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    Dedicated to Bashō                                                                     

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ben asked you agree with your wife. 

son replied yes, any other options! or she will leave me  

ben got annoyed.

Sons' wives want jewelry like queens, so son was agreed to sell his ancestor land 

we can ask to MR. P for guidance ben said, son also agreed 

both were in small hut tree where MR. P were in his own world doing his things 

both requested to him 

MR. P saw both of them and answered 

nothing is useful in the hands of departing things 

both went in their own way 

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Genral wants solider to spy in public area 

solider wonders why in public area? 

solider joy came releasing that he was guarding the whole area 

sun hides, time came, solider came to camp joyfully and sleeps well like he done lifetime job

Genral went to sleep that his one-day job accomplished.

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Naveen said to Prathap the match will end in ten minutes 

Prathap felt curious about the end 

what will happen?

Whistles blow within ten minutes

Prathap says you are right 

Naveen felt curious about the end

Both went home silently

Rain walks in the field singing alone 

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baby cried for hunger at midnight 

mother gave food, baby cried 

father gave food, baby still feel hunger

after some chaos both mother and father were helpless

father went out searching for help

mother prayed gods for help 

moon moves, air become strong 

slowly left leg came to his lips with sound 

Tongue leaps his hand to leg with sound

moon came, air become light

both hunger and baby sleeps in silent 

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Steel announced I am strong; I can withstand heavy 

Gold announced I am strong I am valuable 

Silver announced I am strong I am useful in most

Wood announced I am strong I am basic without me there is no human activity   

Copper, nickel, zinc, announced they are strong 

Quarrel acquired many voices came all of them has their proof 

Smile came from top, all of them looked up 

A bird sitting in the branch of tree laughs 

Without my shit nothing grows 

All of them are in shock they throwed a stone 

Bird flews  

big laugh came from the down; the Land spoke without bird even I cannot grow 

Bird flews in long 

It gave birth to LIFE by his SHIT 

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Cube of matter dropped on the land 

People suffocate and dissolve in child, humans, trees, animals 

sky was bright strong color

Hands prayed, mother cursed them, they came like eagle and dropped 

nothing escaped from smell and smoke that surrounds the land 

silence echoed near 

Cube of matter dropped again on the water 

It suffocates and dissolve in water 

surface was bright strong color 

Hand Picked the cup 

smell and smoke surround the cup

Laughs echoed in distance 

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Anirudh was busy in patient 

Time rounds, he was busy in meetings

after times he was busy in home 

routine continuous, nothing stops him with busy 

he and busy was like body and soul 

one day busy broke up with him 

His Body was gone; people laughed at him for without Body

He wept 

Someone said after seven hills a Sage was giving the body for tormented soul; He took the journey with all his hardship he reached before sage 

Sage asked what do you want 

He asked Boon of his body, and he wants to punish the people 

Sage gave Boon 

He again circle back to his Body [Busy], he was joyed after time he wants to revenge, but nothing worked on them, again he took journey 

Sage asked now what you want

Anirudh asked his boon has not working on people 

Sage showed his finger towards a dead leaf on the ground 

See, nothing works on the leaf 

Nothing works on only Body 

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John was Baptized at late age just formal; he wants his son to be right age 

His son was baptized at right age john felt happy and proud 

church bell rings 

father named is son ebenezer, father wants his son to give best in all 

son received all, home, education, things, marriage all are great 

church bell rings, ebenezer wants his child best in all 

at the time of delivery somethings moves doctors saved only his wife

at cremation baby received all prayers at right time 

father wept and grandfather also, both walked from consecrated ground 

leaves falls, strong scent through air, dryness at the sky, cold awakes the baby inside 

church bell rings at right time 

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Left side of the newspaper shows marriage ceremony happened at one place, one time 

Prakesh knowns that this will happen somewhere he missed the ceremony not felt sad because on the top of his table numbers of invitation ceremony are there to attend a period of his life 

He is well known in his group of circles, all knowns him, he was greeted all of them he was not missed one in any of his social, family, professional group 

one day he stops to attend any ceremony in his life, 

nothing reasoning

marriages happened at one place, one time without him, without missing 

all the invitation went missing on the table 

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Dhinesh opens his eyes late at one Sunday morning beside him was unknown girl

He was routine in that 

He urged to know any one of the girls' names over his period of life next to him in his bed 

he opens his eyes late, he flirts with them, brought flowers, arranged dinner, good in bed 

He was routine in that 

He missed their names, one day a girl came at midnight she knocks at the door

He asked who are you? 

Girls answered 

He felt shocked, he opens the door girl came in 

light came through the window; he opens his eyes sees 

Beside him was a girl sleeping holding color stick pencil on hand drawing book next to it 

she was smaller than his hand 

He knows her name,

He wept and touched her feet 

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epic was written in Rome 

Homer was celebrated all over the world, all rejoice in the epic they are proud for their king 

nothing matters for homer than this joy, he celebrated in his home privately 

suddenly rat came and chaos follows on homers table; he came and got angry, who has potential to do this all says no one 

homer sees his table there is structure or face in the chaos it shows some face 

His bloodshot in the heart he felt ill for few days, after recovery he wants to search and find the face 

nothing matters than this, he found the face in the crowded city, in crowded place, in crowded thoughts 

In the backyard of the poor house with surrounded by the sheep 

not his king, it was 

The RULER 

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New car is out in the market for sale with its new technology

people cheered, sounded, desired for it nothing gives them pleasure like seeing it 

than buying 

all compare with their cars, 

even child wants this car in model of within their small hand, but none buy it

not because for the price, 

makers got confused for it, they wanted to know the reason for the only car with at most technology in affordable price, but no one is getting it 

they searched for answer, surveyed all people said one thing that this technology is not going to drive their car it drives itself then what is the use for that 

makers got confused, all the accident, damage, violence against humanity in this era is increased by only after the productions of car is in usage of everybody   

meetings done in intervals, no one knowns how to crack the problem 

building got heavy by walking of people, sounded for continuous calls, heads got heated than engine 

but nothing works 

sweeper in the building said to himself, humans want revenge, fastness, moreover, control over the machine

ah sorry control over the control 

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Gods are in dinner to make celebrations time came for toast, majority of them toast for chaos 

because without him, nobody on world gets birth and death it stimulates both and life preceded

some toast for love, without her nobody gets meaning, only her presences make the world at most purpose

few toasted for sound, were it all starts from sound and gets form and breaths into the life 

not all wanted to celebrate one, all quarreled, 

all of them has the reason 

all wanted answer, voted system arranged, all of them given for two votes to vote

surprisingly candidates get equal vote, so they wanted to play the part in world to know the power 

all the candidates force the power in the world, 

world used to continue but something is stopping the world, 

gods want who was that, nobody gets the answer all talked, all activities are made 

nothing nobody knowns the object 

they wept, the dinner got failed, the prayed 

answer came, all went happily and the world flowers in grand manner, all gods get and feels joy, dinner got enthusiasm after that and ended peacefully 

answer came from silence

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women are attacked by men's 

men are attacked by failure 

failure is attacked by success

success is attacked by love and so on these were words from Ms. Mary in first class in good Friday

Though it was history class these words resonate in all our hears after the day although she wanted an essay on Monday on the topic of world war

all of them went with essay on Monday with their own war they face on this world

Ms. Mary goes through all of them and selected the one, all waited for which one will gets prize

She brings a back full of prize and disturbed to all of them it got surprised by all 

Bell Rangs, all have them has prize on their hand when they got into the bus

Including in the hands of Ms. MARY