Poem 233 - Zebra Crossing

Image link here

Some black and white stripes

Similar to zebra skin

Walked on by people

These two sets of stripes

Are copied on many roads

Helps people cross roads

And each time it's used

I think of the zebra, and

Its God-Given stripes

One animal whose

Natural colours are used

In our daily life

Walked on all the time

These black and white stripes -  known as

A Zebra Crossing

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 232 - Attention Grabber

Image link here

His eyes are the same

As that of his mom they told

And the youngling smiles

Then people noticed

He got his smile from his dad

The same naughty smile

Suddenly he laughs

His head shaking up and down

Little toothless mouth

Laugh so beautiful

He grabs all attention, with

Eyes twinkling like stars

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 231 - Sunset's Xerox

Image from here

Picture of sunset

Firmly copied in my head

Just like a xerox

Sunlight's reflection

In the shimmering water

Best time of the day

Yellow-Orange Skies

A deep glow in the water

A beautiful sight

I wish that picture

Could be xeroxed from my mind

Preserved on paper

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/ - 'Xerox'

Poem 230 - The Waterfall

River, gently flows

Containing knowledge about

Places its passed through

Oh! A sudden fall

And nature's beauty unveiled

Through a waterfall

Surreal to eyes

As the water falls gently

With a bubbling sound

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 229 - A Soldier's Love

Soldiers risk their life

As a result of struggle

Between some nations

Their brave promise is

To protect their country's land

Their life spent in war

But their bravery

Is hidden in shadows, as

No time to notice

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/

Poem 228 - The Board Not Seen

While playing, I discovered a new cave

And to go inside the cave, I got a crave

And so inside I went, and was immediately hit by cold, smelly air

With a shudder I wondered if anyone was there

I went further inside to get hit by the stench of putrid water

The smell was increasing and it wasn't getting any hotter

A chill through my back made me go back from the cold, dirty place

And so I ran like I was running in an Olympics race

Once outside, under some brush, I noticed, a board that made me so cross

It said 'Enter at your own risk, through the cave sewage water does pass'

How could I have been a fool, not to look at that board

After a long, clean bath, I heard my parents laughing for the story that I'd poured

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://www.threewordwednesday.com/

Poem 227 - Magical Tunnel?

Walking in the tunnel, half-past nine at night

I look around in the tunnel light

No traffic, on this usually busy tunnel, In shock, up and down it I wander 

 'Could It be magic?' I do ponder

That's when my alarm clock wakes me up with a fright

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.in/

and - http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.in/
and http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.in/

Poem 226 - Volcano Of Joy

A prize he just won

To express his joy he bursts

Like a volcano

Sudden eruption

To express concealed feelings

Expected by none

Parents watch amused - 

He brags for getting the prize

Of most silent boy

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 225 - The Qutub Minar

Red sandstone tower

Carved with verses from Qur'an 

Showed rise of Mughals

Used as watch tower

Almost seems to touch the sky

The Qutub Minar

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 224 - The Chocolate

"You ate the chocolate" "No! I did not"

At that time a grin on my mother's face we spot

My mother listens with a lot of patience

As at each other I and my sister make false accusations

Then our mom told us she was the one who ate the chocolates our granny had bought

~Gaurang Rao 

Written for - http://www.theme-thursday.com/

Poem 223 - Pariah

True love lies in those

Outcasts of the society

When will they rejoice?

Our eyes ignore as
They toil in the sun for food
Yet not given love

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 222 - The Sportive Teacher

Teacher's back faced to us, I and my friend threw paper-balls at each other

But  unfortunately one hit the teacher, Oh! What a bother!
She turned towards us, her hands on her hips she was holding,
Thinking she'll say it's property destruction, we got ready to endure another scolding

But ironically she burst out laughing, and trust me, so did the class together!

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://www.threewordwednesday.com/

Poem 221 - The Owl

A hoot - in the night

Bird's shadow on my room wall

As moonlight floods in

The owl is hunting

Mice are running here and there

The Owl's time to rule
~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 220 - The Nightingale's Song

A soft, eerie voice

In a melodious tune

The nightingale's song

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 219 - The Light Bulb

The poor light bulb, it burns itself all night

It's a watchman while others are asleep

Selflessly, to all, it does provide light

And it's then turned on when darkness does sweep

Used just at night, it hardly gets looked at

Just to make life easy, it's one more tool

Hardworking it is, but people don't know that

To not think about it makes man a fool

Each moment of darkness is swept by light

And then even in the most poor town

It makes everyone's life look so bright

And when not needed, we just turn it down

At the darkest times it lights every place

But we don't notice, because life's a race

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.in/
For all you bloggers out there, who write for weekly memes, Bifocal Univision is another great weekly giving meme site, which is controlled by Eric, check it out and submit your post!

Poem 218 - Morning Mist

Out on the terrace

Gazing, at sky for the sun

It's lost in the mist
~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://haiku-heights.blogspot.in/

Poem 217 - An IPL Match

This time I've written on a cricket match, from a tournament held in India. For those of you who don't know about it , the poem I've written about is of two teams, RCB - Royal Challengers Bangalore and CSK - Chennai Super Kings, which ended in an exciting last ball, and for you IPL (Indian Premier League)  lovers who already knew it, here's my post- 

Oh! What an exciting match it was yesterday

CSK verses RCB and I was supporting RCB all the way

First Gayle got out cheaply for RCB, and I thought all was gone

But Kohli came to bat and decided the show must go on

He smashed quite a bit with fellow cricketer de Villiers 

And for a moment they had CSK in fears

They set a good target, and had a good start in bowling as well

And many bowlers, enjoyed quite good a spell

But the CSK batting was extraordinary

And till  the last over, I was full of worry

And then two required from the last ball

A catch to a fielder made us think we had won it all

But Alas! The bowler had bowled a no ball

And RCB's rejoices in the dumps it did fall

For CSK had snatched an amazing victory, 

But it's just a match, so who cares? Well, let it be!

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.in/

Poem 216 - The Ghost lady?

Lazing on the hills, a lonely, old shepherd

Looks in the sky sees a flying bird

Watches where it goes - right down a hill

On that hill, he sees a woman sitting very still

He wonders who it is, usually  no one goes to the hillside 

To the hill, where she's sitting he does stride

But as he reaches the hill, no one is there

And for a moment he does get a scare

Then he sees the woman, standing under a tree

He walks near it, but again no one he can see

So in a confused state he did leave

He told the people in the town, of the woman, but that they didn't believe

But for the shepherd the mystery of the woman was always weird

For he was sure she had been there, but then she had disappeared

~Gaurang Rao  

Written for - http://magpietales.blogspot.in/

Poem 215 - The Lizard-o-phobia

To face your fears is something bold

'Don't get scared' often many might have told

And so with my sister is a similar case

Who when sees a lizard will run at a great pace

Her shout makes me jump out of my skin

And its strange to hear a loud voice from someone, so thin

You might call it a phobia of lizards

But that shout of her's sends people flying like birds

And so here is how it happens-

First the scream that she can't control, then the story of seeing it told in stammers

And the scream and the story, together what a racket it hammers

Nowadays whether everything is alright at my home, neighbors have doubts

For they wake up in the middle of the night, due to the shouts

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/

and of course - 'My awesome sister' :)

Poem 214 - The Sea Of The Fake

A simple misunderstanding, can cause so many errors

Mostly caused from unwanted rumors

School -  a place where there is fun, but alas, rumors spread from fake friends

Seem to be on your side, and then all friendship ends

So many friends lost in the sea of the fake

It's something you will remember, something that you can't take

All because of a rumor from a jealous person, is it?

Its like a cake looking beautiful from outside, but crumbling inside bit by bit

And yes, these things are tough to overcome, even after an apology

For that trust in your heart, has broken free

That how such a close friend of yours, can break your trust

By spreading a rumor, which spreads faster and farther than it must

~Gaurang Rao

Written for - http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.in/
Just written for a meme, no offence - to anyone!