The Lord Of Tartary In Goa
Looking at our politicians and their pathetic penchant for riches and glory, the poem I learnt in primary school called "Lord of Tartary" by Walter de la Mare, a great poet of his times, inspired me to this derivative; The original poem depicts the dream of a commoner of what he would do if he became a king, but in my derivate of that poem I have put forth Ali Baba's arrogance as the Lord of Goa: I am the Lord of Goa Me and my cronies alone My beds are full of notes and vault full of gold My throne secure with migrant votes On my Monti Dongor criminals flaunt And in my forests tigers don't count And in my rivers bridges slant Their pillars waltz in the sun I am the Lord of Goa Where scams herald the dawn of every new day And corruption is a way of life in every which way None of the scams bother me anyway Even while more often than not our tubes and bulbs fail to shine Water in our taps is rare, mostly as yellow as honey and red as wine While mining and mega-housing sound like music divine I am more than happy to turn a blind eye and unwind I am the Lord of Goa I wear my "dontir", "bu-shirts" and suits with glee As I project my simplicity to a great degree, Gullible Goans easy to fool by a simple decree And ere should peoples support wane by far I will don my communal robes and swords of war And yet again with communal slogans ride my car Through Monti Dongor's dark glades near and far Lord of corruption in Goa Her rivers silted, polluted and stale Lord of the hills and forests of Goa Valleys, thickets and hills laid bare and waste Her flashing beauty and pure breeze amazingly stale Her springs, lakes and wells no more flowing just laze Her pristine beaches, turned dens of sleaze and rave Even then I say, for Goan votes I don't crave, Because Monti Dongor will always save me from the grave Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
