An Ode to my most Precious Friend

O Kaanha! What tricks are you upto?

White butter on a dark face,

World, action packed moving race,

Honesty, good Will not a trace!

All busy tying our shoe lace...

O Madhava! What tricks are you upto?

That bright, glowing mischievous smile!

World, stops not even a while.

Having reverted a billion mile,

Jealousy, envy heaped in a pile...

O Achyuta! What tricks are you upto?

Soothing music, flute in hand,

World, fighting ceaselessly for land,

Money spent away careless and grand,

Customers look for the best brand...

O Viswaroopa! What tricks are you upto?

Battlefield sought sound advice,

World, full of bugs and lice,

Has never thought otherwise,

And is paying a heavy price...

O Jagadisha! What tricks are you upto?

Dancing on Kalinga, lake cleansed.

World, has not yet sensed.

What patience! Do you ever get incensed?

And us! forever tired and tensed...