Miracle on the Hudson

Is this a world of miracles
Or just pleasant incidents
Where thrills overtake adventure
And adventure conceives relief
An airplane (oh! Not the Queen’s Aeroplane)
Hit by a flock of birds
In the land of deadly eagles
Lands into the Hudson
And people hail it as “Miracle on the Hudson”

Fresh from another miracle
Of having a black president in the White House!
The pilot becomes […]

Death of a Poet

Mantrablogs has recently been bombarded with movie reviews, new and old. I am not too sure if the visitors have enjoyed reading it, because there are not too many comments!
Poetry is one of the sections here that is quite deserted while Movies is blossoming, courtesy Mona and Malvika. I have certainly enjoyed reading their interesting […]

My Friend’s Tale!

Last night at two, she cried
Howled in agony and dismay
As darkness was all she could feel inside
And her soul’s efforts were all in vain.
 
She bathed in her silent tears
And tried to laugh at her life forlorn
She could find no hope, no peace, all fears
“Cause her life’s sole meaning was far and gone.
 
She gave it all […]

An Ode to the Glorious

Following is an ode dedicated to Achilles!
The sight that shattered the gods, kept the Trojans aside
Born of Thetis, with the blessing of Styx
The glorious who held sword and spear
Moved like a lion, deceived like the wind.
The sands and sky too soft to be pierced
The greatest never die; they attain immortality
Let the greatest of greatest come […]