ANIMAL KINGDOM (24) The Great Lion King

ANIMAL KINGDOM (24)The Great Lion King

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Once the lion king summoned one old jackal,

And His Majesty,the great lion king roared-

"Though, I AM- the third degree of greatness,

Let my greatness be,more and more soared".

"So you make such a wide publicity for me,
That the forest, land, sky, animals may sing-
One-and only one echo-Lion king the great,
Immortal is our king,long live our king."

Poor jackal spread this message all around,
His team worked hard to glorify the  King,
They coined slogans,long verses in praise,
Poems for worship,that animals may sing.

Messages were engraved on the flat rocks,
Statues were made inside the whole forest,
Rallies were held,all publicity was done-
-that Lion King is the greatest,he is the best.

Jackal made no extra efforts in his campaign,
 Crowd of wandering animals came with him,
Everybody wanted the favor of Lion King,
River of flattery was flowing,for all to swim.

Lion King was pleased with jackal's efforts,
He was summoned to come to the Lion's den,
Lion laughed, and caught his neck in his grip,
He roared,"I like you, dear, as much as, I can."

"You have rendered good service to your King,
I am great,I am the greatest ruler in the forest,
Now tell me, what is the public opinion about me,
And what you think,what you feel,am I the best?"

Pressure on the jackal's neck was increasing,
He whispered,"You be immortal,that all-I wish,
For me,O king,you are the most precious jewel,
For you,my Lord,I am the most delicious dish."
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                                                                 (C) keshavdubey
                                                                        30-1-2018

ANIMAL KINGDOM (23) Mr.Gentle-Ass

 ANIMAL KINGDOM  (23)  Mr. Gentle Ass
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Meeting was going on in the club-house,
All animals agreed,nodded their skull,
Lion asked,"When man can be a gentleman,
Why animal cannot be gentle- animal ?"

All animals argued to win that title,
First, the lion said,"I am pure gentle,
I never kill anybody without hunger,
My prey comes to me,at his own will,"

Crocodile said,"I say-excuse me- at first,
And say-thank you,please-in the last,
I gently swallow the prey,without harm,
My gentle action is quick and fast."


The bear argued and claimed the title,
"When I meet people,I play with them,
Hug them,encircle them in my arms,
Alas ! They don't understand my game."

Between discussion, one name was cow,
She was common choice for gentleness,
 As universal law of meeting, objection came-
"Two terrific horns and gentle?-just guess."

Finally, agreement reached on one name ,
Ass was selected the most gentle creature,
Polite,sober,hard- working,obedient,calm,
With loud shaking voice,a solemn preacher.

Suddenly, a jackal tried to test his gentleness,
He pulled, twisted his tail-once,twice,thrice
The ass raised back leg,hammered hard hit,
 Bleeding jackal was thrown away-no choice.

The ass calmly said in sweet polite tone-
" Respected jackal sir,you fell in the dust,
 Sir,you lost four teeth, now kindly endorse-
-In gentleness race,Mr.Gentle Ass is the first."
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                                                 (C) keshavdubey
                                                          26-7-2017

ANIMAL KINGDOM (22) First Lesson Of Politics

ANIMAL KINGDOM (22) First Lesson Of Politics
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Once a jackal went to the lion-king,
And told him in humble, polite tone,
"Your Highness,you are supreme king,
Emperor of forest,not one single zone.

Do not remain just primitive,rough, wild,
Please be civilised,ambitious,like the man,
Invite the neighbour lion-king for dinner,
Entertain,praise him,,as much as you can.

Forget wild law of jungle,roaring in vain,
Shrewd in politics,is always the winner,
Hug,and give warm welcome to the guest,
And mix poison in the food, for his dinner."

Then, jackal went to neighbouring king,
Whispered a secret in his ears,''O,lord,
Accept the dinner,but offer a return gift,
No wild- animal show,only play wild card.

Offer your host,a packet-delicious dish,
Mix strong poison to kill innocent king,
Yes, learn something from civilised man,
Before the foe flies high,cut his wing."

Both the lion kings met with each other,
 Love,affection,smile,courtesy-both side,
Dinner took place,gift cordially offered,
Due to poisonous food,both of them died.

Jungle was filled with shock and terror,
The jackal told lioness-in mournful voice,
"My fair lady!he is gone,I am with you,
May I propose-You--beautiful,lovely,nice."

The lioness just slapped jackal with force,
Jackal was thrown in mud, ten feet away,
He looked all around-nobody was seeing,
' Fair in love and war'--said, and went away.

Mud-covered jackal shook his head, smiled-
No hard feeling,no anger,nothing like insult,
Wild animals are fools,he is city-returned,
No reflection on face, is, polished political-cult.

He knew,jackals are in majority in the forest,
They will be the dominating super-creature,
Lions will remain in books-in past memories,
Animal-kingdom? Just animal-ward in future.
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                                                 (C) keshavdubey
                                                         18-5-2017

# ANIMAL KINGDOM-(1) The U-turn

                                  # ANIMAL-KINGDOM
                               (1)  The U-Turn 

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There was a lion-king,

Who lived in the forest,

Among all  animals-, he thought,

He was better than the best.

Once, a hunter  came to his empire,

With alert mind,and loaded gun,

Wandering was  the hobby for him,

And  hunting  was his fun.

It  was  just  by-chance,

A sudden turn , they took,

Hunter with the pointed gun,

And  lion  with  the furious look.

To shoot the lion in one shot ,

The hunter aimed at his head,

The lion freezed  with fear-

One bullet-and he was dead.

O- GOD! but there was none,

Only a shadow  took the shape,

And  whispered  in his ears,

In  crisis; how to escape.

The  lion took a quick a U-turn,

With  firm steps  moved backwards,

Head bent down between legs-

Following the shadow’s  words.

The hunter  thrilled and shook,

His body filled with sweat,

With back-steps the lion was coming,

A firm and fair retreat.

The hunter cried with terror,

“I can shoot the lion without fail,

But where is the head to target?

Only there is the dancing tail”.

The lion moved firmly backwards,

His target was one-and only one,

With full force,he jumped  on the hunter,

Who was  shaking his gun.

The  lion ate him at- once,

Hunter was his gifted  prize,

-‘Hidden head and dancing tail’

The shadow’s idea was very nice.

The same shadow appeared again,

And said,”This lesson you  should learn,                                                               

I am POLITICIANS,I teach you,

When in trouble,take  the U-TURN                                                           28-12-2014

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