{"id":3525,"date":"2017-06-04T03:59:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T22:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2017-06-04T03:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T22:29:22","slug":"two-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/two-laments\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Laments"},"content":{"rendered":"
This is the 36th installment<\/a> of Rhyme and Reason<\/a>, my weekly set of limericks for the <\/i>Sunday Times of India edit page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n A PEACOCK’S LAMENT<\/p>\n My friend, a peacock who lived alone, HUMAN SHIELD<\/p>\n Human rights must be so very cheap This is the 36th installment<\/a> of Rhyme and Reason<\/a>, my weekly set of limericks for the <\/i>Sunday Times of India edit page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n A PEACOCK’S LAMENT<\/p>\n My friend, a peacock who lived alone, HUMAN SHIELD<\/p>\n Human rights must be so very cheap
\nCame to me, and started to bemoan,
\n“That judge said, ‘When you cry,
\nYou get kids.’ That’s a lie!
\nI keep crying, but I’m on my own.”<\/p>\n
\nWhen you can tie someone to a jeep.
\nThis tryst with destiny
\nBrought such ignominy.
\nHow far we have fallen, and how deep?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nCame to me, and started to bemoan,
\n“That judge said, ‘When you cry,
\nYou get kids.’ That’s a lie!
\nI keep crying, but I’m on my own.”<\/p>\n
\nWhen you can tie someone to a jeep.
\nThis tryst with destiny
\nBrought such ignominy.
\nHow far we have fallen, and how deep?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,7,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n