TRAVESTY
Where O
human proceeds ponder,
Your
u-turn hairpin bend blunder,
Watch
mountain roads sharp rise,
Directions
change, horizontal, wise, ( 1)
Moving
ahead, challenging a steep,
Hairpin
bends driving, bus sweep,
Parched
lip, throat dry heart trick,
Humans
ride over mountain peaks, (2)
Death
lurks at every U-turn steep,
Human
life matchless fears, creep,
The
dare do share benefit develop,
Travel
diary dirty history cover-up, (3)
How
many lives met death written,
Challenge
height by road, smitten,
Accidents
sudden traces forgotten,
Stories
of lost families sad burden, (4)
Tearful
yet smiled, children waving,
Picnic
bus rising Ghat road smiling,
The
mountain top scenic beauty lit,
Panoramic
paradise below to excite, (5)
Beautiful
houses, roads, lifeline love,
Thin
air bird's eye view dream solve,
The
megapolis and million lives toil,
Invisible,
their bitter fight fume boil, (6)
The
strikes, angry protests, u-turn fit,
And
proclaimed brotherhood defeat,
Suspicious
distrust ruled life fights,
Invisible
at great heights, scenic sight, (7)
The
differences, quarrel, conflict, stay,
Hairpin
bend life discard, unite way,
I stood
with schoolchildren, thank,
Children's
innocent future they rank, (viii)
Society
down the hill of animosity,
Face
the U-turns hairpin adversity,
It will
be disaster-prone, dangerous,
Children
have education cautious, (9)
Find
the bearing accelerator brake,
To
guide their bus efficiency shake,
Mountain
road steep, paths future,
Blessed
a few children to me allure, (10)
The
teacher to them, I get impressed,
Travesty
to future time suppressed,
Exemplary
driving caliber children,
They
discussed on the hilltop, trained, (11)
Enjoying
the views, river bridge, like,
Dreamed
railroads industry dislike,
Talking
about fresh air, clean water, health,
They
discuss their future, nature, wealth, (12)
I
closed my eyes and prayed no travesty,
Vanish
turncoats ruler life modesty,
Serve
and love a selfless bus society,
Moving
down the hill smoothly, similarity, (13)
Full
stop to my thoughts tearful left,
Life as
a teacher travesty evil felt,
Let the
student be truthful, straight drive,
U-turn
hairpin beds fearful survive, (14)
Travesty
of human life uphill exists,
Honesty
and modesty youth resists,
Pride
of my life, my students dared,
Hate
travesty of mind loved cared. (15)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Travesty
Themes:
Turncoats U-turn ghat roads
Written:
14th December 2023, Cuttack
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