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Thursday, September 09, 2004

Decision Tension

I composed this poem about half an year ago. Most of my friends have perhaps already read it. For those who haven't, have a look! My Sikh friends, please accept my humble apologies for the joke ahead. Its all in jest and no offence intended!

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It was a warm Sunday noon, a day of relaxation,
When the Patiala bus stand saw a strange congregation.
A few Sardars - eighty in enumeration,
Each wishing a long, happy vacation,
But none sure of the holiday destination!

One said, "Oye! Mussourie, the famous hill station!"
Could be Ooty as well, said another with hesitation.
And so they went on causing great commotion.
Foreseeing a quarrel of great proportion,
The wise bus-conductor attempted mediation.

My friends, said he, with great affection,
The audience listened on, in rapt attention.
The trouble, it seems is our indecision,
Which inexorably leads to this confusion.
So why not sit down and come to a decision!

All eighty Sardars sat down in synchronization,
And when the clock struck one, began discussion,
By two, they had already given much consideration.
If three was the hour of heated deliberation
By God, four brought with it harder negotiation!
Five PM witnessed a violent altercation,
To fray the tempers, followed a bhangra session.
As the clock chimed seven times in succession
Baljit bellowed, "Pappe take some action!"
At eight, all the Sardars bordered on desperation.
By nine, they felt 'twas a lost situation!

Ten however brought Bhupinder in excitation,
What happened, asked others by way of investigation
And thus the man replied with great concentration,
"'Deci' in decision, is for ten a substitution,
And in this hour of ten, must lie our solution!"

His wisdom earned him a standing ovation,
But their frantic search showed no signs of termination.
It soon was twelve o' clock in very little duration,
When Gurmeet, the youngest cried in exclamation,
"If 'deci' in decision is for ten a substitution,
Isn't decision just another name for tension?"

Amazed and astounded, they stared in adoration
Wasn't their youngest the pride of their nation!
It pained them to think that so much perspiration,
Went in finding something as worthless as decision!
Rid of concerns, they broke in celebration
While the conductor looked on in confusion,
And sighed aloud, "Barah bajne ka confirmation!"

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2 Comments:

Blogger Opasna said...

Did u really write this? How? Did you witness something similar or you just have this God-gifted ability to create funny anecdotes from scratch on your own...

11:57 PM

 
Blogger Priyendra said...

God's gift to pata nahi - lekin haan, I did write this piece myself.

12:07 AM

 

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