: No, it was not on-the-spot types :-) I really dont know how much time was given .... I saw the contest, some ideas germinated, and I wrote whatever came into my head. Thats how it turns up with me - either I go for it right away, or else give it a total miss :-)
You didn't win the ptrize, but you should; jury's fault!!
guess i should also give my guys an idea to start something like this, In English and may be french :)
thx for the poem btw.
@Gil: You are so kind. But you didnt get to read the others ;-)
Btw, I once did win a prize in an office poetry contest, and it's theme (of all the things!) was - "My Valentine" :-D
@Maverick: Sure do, 'that is what I call fun' ;-)
great place to work I must say ..nice poem ..so what do u think is the prize ?
Lakshmi
@Lakshmi: Thanks! Well, I dont guess the prize would be a significant something ... its just a token :-) Maybe a Tshirt or a photo-frame or something like that :-)
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