”Poetic-Story”
(Composed by- Sneha)
There was a series of
thefts in the neighbourhood,
So the family thought
that they should,
Bring home a dog who
was a formidable fighter,
Therefore they searched
for & met a Dog-Fancier.
He held a
month-old-puppy over the fence,
Said- “Come and Fetch
him a month hence.”
The dog’s pedigree
sheet was stunning!
He had, in his veins,
most ferocious blood running!
The family paid the
charge & took the puppy home,
It was joyous to watch
the puppy run and roam!
Then it came down to
what he should be named,
“Why not Tiger?, Thunder?”; they randomly claimed.
All of a sudden,
someone suggested “Caesar”!
It seemed no other name
could get any better!
They expected him to
grow-up into someone to be feared,
They took every notice
in the way he was reared.
Alas! Their triumphal
expectations went to waste,
When they discovered
“loving all creatures”was the dog’s
chosen taste.
The moment the gate
clicked, Caesar would;
Blindly charge forward
as fast as he could!
O’No! Not to scare but
to greet guests warmly,
He’d melt when someone
smiled and stroked him calmly.
He’d apologize for even
giving the impression of violence,
After this, he’d lower
his head and move into extreme silence.
He gradually realized
that all his bounding advances,
Caused much unhappy
misunderstanding in all the instances.
Now when someone
arrived at the gate, he hardly stirred.
Didn’t even care it was
a man, an animal or a bird!
The people at home
disliked this & took it as a shame,
They thought he was
rather a disgrace to his name.
The mother cried, “He
eats like an elephant!!!”
“Just too passive and
idly arrogant…!”
“You may employ three
watchmen for”
“the price of
rice-&-meat he consumes more-&-more!”
“He’s no match to his
name in any form”,
“Why not change his
name into- ‘Blind Worm’!”
“No mother! I’ve often
seen him prowl about at night”,
“O’really! I’m quite
alarmed to hear it if you’re right.”
“Please lock him up in
a room since he might”,
“Call in a burglar
& show him our house with delight.”
“Left alone, a burglar
would be less successful”,
“We can’t have this dog
who is so disgraceful!”
“It wouldn’t be so bad
if he at least barked”,
“He’s the most noiseless
dog I’ve ever seen during
day or dark!”
The youngest considered
it to be uncharitable cynicism,
Irritated at the
offence about his favorite organism.
But the dog proved it
that very night,
Turning speechless of
everyone at sight!
Ranga lived in his hut
two-miles away,
Often employed in
mending roads everyday.
Occasionally, he took
to enjoy the major thrill,
Of breaking into houses
when members slept still.
At 1 o’clock that
night, he entered this house from
the western side;
Made bundles of jewelry
& all valuables he could hide.
He had just set his one
foot out of the window,
When he saw Caeser (the
dog) standing below.
Ranga reasoned, his end
had come!
He somehow pretended
not to move & acted numb.
He waited for a while
& grew tired of waiting,
Saw the dog licking his
arm, his eyes rolling!
Couldn’t free from the
dog’s hold, Ranga cried,
“Look! there’s a cat
roaming far that side!”
Caesar put his ears at
the mention f a cat,
Dashed into the
direction, faster than a rat!
One might think he was
going to tear her like a bun,
But he didn’t want to
miss the company of a cat if
there was one!
Soon as Caesar left,
Ranga made a dash for the gate,
Every moment, he
thanked his favorable fate!
But the dog spotted his
leaving mate,
And in one spring was
there at the gate!
The burglar opened the
gate and went out,
Caesar followed him
walking tall and proud!
Now things seemed to be
shaping up ideally,
For Caesar’s greater
ambition was to wander among
streets freely.
Caesar didn’t abandon
his friend for even a moment,
He sat on Ranga’s mat
and even slept with him in his
environment.
Ranga was annoyed by
this sort of companionship,
“May the dog leave!”,
this he would often worship.
Caeser’s disappearance
created a sensation in the bungalow,
The news was a severe
shock and harder to swallow!
“Didn’t I tell you to
lock him up”; the mother chivied,
“Some burglar has gone
away with him!”; she cried.
“What a shame! We can
hardly mention it to anyone”,
“Now we would be
ridiculed by everyone!”
“I think I’ll thank the
thief for taking away that dog”,
“He may keep the
valuable jewels as a reward!”
“Nevertheless, shall we
withdraw the police complaint?”
“Before this issue
becomes a subject of amusement.”
But this facetiousness
ceased a week later,
When Caesar became
well-famed forever!
The eldest son of the
house was going to the market one day,
This was the mother’s
instruction, he needed to obey!
He saw Ceasar trotting
behind someone on the road,
This is where began the
‘Exciting-Episode’!
“Hey Ceasar!”; shouted
the eldest son,
At which Ranga turned
& broke into a quick run!
Ceasar stuck to his
friend by running behind,
He had no
‘friend-leaving’ plans in his mind…
Meanwhile, a crowd gathered
to see all three running;
They enjoyed every
moment of the scene so stunning!
Suddenly an obstacle,
before one could tell;
Ranga eventually stumbled
over it and fell.
As he rolled on the
ground, a piece of jewelry;
Fell from him which
he’d brought by robbery.
The young man
recognized it as belonging to his sister,
Quickly caught hold of
Ranga like a stormy twister!
The police appeared shortly
and arrested the burglar,
The family couldn’t
refrain from praising Caesar!
Then they reached
Ranga’s place to get back the jewels,
He had hidden them inside huge vessels.
Caesar was the ‘Hero’
of the day!
Even the lady of the
house had kind words to say!
“Whatever one might say
about my Ceasar”,
“One has to admit this
sooner or later”,
“That he is a very
cunning & able detective”,
“Too deep for any words
of admiring adjective!”
It was well that Caesar
had no powers of speech in addition,
Otherwise, he would've burst into a severe lamentation.
Expressing gratitude to
everyone on that street,
Simply shaking away the
land-mass under their feet !!!
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Sneha Chakraworty
Pseudonym:- ‘Xene Eudoxia’
