Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sugar- A Not So Sweet Story

1. Soda
It's nothing but a mixture of sucrose and carbon dioxide
and so deceptive about the calories they provide
Though people think things go better with bubbles
and the fizz and sweetness that only doubles
it's become an incredible sensation worldwide

2. Cotton Candy
Delicious, and traditionally known as 'fairy floss'
but to our teeth, it doesn't inflict a healthy gloss
Colorful spun sugar, like the texture  of cotton
(but the side effects may prove to be rotten)
yet to our taste buds, it doesn't seem as much of a loss

3. Cereal
The production of this grain is on the rise
with types in every shape and size
We have fruit loops, flakes, pops and puffs
with cereal, people can't seem to get enough
but to indulge too often would be unwise

4. Syrup
Today what kids like us seem to rave
is the high fructose, corn syrup, viscous wave
Also known as 'Floozy of the sugar world'
which falls upon pancakes in a sticky swirl
and seems to satisfy all our breakfast craves

5. Candy
Nowadays, what seems to invade every shop,
are arrays of jellies, Twizzlers and lollipops
Despite the fact that they taste extremely yummy,
so unhealthy is each additional gummy
and each extra corn candy, snickers and gum drop

6. Cupcake
The most popular item everyone likes to bake
are the simple but scrumptious cake and cupcake
especially the ones topped with icing and butter cream
that get warm to from a slow- flowing stream
and land at its base to from a sweet lake

Though we revel in these sweets in our mist
there's a reason we find them impossible to resist
We delight at their consumption, bask in their glory
but all in all, it can't be considered as a treacly, sweet story


Thursday, August 22, 2013

Free Time

In my free time I am capable of doing a variety of stuff
believe me, I've done most of them, they aren't only bluffs
Through the Bermuda Triangle, I was brave enough to set sail,
and I'm not lying when I say I rode on an evil blue whale
I surpassed glaciers, snow, hail and the rest
as I trudged up the mighty Mount Everest
And the dreams of these have been truly terrific,
when I dived down to the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific
Later on, I made my way to the perennially freezing South Pole
and sought to bring back the greenery nature had once stole
So, I potted some rich soil, and planted a young tree,
my move will yield incredible results, we will all soon see
I then invented this sort of creamy, fudgy, tasty chocolate,
which by consuming day and night, we'll remain eternally fit
Next, I fashioned a wand from a thyme tree, that responded at my will
so by utilizing my expertise, I could make time stand still
And this astronomical feat., has made me seriously famous
when I opened an amusement park on the surface of Uranus
I ran a marathon across the equator, in exactly 139 minutes
my awesomeness has been publicized, making me infinite
Later, by using binoculars, some glass, a nail and a laser,
I discovered a 10 billion light years away, radioactive quasar
When I ran into the Sahara Desert, I introduced a giant lake
that endless stretch of sand for miles, I took the duty to break
The list goes on and on, and I haven't covered most,
but I think I'll stop right here and now, as I don't mean to boast
Yet in my opinion, I think my achievements have been prime
but I can't help thinking it's a load of nonsense I do in my free time

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

History Timeline

Nowadays, a virus or a Trojan horse,
is so much more intimidating than an invading force
And now, what really makes this generation sweat,
are crashes or hackers on the internet
But I tend to fret when reading about history
as each chapter is so full of turns and twists
and the vague intentions of some people are such a mystery,
it's impossible to obtain an accurate gist

In 753 BC, was the founding of the city called Rome
which so many Italians now call their home
Later, in world peace, there were numerous stirs
as Shihuangdi became China's first emperor
A few years hence, yet millennia ago
Pompeii was destroyed by the dormant volcano
And the Goths who went to Rome initially to trade,
well, the Roman empire ended when they moved on to invade
1066 was followed by the Battle of Hasting,
when William the Conqueror became England's king
Then came the plan to recover Jerusalem in the next decade
as European Christians carried out the first Crusade
In 1215, after wars, riots, tribulations and fights,
King John finally granted English citizens their rights
Next was the apocalypse of 75 million breaths
as Asia and Europe were struck by the Black Death
In the 13th century- the 100 Years War between England and France
where France won eventually, having seized its chance

Now, I shall skip 4 to 5 passing centuries
because, honestly, it would be impossible to describe
every war and battle and uprising and fury
that had prevailed among different parties, nations and tribes

In response to freedom fighter's and reformer's bravery
arrived the historical landmark (1848)- the abolition of slavery
In 1869 was the opening of the great Suez Canal
since then, with Europe, India has been a constant trade pal
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
from which the seeds of communication were sown
Three decades later, the American brothers- Wright
brought about the very first aeroplane flight
And later on, a war that lasted not one year, but four
as the Earth withstood the first World War
In 1917, was the established Russian Revolution,
followed by the economic crisis or the Great Depression
From 1939-45, was World War II
the loss was massive, the numbers weren't few
And it's shocking- the number of innocent people who were lost
in the dreadful, German Holocaust
In 1953, was achieved a geographical feat, maybe the best
as two daring men conquered Mount Everest
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space,
that was a big step ahead for the human race
Later, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon,
after which the Soviet Union saw its end very soon
In 2003 was the Iraq war, where Saddam Hussein was overthrown
though elections were still held, violence was continued and shown

Of course, scores of events I have definitely missed
but I'm completely out of patience- for each event to list
But I will say this, the coming future generation,
will learn about the current happenings of our nation
It'll be so strange- for the things we read in newspapers today
will be printed in history textbooks so many years away



Thursday, August 8, 2013

Writer's Block

For some it may come as an unwelcome shock
to realize that they have a Writer's Block
And that poets who are used to writing page after page
have invariably reached that unpleasant stage
where to find a topic, they must untimely think
when before- ideas would come quicker that they could blink
In non-trivial conditions it may drive writers berserk
at the loss of their talent to produce new work
And Writer's Block may persist for months and years
even drawing them to the end of their careers
But the maddening inability to continue a rhyme,
is an affliction writers experience from time to time
So an author may move to another job- say an engineer
that's so opposite when compared to his beloved sphere
while in the process, he's being bored to tears
Then all of a sudden, emerging out of the blue
scores of ideas arrive, not just a few
Meanwhile, inspiration begins to shower you like rain
and you know: the unattainable, you will attain
So you have a desire to return to your passion
and to express your views in a whole other fashion.
I've noticed- I stopped composing for a couple of years as well
until thoughts starting coming out of their shell
But frankly, it won't come as a big shock
to realize I didn't have a Writer's Block...
I probably just didn't feel like it