Poems

Prof. Soubhi Nayal, PhD

Canada

 To Newly Wedded Wives

Most men are hungry when they get back

So have dinner ready before you rummage his sack

Be fresh-looking before he steps in the house

Touch up your make-up and let perfume arouse

Be more interesting for him by all means

His boring day need a lift, not blue jeans

Make sure that you have cleaned the clutter

Using a dust cloth over the tables and the shutter

Minimize all noise before his arrival

Eliminating children’s quarrel will mean survival

Greet him with a smile

That can be seen from a mile

Be happy to meet your hub

Reach for his hand when he touches a knob

Don’t greet him with complaints

Let him talk first without restraints

Have a warm or cool drink ready to be served

Speak in a low soothing voice but ought to be heard

Never question his integrity

His judgment or immunity

A good wife always knows her rank

So, please don’t finish his account at the bank

Mercy 

It was chilly in the early morn

As I passed by a field of corn

There I saw a woman with a child

They looked so sad and seemed so mild

I approached them with a smile

Offered to give them a lift for more than a mile

They hopped in as quick as a rocket

For they had no money in the pocket

The woman who used to work hard day and night

Had to pull herself together and stand for a fight

Her boss wanted to possess her as a mistress

She considered that a distress

So she decided to quit

Searching a lamp to lit

Felt so grieved and sad

Such inhuman actions drive me mad

So I drove to a friend's ranch

Asked him to help her work at his branch

Her lamentation came to an end

With a positive decision from my friend

Returned back home with an overdose of joy

Decided to buy her son a Halloween toy

God will reward hearts full of mercy

As much as He helps minds suffering lunacy

Let's always be merciful 

And always be thoughtful

You'll be rewarded

In your registry be recorded .   

What Women do

Women can really understand

What cannot be expressed by hand

Women express what can't be said

Even if men had to nod a head

Women if wrapped their arms around men

They'll make them feel what can't be jotted by pen

Women can touch what can't be seen

They're well-versed,  well-spoken and keen

With their hearts' gentle strength

They can hold what can't be reached in length

They eagerly look forward to reach

What can be imagined and easy to teach

Women can translate silently

What can never be translated utterly

They can sit patiently till even after midnight

Waiting for the drunk spouses to turn on the light

Women can withstand domestic violence

Wiping tears from their eyes with tolerance

Women build families, the bases of all nations

They humbly hang on and on for long durations

They played their role in the development of humanity

Men! Don't you think it's time to adore them with serenity !

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is so near
It's a ghoulish time of year

A time to door-to-door collecting candy
A night when all have fun and feel Pooky

Once they knock on the door

Get down to the floor

When the band start their drums to beat

All joyfully will say "trick or treat"

Give them candies and sweets

But not leeks or beets

Offer them a pumkin pie

Topped with cream , my my

Be tender and generous

Or else you'll feel dangerous

Bid them a warm bye

So that you won't meet 'em with a cry