Dubix, it seems, now saves on breath
Is momhood a wretched drain on her mirth?
Or is it she is pressed for Father Time
I wonder quick, in meter and rhyme!
- N. Madhavan

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Just when I shed mah halo, and practised some modesty
In comes this woman, calling me Your Majesty!
And then, in the grapevine, I hear things dubious
That Dubix thinks I'm eccentric; I'm furious!
Perhaps twas said, as they say, in jest
With that I put my lingering doubts to rest
Now that her appellation, makes me royalty
I might just find her words, just mah cup o'tea
- N. Madhavan
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There were trying times, when I pondered
In the overload of info, I wondered
How I do I get myself across?
(Without sounding loud or gross)
Amid a cackle of mails and messages
And the chaotic mess that presages
Was a desire to be a little heard
While not sounding vain or absurd
Meter and rhyme then came to my aid
I tried some verses, broke off from the staid
They often work well, even when scribbled quick
They raise a brow, a laugh, sometimes sound slick
I thank the Lord, the venerable Creator
Then you my lady, a true appreciator
So odes come flying for girlfriends who put pressure
And then occasionally, to the Mother of Tiyasha!

Now it can be said, with a measure of confidence
Having examined her, as it were, with a lens
That the lady in question: mind, body and face
Did indeed deserve my verse and my praise
With my share of meeting, and gauging
I found her elegant, and to boot, engaging
Peddling in style, her Hispanic wares
Porcelain mystique from a medieval lair!
Manicuring her time to mind a lil child
(Motherhood does tame a woman so wild!)
Just as well, I say, she likes a turn of phrase
It does (her husband would argue) make a good case
Down-to-earth sense, mixed with the regal
The poise of a gazelle, wings of an eagle
I doff my hat then, to say: Nice meeting ya
- N. Madhavan
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(P.S.: written to me by Maddy. Dubix is me...my log in name on ryze networking!)

(Psst...How much I love to brag about myself!!! Haa...see, now you know why you say am the pampered one???)