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‘What insensitive siblings!’ mouth did say; Letting its long-drawn-out seething overflow. ‘I, all the time give; out of it now I’d stay. If you can’t give, don’t take – that you must know.’   ‘You’d pick the food and eat,’ hand said in reply; ‘From now on I’m not a part of feeding you!’ ‘And you’d walk to market the food to buy,’ Foot added, ‘and feel too the pinch of the shoe.’   Eye, ear and nose joined in the rebellion And they turned to mock navel and hair. ‘I linked you all to mother at creation,’ Navel said, ‘so what nonsense now do you blare?’   ‘Go ahead you all,’ hair intoned, ‘yes, be bold. Leave me and see if you’d survive the cold!’ ‘In being one, no part is irrelevant,’ Nail at last quipped, ‘though the size is like an ant.’ (Verse is taken from my collection, #Colours_of_Life_Love_and_Faith)

  We all sleep but we don't have the same dreams; I come from the abyss but the stars I aim. The obstacles I've seen give me the screams But I have this resolve to surmount them. The sky is for things that have wings and fly And water for all the things that can swim; Season comes in all shades, plain wet or dry And dreams, just like physiques, come stout or slim. Though my path is blocked by a great mountain, I'm sure tunnelling in a big way through. Though beaten mercilessly by the rain, I keep my focus, there's nothing to rue. I come from the abyss but the stars I aim; Getting there is my all-consuming dream.

Once, we were wretchedly mud and thatch poor; Now, we step on concrete to the top floor.

Writing your ideas down is surreal But editing what you wrote down is ordeal.

D ecember draws the year to a close. E veryone's ears seem to stand on tiptoes C hecking the airwaves for awesome news. E ngaging in blows or forging truce M ainly because of clothes and food would B e partners in every neighbourhood. E nvy and strife would turn harlot R oaming homes and shops to bite a lot.

N ow, like jest the year draws to a close. O ne might just wonder if all along you doze. V exation might eat you up if in your task E very now and then you’ve failed or you’d just bask M ightily if in it you do excel. B ut should we place our worth in the one-year scale? E mphasize being and doing your best daily; R ace always with a winning mentality.

O odles of dreams, hopes and despair C ertainly litter every calendar. T he paramount thing is don't fear O r relent to perform better. B eing bold is the best way to go; E nthusiasm you must borrow; R esolve contentment too to know.