A Legacy

Sukumar Sam, Teacher, Poet & Author, Durgapur:G

Giridhari Sen, a milk-man,                           

He is not a villain.                               

He adulterates in our milk-can           

So, he is regarded as a Pilfering-man.

He is exhorted not to do so,                

His lame excuse, so and so.                 

He is told to make the price-rate lower,     

He retorts, it would be difficult to maintain colour.                                            

So a reconciliation was made,                  

It was agreed to maintain the grade.        

He nodded positively,                           

I bought a lactometer,                               

And it was to detect his caricature.        

So, next time he brought his usual measure

dipped the gadget with pleasure.          

Now, his swindling is focused,            

He kept mum but sniggered.                       

I snapped him in my mental photograph,

And told him about Chitragupta's graph.       

I threatened that Lord Krishna would punish,

He said, "no, He is our genesis, He will rescue and kiss".                                   

He baffled my calculation and I had to desist,

I came to the conclusion that they are the very embodiment of a sophist.

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