Category Archives: Poetry

More Chile and Less Curry by Feroza Jussawalla

More Chile and Less Curry by Feroza Jussawalla (SPICES & SEASONINGS Series) Every day in every way, I get More chile and less curry. “Soy de la India, pero, También de Nuevo Mexico,” I say, as I stand under the gigantic Super Blue Moon of Santa Fe, at the opera, under the stars, the jalapeño peppers burning my tummy. With

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If HUMANITY WAS FREE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION???

If humanity had no deadly weapons What a peaceful world it would be There would be no wars anti tank missiles No Racism Discrimination Exclusion Bigotry But Peace Happiness as well prosperity   As they say: “Idle mind is a devil’s workshop” Humanity does need weapons Of Mass destruction to settle differences   Why kill murder rape? if one cannot

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Nothing Lasts Forever

We are all like A grain of sand That’s get washed Away when there Is high tide So too the misdeeds Of humanity from the Creator one can never hide Ruining people’s lives Through whatever means Be it through thought Word or Deed Never escapes the Creator as He will Get His hands on Them by whatever means Every human

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“Martini Shaken Not Stirred

Feelings of love & hatred Is like a ” martini Shaken not stirred” But where humanity Is concerned Line between them Is totally blurred Mixing vodka and Orange juice in society Is Totally acceptable But, mixing hate As well love Is totally combustible Hatred is like a Tsunami Destroying everything In its path through War violence murder rape Destroying lives

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MOCKERY OF ZOROASTRIANISM

Nobody owns the religion So dictating someone What one can & do Goes against the very thread Of Tenets of Zoroastrianism Cause we have No Rules   Equality as well Universality Is the very core of our Religion so by preventing Someone to follow the religion Smacks of Racism discrimination Bigotry as well Exclusion   Zoroastrianism is shifting Into quicksand

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Common Sense Reasoning and Fatwas

I have nothing against The “Establishment” but The attitude they portray As though “They are the Alpha And  the Omega” (Keepers of the Faith) Save you from any Calamity that is thrown Your way!   Humanity has been endowed With Common Sense as well The Power of Reasoning So even if tells one to do something Weigh one’s option before

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Parsi Psyche

United we stand Divided we fall” We will never be united But will surely crumble like The  Berlin Wall!   Where there is Sumptuous food And lots of wine To drink Parsis swarm like bees They gorge & gorge Till they say” No more Thank you Please Keeping the Motto: Ëat Drink and be Merry alive   Having deaf ears

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THOUGHTS

THOUGHTS Leave your front door And back door open Allow your thoughts To come and go Just don’t serve them tea (Shunryu Suzuki )   Thoughts will come Thoughts will flow Thoughts are like Tiny boats that That are bobbing Along on the waves Before they reach The “shore”   They may encounter :”Rough Seas” “Violent storms” Waves high as

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RELIGIONS!!!

Religions are a like An orchard where Delicious sumptuous Fruit trees abound Each “fruit tree” is unique In Nature with Different shapes & Sizes are found When they start To “ripen” It gets rid of the “Foul smell that abounds”   Religion is not muttering Mambo Jumbo from the Prayer book or Visiting Atash Behrams Or agiaries Nor praying near

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Adi Farewell – By Nadir Godrej

Adi is my elder brother, For good advice, there was no other. He always took the greatest care And in all things was very fair. At school he was extremely smart, Excelled in all, except for art. For fame he never seemed to hanker, In SSC he was first ranker. Then Xavier’s college up to Inter. He then had to

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