A Regular Sight Which Can Be Avoided

Two black cows
Majestic, well built
On their way home
From grazing
Unaccompanied
Stop by the wayside.

One stops by a dustbin
And peeps in
Sees a plastic bag
And pulls it out.
Shakes it
To get the contents out
When unsuccessful
Bites it whole
Plastic and all.

The other cow
Wades into slush
Sees a plastic bag
And pulls it out
Shakes it...

Two beautiful cows
Majestic, well built
Bear the consequences
Of man's carelessness
We save the aged bulls
By law
Yet sacrifice healthy cows
And other animals
Across the land
And water

To die of aches
And fits of pain
No plan
To ban
Use of plastics
While the gods
Of milk
And love (pets)
Succumb silently.

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Shouldn't a prospective bride dress attractively?

Radha, a young lady I know is dependable, smart and efficient. That's  as far as character and work are concerned: She'd respect everyone, hurt no one, spare time for anyone....you know the rest.


Sometimes when I see her  at work,  looking down seriously at pen and paper, I tend to admire her features. The v-shaped chin, the straight nose, the serious eyes...

                                                                                                                             
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 my eyes wander down to her dress and then sometimes I am even provoked to anger.                                                                        

It seems unfair that such a worthy lady should be dressed in such an ordinary (dull) attire.Simple living , high thinking seems to be her policy. A very appreciable quality, indeed. My argument is that for whatever amount she spends on her dress, if she could get a 'liveli-er ' colour, why not?

Obviously she does not want the extra attention. Fine. Let whoever appreciate her do so for what she is than what she may appear to be. Okay, done. Appreciated. But then something's still missing. The excitement of youth. The celebration of life. After all she has given her best to everybody, achieved  enviable success , given a helping hand to her parents, her sibling, then what?

Should a building that houses a celebrity be without a fresh coat of paint? Doesn't she talk eagerly of that day when she'll be declared Queen of a new family? Then why the disguise? Let us take her the colours of the sky and of the flowers and hasten the process of waiting...

The baby colours of pink and blue; the primary colours of green, red,yellow; the secondary colours...              
   without indulging in all these it doesn't seem right  for her to mature into the elderly maroons and greys.

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