Ashwani Kumar
The Grandpa
When summer sprouted,
The earth gave birth to roasted wheat seeds.
Leaping in sorrow, the sleepy border village once told me a story;
In spite of great famine, the goose and cat were friends...
One impatient morning
They decided to go to village market...
To buy balloons for their birthday celebrations...
Three grumpy high-ranking crows
Pretending to guard the village from enemies
Planted a trap for them...
But Grandpa knew all the old tricks...
He hid the goose and the cat in his magic hat
and smuggled them out of the country.
When the monsoons sang in chorus
The village pond giggled with fresh fishes...
In surprise, Grandpa invited everyone to the party
except the crocodiles and monkeys...
The goats welcomed the guests...
The frogs danced on the floor...
The honeybees served the beer...
The leopard came happily as an uninvited guest
And ate three fat water melons...haahhaaaaaa