inspired by DAL, invoked by kudva

This was written in response to Kudva's request for a poem to DAL ... if a disc jockey is called dj and a radio jockey is called rj , is a poem jockey a pj? 11

I walked along the beach one day ,
a place called adyar, far far away
at the crack of dawn I had a thought
how things were when I had with a passion fought
the scene was the hardware lab
i initially thought the partners were drab
there they were going for the circuit with gusto
i knew that if i wanted to make a difference i too had to grab
a chance to show i was as smart as a crab !
at a point of time when the going was tough
i could not listen and said it rough
"i do what i want, i work alone "
would have been better to have been hit by a stone !
than have the skinny guy throw moral at me
but behind the harangue there stood a man
a man with a firm beliefs and build so wee
all i did was give a smile so wan
follow his path i did and was taken back in
He sat through and made me understand grim
And thus made me a fan of him
Often when I was in a sticky place
In my thoughts or in the exam craze
The mind would grow dull
Thats when the time would come to go to DAL
With the right guidance at the right time ,
a lot of fun with it the exams were passed
For all this work , there had to be a fitting pay
And so the time was spent in virtual play

The arena beckoned all in many ways
Some lived there to frag and be fragged
Others watched with support that often swayed
DAL came,saw,commented ... with him it was never adrag

The place of learning never missed
A day without the perpetual pen
In the hands of DAL ..it wrote like it kissed
The paper , to which was added zen
Innocently he did what he knew best
But there were evil minds at work in the shadows
Crowd behaviour often threw caution to the windows
All sources of a noise was directed to DAL
By the jealous people of the learning hall
A good spirit he took it in and the laughter rangclear and true
why sometimes I had no clue .

The legend of DAL still grows in a different place Iknow
Some lucky dame is watching for sure
For some surprises sure will come to be thrown
And for a day which is past
I wish again and hope for a paid repast
from the one only DAL ti guy !


- Karthik