Poems

The Train Bogies The train bogies passing As the lined match-boxes Trailing and chugging And going And whistling And passing out of sight. Crime And Punishment Me Lord, I am in your court Standing as criminal For your judgement. The Dream of Bringing An Illiterate Country Bride A half-literate rural girl As my bride Want I to bring her Who will at least love me, Take care of Rather than a modern town girl Over ambitious, over smart. A half-literate girl As my wife From the country, Rural area I shall bring her home, My shy and coy mistress She will come to my home. Not a townsgirl Smart, frank and bold, But a village girl She will be happy with Whatever I give to her, My country wife, Valuing me rather than money. Life Is A Stage of The Theatre / For The Theatre Girl The theatre girl In her all make-up Viewing the world With her collyrium-applied eyes And the tears falling down When about to leave The fair venue For another place In search of shows To be shown. The theatre girl Doing the make-up, Dressing and readying To go For another fair ground Where people will come To enjoy The plays and parts, But to move from one place To another, The tragedy of her living.