A Dream, I Cherish

A dream, I cherish

P K Routray

A dream I cherish

with choicest dish

In posh hotels across the globe

with celebrates of past and present, I love.

With one day lunch at London

dinner at Washington

breakfast at Tokyo

I took tea at Ohio.

Had no time to keep Obama’s invitation

as I had to rush to play tennis at Wimbledon

Went there straight to centre court to play

where Raefel, Federer and Djokovic were each a ball boy

defeated there all champions of past and present.

On their request to show my soccer, cricket, base ball talent

Exhibited I, my skill to crowd and queen’ cheer

 hitting six sixes in Bretlee’s one six ball over.

Dribbling alone the ball and dodging past many from centre

Scored I five goals in ten minutes against Shilton  at goal in the soccer.

Further request to play base ball and show athletic skill

because of engagement in Antarctica, further time I did not kill.

After visiting North Pole I flew to Hollywood for enacting a role

by my superb performance hearts of all actors, actresses there I stole.

Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor bitterly vied each other

to act opposite to me as hero but I did not bother.

On the way I met Shakespeare

to take my autograph he was waiting for hours with cheer.

Einstein, Newton sought appointment

to meet me to take further assignment.

Hitler, Osama, Saddam queued long to meet me but in vain

as my secretary Warren rejected their engagement plea out of disdain.

No poverty, no starvation I could see on my world tour

dancing animals, singing birds in thick forest I saw in the desert Thur.

A variety of latest model cars, planes, yachts and luxury sheep I could see

were waiting for my travel comfort and pleasure ride on land, air and sea

Garments I put on came from best designers and were stitched in Peking and Paris

best musician and best singers could not match me, why to speak of Jackson and Elvis.

Alas! Woke me up, my envied wife with her harsh tone

“Much household works are pending, get up, half way is the sun”.