Delight in Disorder

- Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)

A sweet disorder in the dress
Kindles in clothes a wantonness:
A lawn about the shoulders thrown
Into a fine distraction:
An erring lace, which here and there
Enthrals the crimson stomacher:
A cuff neglected, and thereby
Ribbands to flow confusedly:
A winning wave, deserving note,
In the tempestuous petticoat:
A careless shoe-string, in whose tie
I see a wild civility:
Do more bewitch me than when art
Is too precise in every part.

वासरू

- आत्माराम रावजी देशपांडे (कवी अनिल) (१९०१ - १९८२)


ओढाळ वासरू रानी आले फिरू
कळपाचा घेरू सोडुनिया

कानांमध्ये वारे भरुनिया न्यारे
फेर धरी फिरे रानोमाळ

मोकाट मोकाट, अफाट अफाट
वाटेल ती वात धावू लागे

विसरुनी भान भूक नि तहान
पायांखाली रान घाली सारे

थकुनिया खूप सरता हुरूप
आठवे कळप तयालागी

फिरू जाता मागे दूर जाऊ लागे
आणखीच भागे भटकत

पडता अंधारू लागले हंबरू
माय! तू लेकरू शोधू येई. 

अन्योक्ती

- कृष्णशास्त्री चिपळूणकर (१८२४ - १८७८)


मयूरान्योक्ती

झाडे पेटुनी वाजती कडकडा, त्यांचा ध्वनी होतसे,
ज्वाला राहुनि राहुनी उठती या, विद्युल्लता ही नसे,
काळा धूर नभी बहु पसरला, हा मेघ नोहे खरा,
वर्षाकाळ न हा, दवानल असे, मोरा, पळे रे घर घरा.




शुकान्योक्ती 

फळे मधुर खावया असति, नित्य मेवे तसे,
हिरेजडीत सुंदरी कनकपंजरीही वसे,
अहर्निश तथापि तो शुक मनात दु:खें झुरे,
स्वतंत्र वनवृत्तिच्या घडिघडी सुखाते स्मरे.







बाकान्योक्ती 

उभा राहे एके चरणी धरणीते धरुनिया,
तपस्चर्या वाटे करित जणु डोळे मिटुनिया.
बका, ऐशा ढोंगे तव अमति मासेच ठकती,
परि ज्ञाते तूझे कपट लवलाही उमजती. 

Habits of the Hippopotamus

- Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943)

The hippopotamus is strong

     And huge of head and broad of bustle;
The limbs on which he rolls along
     Are big with hippopotamuscle.
He does not greatly care for sweets
     Like ice cream, apple pie, or custard,
But takes to flavour what he eats
     A little hippopotamustard.
The hippopotamus is true
     To all his principles, and just:
He always tries his best to do
     The things one hippopotamust.
He never rides in trucks or trams,
     In taxicabs or omnibuses,
And so he keeps out of traffic jams
     And other Hippopotamusses.

British Rail Regrets

- Stephen Morris

British Rail regrets
The delay of the 9.20 train
From New Castle-on-Tyne,
Which was due to arrive
In Bristol at 18.00 hours.
The delay has occurred
Because the train has been derailed
Seven miles north of Leeds,
After being in collision
With an empty passenger train.
So far, only forty-seven
Of the hundred and ten
Bodies have been identified,
Seventeen of these being children.
Will people meeting the train
Please report
To the Station Master's Office,
Which can be found on platform one,
Where they will receive
Further information?
We would like to apologise,
For any inconvenice
Which may have been caused
To other passengers.
The 12.10 train from Manchester
Will be arriving on time.