There was once a rabbit
Who ate nothing but steel
When somebody asked him
He said, “It’s no big deal.”
He chewed off pieces of steel
That he could ever find
Had them all day and ensured
That he left no scraps behind
Some frog jokingly called him
“Hey, Man of…, I mean, Rabbit of Steel
Why don’t you go save the world?
Then tell us how it feels.”
But the rabbit contemplated
— Boy, the frog is right
I must pack my bags at once
Save the world from fright
Ever since that blessed day
He’s been fighting all sorts of fears
It’s been a-many centuries
It’ll be many more years
So if you ever feel afraid
Of anything or anyone
Just call out to your rabbit friend
All your fears will be gone
Tag: Books
Education System
Oh this education system is a fail
They say math is beautiful
To that I will agree
They say math speaks truth
But that truth I can’t see
Well at least you can see my heart wail
Oh this education system is a fail
Oh this education system is a fail
They taught me calculus
I studied zero and pi
Math is supposed to be fun
But boy it makes me cry
They’re hammering my head with a nail
Oh this education system is a fail
Oh this education system is a fail
I can solve all the problems
With sin, cos and tan
But I don’t know how to use them
I don’t know where or when
How much longer will this madness prevail?
Oh this education system is a fail
Oh this education system is a fail
I am a master of none
But a jack of all trades
I never bothered learning
Only bothered about grades
I’m a boat with winds but no sail
Oh this education system is a fail
Conversations
I: I
Her: (sigh)
I: Me
Her: We
Who’s Keeping The Score?
My wife and I have our blogs
I write poems, everybody knows
My wife does nothing of the sort
Except upload cat videos
I’ve got a lot of followers
Twenty thousand or maybe more
She’s got over two million
But well who’s keeping the score?
A Monstrous Secret
In the middle of the night
I woke up with a start
When I felt some heavy breathing
Neighbouring my heart
I rubbed my eyes to see
A frightening monstrous surprise
Staring back at me sternly
With two giant wobbly eyes
He crawled ever so close to me
And gave a hideous roar
Everything started to tremble
Even the windows and the door
I stretched my right hand out
To keep the monster at bay
Hid my face between the knees
As I began to cry and pray
The monster took my hand
Shook it a little bit
I looked up and saw him smiling
I was at the end of my wit
O’ the monster was only lonely
He had no bad intend
The roar was his way of saying
“Will you be my friend?”
Yes, we are good friends now
But don’t tell this to my brother
Keep this our little secret
Maybe I’ll tell you another
O’ Dear Daughter
O’ Dear Daughter
When you were four
I would read you fairy-tales
To get you to sleep
But you would be so engrossed
In every little detail
That you put off sleep
Even when it knocked hard on your eyes
I could see
A gamut of expressions
On your face
As you imagined characters
And stories in your head
And it was easy reading you
When you were angry, it showed
When you were blue, you were blue
When you were sad, you were sad
When you were happy, I knew
Now you are twenty four
You still love me
I still love you
But this love is not the same
That love was far better
Fairy-tale days are long gone
And so are the expressions on your face
I can no longer read you
I can’t tell if you are hurt
I can’t tell if you are merry
I can’t tell if you are worried
I can’t tell anything
I can’t tell if my little girl is lost
Or has she merely evolved
I don’t see her eyes lighten up
With amazement anymore
Life has taken over you
Just like it took me too
My Planet Is In A Crisis
My planet is in a crisis
It’s slowly burning down
We are all feeling the effects
In every city and town
Temperatures are rising
Icebergs are falling apart
The sight of forest fires
Is an arrow through my heart
Short-sightedness of humans
Has disrupted all lives
Birds and plants and animals
Only the fittest survives
Then there are other disasters
That have a natural birth
A way of warning humans
About this planet’s worth
Not a lot of time left now
Before we will all be gone
My planet is in a crisis
How is yours going on?
Even If They Find A Cure
Now even if they find a cure
It wouldn’t really matter
Because what really does matter
Is now gone for sure
What they should now really find
Is a cure to heal the dead
From hair to heel, from sole to head
In the healthiest state designed
Bless The Women Of This Earth
We don’t know what they’re going through
Nor what they have been or their value
We don’t realise what they are worth
God, bless the women of this earth
The catastrophe would be unclear
If, one day, they were to disappear
No life, no joy, no light, no birth
God, bless the women of this earth
I wonder if our presence is a curse
Would they be better off without all of us?
Oh we’re plenty and they are dearth
God, bless the women of this earth
Quite often we may take them for granted
But they never have been unwanted
Is Life still Life without their mirth?
God, bless the women of this earth
Where In This World Do You Find Good Sleep?
Is it in a full tummy
After knowing what hunger is like?
Or is it in a carefree head
Post battling an anxiety strike?
Is it in a rich man’s pocket
That has overcome all hardships
Or is it in a bloodied nose
That has won a championship?
Is it in a wise mouth
Restrained from all evil and vile?
Or is it in a helping hand
That lends someone a smile
Is it in the innocent?
Is it in someone who is true?
Is it in the righteous?
Oh tell me, is it in you?
Frank Solanki 