the walrus and the carpenter
(of alice in wonderland fame)
the duo of mother and the son
having their usual copter ride
chanced to see towards the earth
all barren and dry, a bad sight
they wept like anything to see
all this poverty of the land
if only this was done away with
mother said, it would be grand
if seven generations of nehru dynasty
rules for seven decades
do you think, the mother asked
this would make the country great
i doubt it, said the son melancholy
and shed a bitter tear
but poverty of our friends will go away
that i can always swear
o voters dear, come and vote for us
the mother did beseech
cheap wheat and also cheaper rice
we promise to give to each
but this time they had an opponent shrewd
he made full use of new techniques
went around the country entire
and let fly his blitzrieg
he told the voter again and again
time has come to talk of many things
whether capital can fly
and currency notes can have wings
the mature voters just looked at him
and never a word they said
we were decived once, they thought
and shook their heavy heads
but young voters, they turned up and voted
all eager for the treat
they danced their way to polling booth
and put the stamp on the sheet
so the leader won the day outright
sworn in at the right time
called his buddies to come together
and join for having good time
no sooner the call went, they were there
all of them had their own axe to grind
a little business, a huge profit
that was all they had on their mind
the prices shot up, the taxes were high
sensex went through the roof
which they said was sign of prosperity
and that was the final proof
he started new novel schemes galore
and some he gave new name
each step was marked with great fan fare
it was just like a game
the opponents were flabbergasted
did not know what to do
used their captive press and media
but could not break through
the leader spoke direct to masses
ha called it mann ki baat
and this brought him nearer to the public
he remained at the top of graph
the opponents took to slander and abuses
not a bit difference did it make
the question uppermost in all minds was
will 2019 be the same.
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