May your skies be clear and blue,
Your nights and days forever true,
Rise, O ladies and show us the way
We, the faltering, blundering, ‘male’, play
Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) conducted its election last month and the new team was sworn in on January 31 at a virtual Zoom ceremony with veteran community leader from New Jersey Mr. Prakash Shah as its president.
On the sands where I now stand
The grains can bear my weight no more,
Let’s treat the past with warmth and care,
For with every single passing day,
May your skies be clear and blue,
Your nights and days forever true,
When eyes are moist and the heart bleeds
And, sorrow reigns supreme,
Old Age is a bloody curse
There, surely, can’t be very much worse,
Look at the Blue Skies
Enjoy Paradise,
Don’t let anyone near the Soul
They may only wish to tarnish it,
Cry not, faint heart,
Light up the present alley,
Nothing’s achieved without desire, Ambition’s not the same as greed To the difference, we must pay heed.
To get the meaning of this verse
Simply, look at the Universe,
Banish the blues – Why blow a fuse? Happy or morose, The choice is yours.
Recall Trump’s televised speech from Fort Myer, Arlington (Virginia) on August 21, 2017, sternly warning Pakistan to stop sheltering and exporting terror. But Pakistan never stopped and America signed a Pakistan-scripted peace deal with the Taliban.
Sustainability is the “pet” word today
Yet, no one has the faintest clue
Why am I not a known name?
Does obscurity bring me peace of mind?
Biden, Putin, Macron,
Zelen, look at the nexus of the letter ‘N’,
The dark and dreary robe of winter,
The shroud that takes all light away,
The observance of Diwali has its roots for 186 years since the arrival of the first of East Indians who came here from India, principally Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They not only contributed to socio-economic development, but engineered a religious and cultural platform. The Indian diaspora proudly celebrates numerous East Indian religious festivals