Farewell

As I depart from you, my LOVE
To a place whence never to return,
Let not any tears from your eyes wet your face
Nor your mind carry any sad thoughts for me.

You know we lived our lifes together
With adequate joy enough if not to spare
Never grieved while we lived together
Why then grieve after we depart?

Shall wait for you in heaven
To join me soon,my dear
Till then "If Thou wilt Remember
Or If Thou wilt Forget".








Composed by

Baiyu ------------ Jan 2010

Do Not Give Up

"Drive the Nail aright,Friends
Hit it on its Head.
Strike with all your might,Friends
While the Iron is Red.

Standing at the foot, Friends
Gazing at the sky.
How can you get up Friends
If you never try" ?

AND SO

"Try Try again
If at First you don't suceed
Try Try again
You will conquer, Never despair
Try Try again"

Compiled by

Baiyu -------- July 2009

PITY ME

When I take a long time,
I am slow.
When my boss takes a long time,
He is thorough.

When I fail to do a job,
I am lazy.
When my boss does not do it,
He is too busy.

When I do something without being told,
I am trying to be smart.
When my boss does the same,
He shows initiative.

When I please my boss,
I have an 'axe to grind'.
When my boss pleases his boss,
He is cooperating.

When I do well,
My boss never remembers.
When I faulter,
He never forgets.


Compiled by
Baiyu ------- September 1992.

Tell Me Why ?

Preface:This poem specially composed by the composer (self)in memory of Mycale, a friend of the composer who died four years ago in a road accident near London under circumstances close to what the composer has attempted to narrate in a poetic form in this poem which is dedicated to my dear friend ,who is no more.May His soul rest in peace.

Tell Me Why ?
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I pray U tell me why
Tis not always 'Right is Right'
I learned this in a painful way
From what happened to my friend Mycale.

I remember that fateful night
Mycale gone for a Drinks Delight
True to what his Mom had preached
Stuck to plain Soda for a Hard Drinks treat.

Mycale knew he was in the right
Felt proud of his Mom always by his side
Kept to his promise would not drink and drive
Even as others in the Treat tempted him to do otherwise.

But Mycale true to his promise to Mom
Kept to his soda thro'out the Treat
The party came to a final halt
One and all started back home to retreat.

As his car moved on to the road
And Mycale started driving back home
Another car at a break neck speed
Hit Mycale's car like a Thunder Bolt.

As he lay there screaming out of pain
He heard one cop telling another
Twas the other one drunk to his brim
Price for this poor Mycale had to bear.

Lest his Mom would think otherwise
Mycale poured out his heart for her to hear
Swearing by name took no hard drinks
As he had promised his mom dear.

Twas the other one for the fault of whom
Poor Mycale was paying the price
This he wanted his mom to know
But could not convey before he died.

His Mom may hear his cry from heaven above
What wrong he had done to meet this Fate ?
When he served his mom true to her preach
Why has He to pay for Someone else's breach?

This may remain unanswered for all time to come
Lord alone can answer Mycale in His heavenly abode
I can see but this from Mycale's Fate
Tis not always Right is Right.

But lest a wrong message gets spread
I stand to correct my instant stance
While a Right may not always be right
A Wrong for sure can never be right


Composed by BAIYU Mumbai 12 June 2009

A Suitor's Plea

U may not be the Rose
And I may not be the Bee
But we will live together
Whatever weather it be.

Happiness galore or plentiful grief
Unmindful we will face our lifes, U will see
For better or for worse till Eternity
We will live together as the Rose and the Bee.

And so I plead to thee,my beloved
Let not stray thoughts disturb our dream
Dream of living together now and for ever
Like the Rose and the Bee that in nature we see.

Composed by BAIYU Mumbai 25 Jan 2009

My Dear

My Heart Aches, My Dear
When I see Tears in your eyes
The very heart leaps up,My Dear
When your smile meets my sight.

I know I hurt you ,My Dear
When I do not go to temple with you
But I see my God only in your eyes, My Dear
And no where else, am sure.

I look with awe ,My dear,
And marvel every act you do
For your Love and Drive,My Dear
I admire you well and thro'.

If there be a Life,My Dear
Beyond the present living we do
I wish you remain with me, My Dear
And May My Wish Come True.


Composed By Baiyu
Mumbai 09 Jan 2009

Rattling of a Six year old Child

PREFACE
The following verse was rattled instantly by my Six year old Grand Daughter,DHRITI by name,(my only son VINOD's younger of the two daughters he has) settled in London with her only sister and her parents, when she saw me composing poems in English during my stay with them along with my wife on a recent holiday.She instantly blurred out these verses one fine morning much to the delight of us all.I had then promised her that these rattlings of hers which fitted in the form of a poem will also find a place along with my other writings in my web site on my return to India.I thought it fit to share this writing with my other members of Kavitanjali family.

The charecter KOCHIMMA mentioned in this poem refers to my wife,so called by my both grand daughters since we were in Kochi in kerala when our first Grand Daughter,Dhriti's elder sister DHANYA was born.

I do not know whether others who read this maiden poem of my Grand Daughter Dhriti will get the same feeling as I have.Perhaps not.It would not be fair to expect so. But the joy I get every time I read these verses and the joy Dhriti will get for sure on seeing her maiden poem on print will be more than adequate to justify this writing.

My Creme
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KOCHIMMA,KOCHIMMA,WHERE HAD YOU BEEN?
I had been to Sainburys to get you the Creme
KOCHIMMA,KOCHIMMA Where is my Creme?
When you find it my vallet,Am sure you will beam.

Composed By DHRITI (6years old) Londan JAN 2008