HOUSE BY THE MILL A woman addresses the nation, What big ears she Has. The fabulous Red Riding-Hoods In gladed wood Burn flare-ups, but freedom's too prudent To risk its skin. O house by the mill we're trapped in.
BHOJPURI DESCANT I Piss after dinner, Sleep on your left side: You'll never fall sick. II If landlords are saints, Pestles are bowstrings. III Witty landlords, Wheezy thieves: Lynch them. IV A servant who knows The secrets of the house, A pretty wife, Spetched clothes, A wicked king: They need careful handling. V A shoe that pinches, A sharp-tongued wife, The first-born a daughter An unproductive farm, A duncish brother: They cause endless grief. VI A brown she-elephant, A bald wife, Rain in winter: Signs of luck. VII Three oxen, two wives: Death's at your doorstep. VIII A spendthrift son, A cross-eyed buffalo, A moody ox: Get rid of them at once. IX An ox with six teeth Will quickly change hands, An ox with seven Will butt its owner, An ox with nine Will rush in nine directions And won't spare even the family priest. X To inspect the teeth Of a skewbald ox Is a waste of time. XI The thin-tailed ox With reindeer's piss Brings prosperity. XII The blue-flanked ox With purple horns Can't be wrong. XIII One plough is death, Two's survival, Three's good business, Four's a kingdom. XIV A wise farmer does his own tilling, The one less wise walks beside his team, But the farmer who goes looking for tillmen Forfeits his seed. XV A small ploughshare Tickles the field. XVI A kite's screech from atop a ruin: Sign of rain. XVII A chameleon Scrambles up the bole Tail-first: Expect a flood. XVIII Clouds throughout the day, A clear sky at night: Famine. XIX The clouds from the west are misers. (After Ghagha) Arvind Krishna Mehrotra [ http://www.geocities.com/varnamala/arvind.html ] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> �������������������������������������������������������� Did you get this mail as a forward? Subscribe by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ Members are encourage to post poetry, their own and others', respond critically to the poems circulated, and participate in discussions. Post via email at [email protected] OR online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ ==theZESTcommunity====================================== [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
