Poets thou are a babbling squad
Better each to the other listen,
And think your job is done.
A poem by Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, the towering literary figure of India
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, President of the International Academy of Ethics, is author of 161 books in English poetry, fiction, non-fiction, philosophy and spirituality. He was awarded Charter of Morava, the great Award by Serbian Writers Association, Belgrade and his name was engraved on the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. The Academy of Arts and philosophical Sciences of Bari [Italy] honored him with the award of an Honorable Academic. Recently, he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy [Honoris Causa] by the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. Recently, he organized an International Conference on Contemporary Ethics at Chandigarh. His most phenomenal book is Lustus: The Prince of Darkness [first epic of the Mahkaal Trilogy]. Email: anandjs55@yahoo.com
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THE BABBLING SQUAD
Two words in Punjabi
Best describe a poet and his poetry
‘Bhakai’ and ‘Shudai’
‘Bhakai’ means nonsense babble
And ‘Shudai’, a crazy lot
Who only speaks, and listens not!
Millions of poets like birds on trees
Are crooning their song
Of only good and no wrong
Those who are to run governments
And then in their positions thrive
Can’t on vacant notes survive!
How can good and God be yoked
In the playing fields of sin
Where devil rules un-invoked.
Poets thou are a babbling squad
Better each to the other listen,
And think your job is done.
Let the crazy world in its follies engage
Keep intact the fleet of thy words,
The Prophet says.
II
The words were sitting on eves of homes
And on trees
And talking loudly
The great man heard their babble
Non sense
What will become of this humanity?
He sent his armed men
To scare them away
So that there is peace in the locality
The Administrator wanted
To know,
What they wanted from the municipality
Unhappy? Why this poetry?
They get free (sun) light, free water,
And even air is free.
He silenced the babbling community
Announced an award
For the Best in Oratory.
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