To pass from people’s probing eyes, two cheers,
To pass from all their strident cries, two cheers.
None, merely to kiss the crest of success,
But to stay there and ever wise, two cheers.
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Epigram | 08.08.2025 | success, test, cheers
Note: Inspired from Kamaal Bhopaali (Urdu):
Nazar nazar mein utarnaa kamaal hai,
Naksa naksa se guzarnaa kamaal hai,
Kaamayaabi par pahuñchnaa kamaal nahiñ,
Kaamayaabi par thaharnaa kamaal hai.
My Wonderful Wife
Here — the one who bears the fruit of my loins.
Here — the cheerleader of my flawed bravado.
Here — the bearer of the yoke of my incessant brokenness.
Here — the moon that shines, irrespective of the season.
Here — the one true bridge between life and death.
Here — the one who foils the foul that confounds my soul.
Here — the woman who accepted the task of furthering my fate.
Cheers to you, my wonderful wife —
You are my anchor,
My light,
My forever.
If painless,
enjoy the blessed
moment:
Like Icarus I crave
the brilliant soar,
back to earth~ the
inevitable fall…
enjoy the moment
free
before the sudden stop…
meet me, somewhere
between the top and
bottom of the flop
I’m buying – no strings
attached....
A walk down memory lane...
Let's refresh your life again...
To rejoice all you've lost and gained,
To cherish all your joys and pain..
From a boy into a man you grew,
As a surgeon into the Uk you flew,
Blessed with a wife with love so true
Master to Archie ,a doting dad to two...
Cherished by friends adored by colleagues,
IT & Sanskrit champion- you're in the league,
A long journey without fatigue,
To know your secret, we are intrigued..
60years you complete today - wow!
Gathered to celebrate is this crowd
Come on Balen, Take a bow!
Happy Diamond Birthday!! We sing aloud!!!
I shall read you a poem in my drunken state,
if my speech is slurred, forgive me mate,
it is a cocktail of rum, vodka and cognac,
if boss finds out I will surely get the sack!
so am i drinking at work? you may ask,
yes, my mate, from my steel thermos flask,
I bring in to work each morning with me,
everyone thinks it is my Yorkshire tea,
but I need a bit more to help me work here,
we haven’t had a pay rise in full ten years,
I sit around and look busy at work all day,
but just do enough to justify my pay,
boss is a bully who always gets the praise,
when company makes profit, he gets a raise,
all our hard work, and boss gets the cream,
morale is pretty low in the whole office team!
today unfortunately i have had too many,
i meant to kiss Isabel, but I kissed old Danny!
I am sitting stiff in my chair, so I do not fall off,
beginning to see double, now and then laugh!
friends around me know what I am up to,
if boss walks in I will rush to the loo!
Meanwhile my mate, I read you this verse,
if you like it, then raise your glass! Cheers!
Of all creatures in the animal parade,
there's but one that each habitat does pervade.
It can live any place -
Antarctica or space.
Three cheers for the adaptable tardigrade!
My heart pleads, and I know not how to proceed,
You shine just like phosphorus in outer space~
As Venus’ nebula that draws eyes with speed,
A celestial reign of elegance and grace.
In my mind, your love has always come with fame;
Your stars still brighten, needing no lunar peek.
With a lilt not lost in hubbub’s show of shame,
A space-born sight that many still deem mystique.
When problems produce a cascade of sorrow,
That slithers down faces as streams of warm tears,
Leaving serpentine trails beyond our morrow,
We still share our love—with purity and cheers.
Sad can permeate,
Grey, dank days create,
Time heals, does pass by,
Gloom sees end to each sigh,
We all need remedies,
Keep up face smilies,
Each person can use,
New focus to choose,
Once we all wailed,
Again the assassins have failed,
You'll wake in own skin,
Cheers! is best medicine!
Love for the game
Catch, swings, pitch, throws during training
Love for the game
Souvenir shop; things with team name
Games postponed with heavy raining
Beers, cheers, and jeers, which team gaining
Love for the game.
(Naani Poem).
Seeing life's stuff through,
Cheerings all champs, we are
Surviving, thriving
Thoughts, love for human race.
(Naani Poem).
Seeing life's stuff through,
Cheerings all champs, we are
Surviving, thriving
Thoughts, love for human race.
Natural to love Smurf boy,
Blooming-garden of joy,
Smurfettes you deploy!
Supporting bridges over ravines
or gap-toothed kings and queens
abutments may be improperly named
BUT they’re effective all the same
Cheers to the heart
That's truly bound
A sincere fate.
Cheers to the mind
That's hit the nail
In one strike.
Cheers to the man
Who meet his wife
Amidst the rain.
Cheers to the one
Who wins first prize
Despite all facts.
The crush of reporters with mikes
the security entourage
Autograph-seekers, well-wishers
hand-shakers, selfie-fishers
On stage 24/7... with luck, for years
Careening 'career' ... jeers and cheers
~ ‘midst the booze veneer
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