This are couplets written in English taken from the idea of Hindi/Urdu Antakshri which I have previously penned on an online network I belonged to.
Am sharing the several lines played in response to the postings of others ... hence the disjointed feeling ... bear with me ...
And so we begin
sow seeds and watch them grow
in full bloom, in pretty rows
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Sound of a heart breaking in two;
Have you ever heard it too?
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Honey from buzzing bees;
Whilst birds sing in the trees
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Wife and children marriage brings forth;
Man must ensure to keep out the rot
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Way To Go ... was the heard cheer;
And yet inside she trembled with fear
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Dish all colourful and artificially flavoured;
Tantalises palates and is much favoured
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Wife seems to generate brickbats and laughter;
And yet without her stoically by your side you falter!
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Curls frame my typical Mallu face;
As I arrange fresh blooms in a vase
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arranger of words so lyrical
evoking emotions mystical
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Dearth of ideas in my head;
Leads me to just say dead
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fire raging burning bright;
when heart's on fire of what a sight
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Hate is the extreme of a sweeter emotion;
That of love and such deep devotion
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Hubby an affectionate term for the man in our life;
Wifey sometimes is heard used for the wife
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understand me please, was all she asked;
he turned and walked away from such a task
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Wine really gets very fast to my head;
Hence if advised I don't please take heed
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Fame and fortune come as a prize;
Usually too at sanity's price
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Den in America is where the family together chills;
But in Africa is where the lioness takes her kills
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Ilk I have no clue what to say;
Take the milk but be sure to pay
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Recovery from scars and wounds from battle
Just goes to improve one owns mettle
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fires raging inside, bodies entwined, passions a flare;
night's adventures abruptly ended in the sun's bright glare
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Face the truth as frightening as it seems;
Let the course of law resolve as so it deems
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Books by the dozens lined upon my shelves;
What is a dozen if not counted in twelves
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Sublet I to nut cases my rented premise;
And truly riotous as they did promise
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Forever is a long undefined time;
And often broken like wind tinkling chimes
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Ground into fine white flour;
Shaped and kneaded into dainty flower
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Light was the touch of breeze;
Right before winter came in to freeze
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Pandora's box now open and let loose;
But how do we get a hold of the moose?
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Bleeding is natural after you slay;
From now I will write only in Malay
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Fuss often a reaction when left out;
What other option than in a corner pout
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Rowing down the river Thames in fours;
Crazy boys at all odd hours
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Miles and miles the distance between us now;
You keep promising happiness, please tell me how
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Sink it did Titanic the most expensive ship;
Thankfully in cargo there were no sheep
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Shred the chicken and the cabbage toss the salad;
Mix the mayo, and the carrots, come tantalise your palate
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Say I to you you're the one I need;
Too late I find you've planted seed
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fool are you who thinks to cheat death;
for all must end with Creator met
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Mix the fruit, pour in the milk spoon in the flour;
One careless mistake and everything ends up on the floor
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Sad now with forced separation;
Let me not succumb to desperation
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soon the sun bright orange in the sky;
is that a rainbow on the horizon i spy
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Cue given at the raising of the curtain;
Hero's line forgotten was most certain
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such telling music filled all ears;
it's sad lilting filled eyes with tears
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Unfurled and majestic billowing in the wind;
Sacrifices of her heroes cannot be repaid in cash or kind
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Dust covers the memories of my mind;
Cobwebs hanging is what you'll find
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Book the hall the rooms, arrange for fine dining;
There's a wedding in the planning
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Dew drops glisten in the the morning rays;
Happy laughter of child as he plays
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Yield an annual rate of return on an investment, expressed as a percentage;
Field is something that also might be measured in acreage
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Most often such effort it takes from me;
To rhyme hence giving up I let it be
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disguise only momentarily hides the reality;
better effort be put in working out its feasibility
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Mark in collective we together have made;
Ahsan ji's thread vibrant alive, will not fade
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Crate of Ginger Beer send as fee;
Later together we'll sip some tea
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Fee I paid;
To have my bed made
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Disappears like steam into thin air;
Where else can lyrical souls bare?
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never forget the blood they spilt;
thus never let peace into turbulence tilt
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Few are the people I now can trust;
Most are just fools full of lust
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elsewhere is heard merry making and happy cheers
there across the border flows sorrowful tears
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hosts in a flutter
shocked at all the clutter
guests arriving in droves
caterers present gastronomical treasure troves
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fun to you is not so to me
you carry one, I let you be
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races all diverse such interesting blend
mix and match marriages are in upward trend
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us is you and I
looking into each others eyes
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Bent and out of shape
from feet to nape
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ferry ride across the channel
into his arms cozy like flannel
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waylaid dreams cause much grief
focus committed ends such strife
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shade from the big bo tree
somehow always set my heart free
