Cursory Rhymes

Dosa

2009-05-02T22:58:00.001-07:00

Every Southerner’s vice
This delicious crepe of rice

Music

2007-03-30T20:05:00.000-07:00

Notes for the ears
That lasts for years

Body

2007-03-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

The holder of the soul
Till death takes its toll

Prayer

2007-03-30T19:47:00.000-07:00

Messages of love
To the man above

Flop

2006-07-22T02:47:00.000-07:00

All fizzle
No sizzle

Model

2006-07-22T02:38:00.000-07:00

One whose wealth grows
By striking a pose

Oblivion

2006-07-20T19:43:00.000-07:00

Home for the faded
Asylum for the jaded

Ideology

2006-07-19T20:43:00.000-07:00

A badge of belief
Worn for comic relief

Slum

2006-07-18T20:38:00.000-07:00

A ghetto like hell
Where the unfortunate dwell

Medicine

2006-07-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

A syrup, balm or pills
For badly named ills

Nation

2006-07-16T20:28:00.000-07:00

A collection of states
Cobbled together by greats

Young

2006-07-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

A spirited mind with a steely will
That never believes it's over-the-hill

Riddle

2006-07-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

A question with an answer hidden
Constructed to look intrigue ridden

Optimism

2006-07-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

Seeing dawn
When all is gone

Divorce

2006-07-13T22:14:00.000-07:00

Dissolution of 'I do'
When one becomes two

Dictator

2006-07-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

Rules like royalty
Rewards only loyalty

Shopaholic

2006-07-12T23:18:00.000-07:00

She's got the urge
To splurge, splurge, splurge.

Thug

2006-07-12T23:16:00.000-07:00

He can create a scene
And make crime look obscene

Dravid

2006-07-12T23:11:00.000-07:00

He drives, pulls, cuts and blocks
When the team needs him, he just rocks

Wedding

2006-07-12T23:06:00.000-07:00

When food is on the house
And all you get is a spouse

Resumé

2006-07-12T22:49:00.000-07:00

Well crafted career lies
That an employer buys

Scoundrel

2006-07-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

The despicable ape
Who gets away with rape

Sheikh

2006-07-12T22:39:00.000-07:00

He knows not what's toil
Because he's blessed with oil

Casanova

2006-07-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

One, two or a crew
Eveready for a screw

Astronaut

2006-07-12T22:15:00.000-07:00

Ventures into space
For the human race

Parasite

2006-07-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

Craves for props
Lives on sops

Karma

2006-07-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

'What is' is a result of 'what was'
Because every effect has a cause

Tabloids

2006-07-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

They dish out celebrity poop
Dressed up as daily scoop

Murder

2006-07-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

When you snuff out a life
With a word, bullet or knife

Prejudice

2006-07-12T20:52:00.000-07:00

The bias of thinkers
Blinded by blinkers

Moustache

2006-07-11T22:04:00.000-07:00

All it takes to look manly
For Simple Simon or Stanley

God

2006-07-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

He is me. She is you.
But we still dunno who.

Nuclear Bomb

2006-07-11T21:52:00.000-07:00

The power seems magical
The consequences, tragical

Thesaurus

2006-07-11T21:49:00.000-07:00

Means treasure
Reads pleasure

Boredom

2006-07-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

When bright colours look pale
And life seems so stale

Watch

2006-07-11T21:38:00.000-07:00

Two hands and a face
That time the rat race

Terrorists

2006-07-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

They maim, hurt, kidnap and kill.
All in the name of a poison pill.

Devdas

2006-07-06T10:54:00.000-07:00

A tearjerker from the start
About a drunkard and a tart

Virus

2006-07-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

A vicious attacker
Unleashed by a hacker

Dieting

2006-07-06T10:35:00.000-07:00

Throw fat into the bin
If you wanna look thin

KPS Gill

2006-07-06T10:15:00.000-07:00

All of 5 feet and 11 inches.
Remembered for his butt pinches.

Star Trek

2006-07-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

The journey of Spock
And his adventurous flock

Sex

2006-07-06T10:02:00.000-07:00

The culmination of lust
Aided by a pelvic thrust

Mahabharata

2006-07-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

Can dharma survive
When hundred fight five?

Batsman

2006-07-06T09:41:00.000-07:00

Lives to score runs.
Loves to score tons.

Chess

2006-07-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

If you're into brawn
This game is all yawn

Blog

2006-07-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

An opinionated pile of posts
So full of bluster and boasts

Salary

2006-07-05T22:46:00.000-07:00

Never a ransom. Always a pittance.
For the man with great competence.

Shaving

2006-07-05T21:59:00.000-07:00

Saves you the trouble
Of having a stupid stubble

Soul

2006-05-27T21:51:00.000-07:00

To many earths it has been
Many births it has seen

Geek

2006-05-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

Looks and talks like a nerd
To stand out from the herd

Death

2006-05-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

Your once-in-a-lifetime chance
To escape the cosmic trance

Designation

2006-05-27T21:34:00.000-07:00

A pompous sounding label
For what you bring to the table

Salvation

2006-05-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

To move up higher
Give up desire

Motherhood

2006-05-27T21:16:00.000-07:00

A lifetime of ache
Endured for a child's sake

Frustration

2006-05-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

A sense of dejection
Experienced after rejection

Ambition

2006-05-27T21:01:00.000-07:00

The fame game fuel
That reduces your life to a duel

Romance

2006-05-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

In the beginning it drives you mad
In the end it makes you sad

Mandal 2.0

2006-05-27T20:48:00.000-07:00

A ploy for vote bank preservation
Made in the name of reservation

The Good Life

2006-05-20T04:04:00.000-07:00

Nine lives
Eight wives
Seven cars
Six spas
Five jets
Four pets
Three billions
Two battalions
One castle
No hassle

When?

2006-05-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

When will the smoker quit?
When will the dud be a hit?

When will salt be sweet?
When will the cold feel the heat?

When will black be cool?
When will women rule?

When will the lame walk?
When will the dumb talk?

When will the meek fight?
When will religion unite?

When will the corrupt be clean?
When will the world go green?

When will the fools become wise?
When will the impolite become nice?

When will darkness become light?
When will the knave become knight?

Mr. End

2006-05-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

Mine is a dirty job
I make people sob
I steal souls for a living
Earn the ire of the unforgiving

I get no raises or gifts
For working on graveyard shifts
No promotions, no perks
For getting rid of jerks

I have no bosses to blame
In this gruesome game
I can never resign
As I am in it by design

Nobody fires me
Nobody hires me
I keep slogging, my friend
‘Coz I am Mr. End

Dilemmas

2006-05-19T11:57:00.000-07:00

Hot or cold
Young or old

Heavy or light
Wrong or right

Truth or Lies
Harsh or nice

Friend or foe
Yes or no

War or peace
Chalk or cheese

Chicken or egg
Borrow or beg

Buy or sell
Heaven or hell

Despair or Hope
Prophet or Pope

Joy or sorrow
Today or tomorrow

Metal or pop
Thief or cop

Girlfriend or wife
Harmony or strife

Heart or mind
Cruel or kind

Smart or dumb
Touchy or numb

Work or play
Night or day

Strong or meek
Dude or geek

Active or lazy
Clear or hazy

Head or tail
Sink or sail

Better or worse
Verbose or terse

Quantity or quality
Merit or equality

Science or art
Finish or start

the rant of an anonymous ant

2006-05-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

after god created matter
he made us ants
and said, “they won’t matter”

ever since that nano second
we’ve never been counted
leave alone reckoned

today, no one cares about our tale
because we are a tiny blip
on the cosmic scale

so here we are scrounging for food
sometimes even stealing stuff
like that bloke, robin hood

makes me wonder why
we have to struggle so much
for a small slice of the global pie

i mean, what is that we lack
we too can eat, sleep, work
multiply, divide and attack

we can make anthills with aplomb
and build armies that will
never drop a nuclear bomb

come to think of it
we don’t make any noise
we don’t even bull shit

then why does our species
get nothing while you overrated asses
get the playboys and the mitsubishis.

Emptiness

2006-05-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

A song without a soul.
A race without a goal.

A star without a twinkle.
A worry without a wrinkle.

A poem without words.
A warrior without swords.

A captain without a ship.
A tormentor without a whip.

A heart without a beat.
A magician without a feat.

A bird without wings.
A country without kings.

A clock without hands.
A rockstar without bands.

A boat without sails.
An author without tales.

A child without a toy.
A smile without any joy.

A noose without a rope.
A monk without a hope.

Life

2006-05-19T11:38:00.000-07:00

Cry.
Lie.
Nappy.
Happy.

Stumble.
Mumble.
Walk.
Talk.

LKG.
UKG.
Fables.
Tables.

Toys.
Boys.
Laces.
Braces.

Grammar.
Stammer.
Fiction.
Diction.

Sums.
Chums.
Dates.
Hates.

Action
Reaction.
History.
Mystery.

Graded.
Jaded.
Fail.
Wail.

Dad.
Mad.
Mom.
Calm.

Realization.
Specialization.
Ability.
Mobility.

Hired.
Desired.
Baby.
Maybe.

Married.
Harried.
Swift.
Drift.

Chore.
Bore.
Work.
Shirk.

Think.
Drink.
Switch.
Itch.

Smoke.
Joke.
Settle.
Kettle.

Plan.
Clan.
Fame.
Name.

Nourish.
Flourish.
Save.
Gave.

Tired.
Retired.
Cold.
Old.

Fever.
Griever.
Strained.
Pained.

Huff.
Puff.
Sigh.
Die.