<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350731" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Poor Decorative Platoons</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">We were there even before<br>The first guest arrived<br>We were not, of course, the host<br>We were colourful<br>Attractive to most of the guests<br>Children looked at us with awe<br>Even some senior guests <br>Talked to the host in praise of us<br>The hall got filled with guest<br>Young, old, men, women and children<br>A videographer capturing all happenings<br>A photographer creating a capsule of stills<br>A lot noise around<br>We were witnessing gossips, <br>Romantic glances, <br>Secret affectionate exchanges, <br>Fiery arguments, <br>Friendly approach for new business deals, <br>Discussion on weather, politics and so on<br>But we were never a part of these<br>But silently watching all these<br>With a bang came the occasion for celebration <br>All gathered around<br>Wished the couple on their<br>Fiftieth wedding anniversary<br>Some youngsters fell at the feet of the couple<br>Seeking their blessings<br>Some shook hands with the couple<br>Some greeted them with gifts<br>And some with bouquets <br>Some read out a citation<br>Some sang while some others danced<br>We were just watching<br>Time came for dinning<br>Some held glasses with drinks of their choices<br>Some turning more confident after intoxication<br>Some men venturing making fun of ladies of their liking<br>Some happy with a cup of soup<br>All were busy with their plates<br>Some mothers feeding their reluctant kids<br>Some continuing the discussions while eating<br>Some being gentle consumers<br>Some devouring with less pleasant gestures<br>Videographer and photographer covering all these<br>Aroma of the food items filled the hall<br>Function nearing an end<br>Guests leaving one after another<br>Hosts thanking each personally for their presence<br>All left the hall<br>Switching off lights, fans and air conditioners<br>Minding not our being left out in dark and suffocation<br>Dawned and entered a new set of workers<br>For a new celebration<br>'Clear all these' was an instruction for a supervisor<br>All on a sudden<br>We were pulled down<br>And thrown into a large dust bin<br>Some of us were blown out by a strong wind<br>And we were in the middle of the road<br>Each passing vehicle making us air borne <br>With its accompanying flush of wind<br>No one to take pity on us<br>The poor decorative platoons</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bashyam+Narayanan">Bashyam Narayanan</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350731" data-title="The Poor Decorative Platoons de Bashyam Narayanan" data-description="We were there even before The first guest arrived We were not, of course, the host We were colourful Attractive to most of the guests Children looked at us with awe Even some senior guests Talked to the host in praise of us The hall got filled wi..."></div> </div> </div>

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