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Nov 09, 2009 8:51 am "So Long As......................" ******** APoem.

Manohar Bhatia Hello,
I was reading an article in a newspaper,which started as:::::So Long As..... and then this poem came to me.

So long as the Sun,Moon,Stars shine,
So long as This,and This gives light to thine.

So long as,the heart beats everlastingly,
So long This,and This gives us retreat continiously.

So long as Love in the Universe permeates,
So long This,and This helps earthlings to procreate.

So long as Man & Woman love each other
So lond This,and This keeps Family to-gather.

So long as children play games without ashtrays,
So long This,and This keeps them away from cigarettes!

So long as Father & Son with each other are bonded,
So long This,and This will keep them grounded.

So long as the rivers are gently flowing,
So long This,and This helps crops slowly growing.

So long as M-Law & D-Law are united in understanding
So long This,and This will goad them to become M & D notwithstanding.

So long as there is thruthfulness in thought,word,deed,
So long as This, and This is the ideal life we need!

So long as your kite is flying in the air,
So long This,and This is your glider at the Fair!

So long as there are Poets in this world,
So long as This,and This is where Poetry will be created in this world.

So long as Death is at your door-step,
So long This,and This is your moment of truth for your last stop!

Manohar Bhatia



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"Tango And Tonga"..................... A Poem Views: 64
Oct 30, 2009 9:02 am "Tango And Tonga"..................... A Poem #

Manohar Bhatia Hello,

This poem was inspired from an indian classic film shot in 1960 named: "Naya Daur"It had a living legendary star Dilip Kumar and a vivacious beautiful actress,Vijayantimala as the lead stars.One day,both of them go to a temple to pray in a Tonga(A single horse carriage),owned by the hero of the film.Then,whilst returning,a beautiful Hindi song is picturized on the two in this Tonga.At this point, the poem hit me and I immediately wrote it down.
When Dilip Kumar asks his lady love,what did she ask God,the actress breaks into this classic song......"Mang ke saat tumara,mene, mang liya sansar.........etc" i.e "If I have your support,I will have the world......etc"(Translated).Feedback wanted by Diane,Jack,others.

Tango And Tonga.........A Poem.

It takes two to Tango
Ultimately becoming one for bingo!
A beautiful dance taking poetic form
Where grace & style are the norm.

Tango was born in working city halls,
by passionate dancers,Carlos Gardel
in alive cities of Buenos Aires,Montivideo
in South American city of Argentina.

Tango can accelerate your well-being
Bringing elixir of life to a new high
of excitement,health,joy,happiness,
for you to experience again and again.

Dance steps are hectic,fast,furious
leaving the onlookers in a rush
of emotions,romantic passions,faster heart-beats
in an excitment movements of their bodies.

Tango is a single dance form
where two dancers move to horn,
Man and Woman,merging,fusing,melting
into a Tonga-driven single horse-carriage!

---- The End--------

Manohar Bhatia