IN JUNGLE AND IN CIVILIZED WORLD

IN JUNGLE AND IN CIVILIZED WORLD


IN JUNGLE

Once on the tiny hill side,
There was a tiny stream.
Drinking water to quench thirst,
Was a tiny lamb’s dream.

It wanted to drink water,
There came a big lion.
Seeing the cute tiny lamb,
He had evil design.

O Lamb, thou creature so vile,
why d’you pollute the stream
From which quenches his own thirst,
Master of jungle team?

Master, master, excuse me,
You are here mistaken.
You are up-stream, I only
Drink after you’ve taken.

Oh, yes, then said the lion,
But, why a month ago,
You did called me dirty names?
You can’t unpunished go.

Master, master, excuse me
it seems you are yet wrong.
I was born two weeks ago,
Four weeks is just too long.

lion was dim witted but
why should his dinner slip?
“You argumentative lamb!
I’ll make you pay for it.”

“In addition to all this,
I’ve got another grouse.
For purpose of killing me,
you have a gun in house.”

The poor lamb kept on saying:
I have no house, no gun.
But the lion said: Bring it.
I’ll teach you a lesson.

Saying so the big lion
Caught the lamb with one hand.
After feasting on it he
Looked for another lamb.

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IN CIVILIZED WORLD


Once in barren desert side
there was an old oil stream.
Making use of its own oil
Was but poor Iraq’s dream.

Iraq wanted to sell oil,
But then the USA,
Seeing Iraq’s so much oil,
Wished to take it away.

Listen thou, O vile Iraq,
I want to get oil cheap.
You shall sell me on my terms,
You must promise indeed.

US, US, excuse me,
You are clear mistaken.
In such matters jointly is
The decision taken.

Oh, yes, then said the US,
You see, some time ago,
You decided for Euro
You let the dollar go.

US, US, excuse me,
You are now in the wrong.
I must choose my currency.
Oil does to me belong.

In a spot though US was,
He could not let oil slip.
“Saddam argumentative,
I’ll make you pay for it!”

“In addition to all this,
I’ve got another grouse.
You have got WMD
Hidden up in your house.

Saddam said: I do not have
WMD weapon.
US said: Give them to me,
I’ll teach you a lesson.

Saying so the big US,
Bombed Iraq and got oil.
Then it looked around again
Whence to get further spoil.


* Written in abcb 7-6-7-6 format.
• Initially posted as independent item no. 712412, which was replaced on 18 March2005 by posting it as an entry no. 335508 in "WAR POETRY--award winner"  WAR POETRY. Reposted as the present independent item on 3 April 2007.


M C Gupta
13 June 2003