<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=546169" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ballad for a Macho Man</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A ballad for a macho man<br> Who met an untimely end<br>Who sang the song of the swan<br> When himself he could least defend</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Much happiness he spread in his life<br> And other things too, alas<br>Pleasing many a maid & many a wife<br> On all points of the compass</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Four letter words he laughed off<br> 'Sin' had only three<br>'No' with two he just cast off<br> And 'O', for him, was glee</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Abed his fervour ne'er ebbed a bit<br> He was active morning to night<br>Then full of fresh determination & grit<br> He was ready for the real fight</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh what a glorious man he was<br> Never have we seen a better one<br>Every lady's prayer had this clause<br> Asking God to please get her one</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then one night he met his equal<br> And there is little left to say<br>Friends still await a triumphant sequel<br> From him and her who passed away</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Kishore+Asthana">Kishore Asthana</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=546169" data-title="Ballad for a Macho Man de Kishore Asthana" data-description="A ballad for a macho man Who met an untimely end Who sang the song of the swan When himself he could least defend Much happiness he spread in his life And other things too, alas Pleasing many a maid & many a wife On all points of the compass ..."></div> </div> </div>

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