The World can be won

Do not let your fire go out,spark by an irreplacebale spark,
in the hopless swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite,the not-yet,the not-at-all.


Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
but have never been able to reach.


Check your road and the nature of your battle
The World you desired can be won.
It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
--

Anant Madhwani

The scientific Myth

Do not want to rain on anyone's parades

Water is much heavier than atmosphere.
Don't put clouds in my coffee with your charades
Vapor sometimes floats, but gravity holds it near.

Water is a greenhouse gas we call a cloud
Light of truth is faster than the speed of sound.
In politics logic must be disallowed,
Yet a sonic boom and rain will reach the ground

Hot air in balloons were thought to be absurd,
Though helium, hydrogen and hot air float.
We flirt with disaster, then play with a word.
The extinct have missed the proverbial boat.

Just call it global warming or rearrange
Simple facts, for many a climate will change.

Rich Old Man

The rich old man
Wants nothing at all
But the comfort of his money
Available on call.

He has no lover,
He is far too old
But his bonds and his equities
Warm him in the cold.

He has no tailor
And he buys no gear.
He totals his investments
When he needs some cheer.

He drinks no claret
And he has no friends.
He only talks to brokers
About his dividends.

He owns a Bentley
Which has two flat tyres
But the old man's faxes
They burn up the wires.

Buy Emerging Markets,
Gold is a Sell
And the old man chuckles
When it all goes well.

And the young folk wonder
How they might switch
From poor, young and happy
To greedy, old and rich

Avinash Parashar