Lockdown - A Different Perspective 

The Tea leaf pluckers of Assam,

The Bhelpuri vendors in Chennai,

The Rickshaw drivers in Bhopal  ,

And the Cooks in Amchi  Mumbai ,

The Boat owner by the Hoogly river,

The Dhaba owner by the Highway,

The House maids in Bangalore central  ,

And the Street vendors of India Gateway .

The Nurses of Kolkata Aaya centre ,

The Beggars on the streets of  Agra ,

 The Pan shop owners in Lucknow ,

 And the Temple worshippers of Mathura

The Hawker selling toys in Kochi ,

The Hotel boy in Hyderabad ,

The fruit sellers of Delhi market

And the cycle shops in Moradabad.

The Prasad seller infront of Puri Temple

The Female Masseuse in Kerala,

The Fish vendors of Goa market ,

And the  flower sellers of Sabarimala.

The Bus conductors in Mysore ,

The Cab drivers in Jaipur ,

The tour guides of Jaisalmer.

 And the tea sellers of Kharagpur.

They are all under lockdown now ,

And their jobs are all gone.

With hungry children and no savings left

They have absolutely nothing to hold-on .

The Divine 

The very first day I saw her

Couldn't believe my eyes

As if, the Truth revealed at last

After a decade of lies .

I really didn't know

And had a serious doubt.

As I kept wondering ,

What it was all about .

How can something be so pure,

And yet, so very powerful .

How can she posses such strength

To seduce , dominate and rule .

I still cannot fathom,

The mystery of her smell

Every time it enters me

It casts a magical spell.

The touch of her skin

So soft, tender and rare

My fingers seems to have

An eternal love affair.

The sheer depth of her mystery

And the divine beauty within.

Atlast , begins to unravel ,

With grace , never before seen.

My soul dances with joy

And mind gets his clarity.

As she proclaims her acceptance

With sovereign pride and dignity.

And as my soul finally

Sets out to conquer her enigma,

All the doubts clear away

As does the associated stigma .

For, she is not vulgar atall

Neither a witch or devil .

She is simply pure and divine

And she is there to "heal" !

The Last Letter 

I still can't believe

Today is my last day.

I just dont know

What else to say .

Cant believe so quickly

5 yrs passed through.

But though its sad,

Yet ,i know it's true.

I still can remember,

My very first day.

It seems as if

It was only yesterday.

Still remember Her,

Sweet 'n beautiful smile.

It did remain with me

For quite a long while

Life was smooth @ Load

During the initial days.

Arka & Naresh always helped,

In all the possible ways.

Along with the time came

Growth and responsibility.

Got to know more about process,

As i got more and more visibility.

Life at Network

Was tough yet fun.

Oppurtunity to grow here,

Is second only to none .

But all good things

Must come to an end,

Alas , it is time to say

"Goodbye my friend" .

I am sure our roads will

Cross again in future,

I am sure , we'll meet again

Sooner or later.

Till then let us be

Friends in Whatsapp n facebook.

I am there @ both the places

If u just care to look.

So ...........

With a heavy heart and a tearful eye ,

Its time for me to say, for one last time

............G - O - O - D - B - Y - E ........

    Punctilious !

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He would reorganise his table

Maybe a thousand times

Till he feels its perfect

Atleast some of the times .

He would review that mail

Over and over and over ,

Till he has gone through every word

And nothing really is leftover .

He  wouldn't accept that table

Offered by staff at restaurant ,

Unless it has the best view

And he is convinced 100 percent

Slight displacement of her bindi

Or distortions in her hair,

Maybe the saree is not perfect

And his mood would go haywire .

He  tries hard to let go ,

And accept things as they are

But unless he checks every detail

He feels as if its not fair .

People often think he's crazy

And get a little suspicious ,

But He proudly proclaims to them

"I am just being PUNCTILIOUS" !

Mother and Daughter

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The day I was born ,

And , first Opened my eyes,

Saw strange looks all over,

Hushed murmur and sighs .

Holding me in his arms ,

My father looked  confused.

But pretty soon I realised ,

He was not  amused .

Relatives came one by one

Putting up a smiling face.

But there was no joy in it ,

Nothing that I could trace .

I kept on thinking ,maybe

There is something wrong

I am not supposed to be here

Maybe , I don’t belong .

Then , when everyone left

And the room was quiet again ,

Atlast I could see HER ,

With eyes full of pain .

She lifted me up with care

Holding me close to her breast ,

And as I could feel her warmth,

For the first time  , I felt blessed .

Welcome to the world, she said

Welcome , my beloved daughter,

yes, it’s a man's world out there ,

 But , worry not  , cause I am here" .

The Final Poem 

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Dont know how

Three 'n half years went by .

And suddenly its time ,

To say the final Good Bye !

So many thoughts,

So many memories clutter,

As i sit here one last time

To pen the final letter .

Work was undoubtedly

A lot of fun.

The challenges i had

Were second to none.

But the best part surely was

Filing those PRs ,

And then, the subsequent "war"

With the developers !

Learnt a lot

From all of you.

But if there's one guy

I should be grateful to ,

Bhupi Anna , its YOU !

Juniper literally was

Like a second home .

Will hugely miss my cubicle ,

and the nice'n'cozy little dorm !

Foosball , Gym and

TT was fun .

But most memorable of them all

was surely the Juniper Run !

So, here comes a BIG hug

To all of you ,

Though we might not have physically met

Yet 'am sure , I know you !!

In the end ,

I do believe,

There’s one Junos only.

And I shall forever remain, part of

One happy "J-FAMILY" !

    I Remember ... 

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I remember clearly still

The first campus interview.

When i wondered, if,

I will be amongst the chosen few.

And I remember the training,

In hot 'n' humid Chennai.

Where I tried to blend,

But felt really shy.

Then the very first swiping ,

To enter the grey'n'white ODC

It felt bit weird, but thought,

Anyways, let us see.

Then i remember the meeting ,

With my young 'n agile manager.

Though i tried to act smart,

Honestly , was really scared of her !

I remember the very first Bug, 

Related to coding error 

And after almost 2 months,

I had quite a few grey hair !

And then we were in inline NAT

Under Sanjeev and Venu's guidance.

Can't even express how grateful i am

For all their help and assistance.

Time went so fast,

Didn't even realize how.

But so much we learnt ,

In such a short time ,

I have only realised now !

Alas , all the good things in life,

Must ultimately come to an end,

And hence its time for me also,

To say "Goodbye" my friend.

But still ....

Those beautiful 'n fun moments

I will always cherish 'n remember.

And fondly live and relive them,

Forever and ever .