Ye Kaisa Rishta Hai

Ye kaisa rishta hai
jise na nibha paate hai
Na tood paate hai.
Phir bhi janmo tak
Salamat rahe
Yeh dua karte hai.

Ye kaisa bandhan hai
Jise na yaad karte hai
Na bhul paate hai
Saapno me hi sahi
Sang raho
Yeh tammanna rakhte hai.

Ye kaise lou hai
Jise na jala sakte hai
Na bujha paate hai
Sulagti rahe
Dil me sada
Ye saja lete hai.

Ye kaisa rog hai
Jise na dikha paate hai
Na chiipa paate hai
Dard ko gale se laga
Mann me basaye phirte hai.

Ye kaisa rishta hai
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The Impossible Dream

To dream the impossible dream 
To fight the unbeatable foe 
To bear with unbearable sorrow 
To run where the brave dare not go 

To right the unrightable wrong 
To love pure and chaste from afar 
To try when your arms are too weary 
To reach the unreachable star 

This is my quest 
To follow that star 
No matter how hopeless 
No matter how far 

To fight for the right 
Without question or pause 
To be willing to march into hell 
For a heavenly cause 

And I know if I'll only be true 
To this glorious quest 
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm 
When I'm laid to my rest 

And the world will be better for this 
That one man, scorned and covered with scars 
Still strove with his last ounce of courage 

To reach the unreachable star

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little poem on Ganesha

ಗಣೇಶ ಬಂದ

ಕಾಯ್ ಕಡಬು ತಿಂದಾ

ಚಿಕ್ ಕೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದಾ

ದೊಡ್ ಕೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎದ್ದಾ

a poem i learnt as a school-going kid

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