A S K M Y S E L F

As I glance thro' News Prints
Or sit before the 'Idiot Box
I stumble upon the same News
Be it Day,Eve or Dark.

I find every day without a fail
Murder at one or other place
Or a woman struggling to protect her chaste
Or ill health Infants resigned to fate.

If this were not enough to grieve
I find Man fighting with his Fellowman
To snatch the belongings of one by the other
Always in trance without a Stance.

I know Mother Nature provides to All
Enough to meet the genguine needs of man
Tis the Man who creates misery on his own
Trying to meet his unsatiable wants.

Nature shows her fury then
Thro'Rains,Floods and Fireballs thrown
With these wiping off the crops and grains
Man standing helpless gets torn and tossed around.

While in Richness man forgets the God
Thinking every success of his as his own
In grief he looks to God above
To protect him from sliding down the hill.

Is it to draw the man towards Him
That God creates such tantrum moves
So that "If Goodness leads him not
Yet Weariness may toss him to His breast".

Composed by BAIYU ----------London ---------August 2010

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Futile it is for U to regret
In bitter thoughts or Tearful eyes
Futile it is for U to look back
Stirring the memories and Ur moist eyes.

What U have done cannot be undone
All Ur tears cannot wash it out
U cannot take even one step forward
If drowned by Fear or chained by doubt.

There is no courage in the Weak
And no strength in that Pensive mood
Wise move forward even as they stumble
Only the Meek will sit and brood.

What U have been,U already have been
Nothing on earth can turn it back
What U are U alone can tell
"Time and Tide Wait for No Man".

So Rise Up,My Friend and Resolve to Face
The Present in U and by U alone
"Act,Act In The Living Present
Heart Within and God overhead".


Composed by------Baiyu-------LONDON-------August 2010


Nothing

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 ?
-----------------
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