Poets thou are a babbling squad

Better each to the other listen, 

And think your job is done.

A poem by Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, the towering literary figure of India

Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, President of the International Academy of Ethics, is author of 161 books in English poetry, fiction, non-fiction, philosophy and spirituality. He was awarded Charter of Morava, the great Award by Serbian Writers Association, Belgrade and his name was engraved on the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. The Academy of Arts and philosophical Sciences of Bari [Italy] honored him with the award of an Honorable Academic.  Recently, he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy [Honoris Causa] by the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. Recently, he organized an International Conference on Contemporary Ethics at Chandigarh. His most phenomenal book is Lustus: The Prince of Darkness [first epic of the Mahkaal Trilogy]. Email: anandjs55@yahoo.com

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THE BABBLING SQUAD 

Two words in Punjabi

Best describe a poet and his poetry

‘Bhakai’ and ‘Shudai’

‘Bhakai’ means nonsense babble

And ‘Shudai’, a crazy lot

Who only speaks, and listens not!

Millions of poets like birds on trees

Are crooning their song

Of only good and no wrong

Those who are to run governments

And then in their positions thrive

Can’t on vacant notes survive!

How can good and God be yoked

In the playing fields of sin

Where devil rules un-invoked.

Poets thou are a babbling squad

Better each to the other listen, 

And think your job is done.

Let the crazy world in its follies engage

Keep intact the fleet of thy words,

The Prophet says.

II

The words were sitting on eves of homes

And on trees

And talking loudly

The great man heard their babble

Non sense

What will become of this humanity?

He sent his armed men

To scare them away

So that there is peace in the locality

The Administrator wanted

To know,

What they wanted from the municipality

Unhappy? Why this poetry?

They get free (sun) light, free water,

And even air is free.

He silenced the babbling community

Announced an award

For the Best in Oratory.

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Published under International Cooperation with "Sindh Courier"