Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	01-June 12:19:51 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 15982 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => The Government Babu [time] => 2003-04-14 15:05:00 [hometext] => This poem is based on the workings of a typical government babu(a lower level government employee) in India.His antics have tested the patience of the Indian common man for countless generations. [bodytext] => The day has started; same irritating "cries",
all of them being steel clad family "ties".
The government "babu" at last stepped out,
daintily,delicately in rhythmic rhythme,
he is as usual far far beyond,
the impregnable barrier of time.

Launching upon his typical gait,
he reached the office;usually late.
A short,sharp rebuke by the "boss",
there is apparently not much loss.
Boisterously greeting the immense crowded "sea",
he settles down on his steaming precious "tea".
As the work piles high on his dreary table,
he sticks like glue to Graham Bell's cable.
His "clients" rushing in hot scurry,
he however is in no great hurry.
The ugly,overloaded thickened files,
appear so disasterously mired,
a hour of atrocious compelling work,
has made him so "tired".
The clock then chimed;evening on the way,
The "babu" has ended yet another day.

In a land known for such renowned diversity,
the babu remains;an "evil" necessity.
The government may yet get some name,
the "babu" however is still dying,
to climb up to fame.
[comments] => 3 [counter] => 206 [topic] => 7 [informant] => ravi [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 1 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => HumorPoetry )

The Government Babu

Contributed by ravi on Monday, 14th April 2003 @ 03:05:00 PM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry

The day has started; same irritating "cries",
all of them being steel clad family "ties".
The government "babu" at last stepped out,
daintily,delicately in rhythmic rhythme,
he is as usual far far beyond,
the impregnable barrier of time.

Launching upon his typical gait,
he reached the office;usually late.
A short,sharp rebuke by the "boss",
there is apparently not much loss.
Boisterously greeting the immense crowded "sea",
he settles down on his steaming precious "tea".
As the work piles high on his dreary table,
he sticks like glue to Graham Bell's cable.
His "clients" rushing in hot scurry,
he however is in no great hurry.
The ugly,overloaded thickened files,
appear so disasterously mired,
a hour of atrocious compelling work,
has made him so "tired".
The clock then chimed;evening on the way,
The "babu" has ended yet another day.

In a land known for such renowned diversity,
the babu remains;an "evil" necessity.
The government may yet get some name,
the "babu" however is still dying,
to climb up to fame.

Copyright © ravi ... [ 2003-04-14 15:05:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: The Government Babu (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Monday, 14th April 2003 @ 06:38:58 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

I enjoyed this well done.
Michelle

Re: The Government Babu (User Rating: 1 )
by Ravi on Monday, 14th April 2003 @ 09:43:25 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Thanx Michelle

Re: The Government Babu (User Rating: 1 )
by norm on Friday, 2nd May 2003 @ 10:17:17 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

you give us a taste of another land.

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com