A Jigsaw Puzzle


When every day is a Sunday

And we wait for that Monday

Which is not found in our calendar

Bizarre isn’t it!


Students are keen to go to school

And the teachers advise to open the phone

To log in to the Class room

Anomalous I feel it is!


Men are scared to greet men

Claiming not to be social animals

Flee at the sight of fellow men

Outlandish isn’t it!


Everything is virtual

Meetings, classes and chats

Working life in an electronic box

Enigmatic I feel it is!


Living room is the classroom

Mobile phone is the conference room

Social Media is the newsroom

Mysterious isn’t it!


Back to basics

We are trying old age remedies

Herbs, fruits and no junk

Outlandish I feel it is!


Masks and gloves are the new trends

Brands and cosmetics are outmoded

Retail therapy is no more stimulating

Baffling isn’t it!


Patience and perseverance

Will disentangle the entangle

Flashback of these memories

Implausible won’t it be!

 

Shehnaz Gujral

12-05-2020


Comments

  1. UnknownMay 12, 2020 at 9:10 PM

    Beautiful peom.💚

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  2. Mustansir FazalMay 12, 2020 at 9:37 PM

    Very apt for the current situation.
    How humans have been made to kneel before the virus.
    Beautifully expressed.
    Well written.
    I liked that 'And we wait for that Monday'

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  3. Shehnaz GujralMay 12, 2020 at 10:07 PM

    Thanks for such generous comments!

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  4. UnknownMay 12, 2020 at 10:57 PM

    Beautiful poem ❤

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  5. UnknownMay 12, 2020 at 11:47 PM

    We can relate it aptly at the current situation, where life is filled with uncertainty. Well written.

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  6. Shelly GurpreetMay 13, 2020 at 5:24 AM

    Very nice poem. So apt in today's scenario. Keep writing. You have a way with words.

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  7. Amandeep SinghMay 13, 2020 at 7:35 AM

    Superb!

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  8. VinithaMay 13, 2020 at 7:57 AM

    Its beautifully written and certainly does make you wonder about the sudden change that has happened around the world. Is it going to continue like this for a while? Wonderfully written mam

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  9. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 9:15 AM

    Beautiful line of our real life scenario...
    Eagerly waiting for that Monday...

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  10. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    Beautiful. Hoping to see that Monday very soon

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  11. AnonymousMay 13, 2020 at 10:51 AM

    Aptly describes our life these days...
    Hope this chaos gets over..

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  12. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 1:09 PM

    Yes ,its really really happening these days, v truly depicted today's situation in simple manner.
    V right all days r Sunday now a days,praying koi Monday karvao.

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  13. Rabab ZamanMay 13, 2020 at 1:19 PM

    beautifully written ❤️

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  14. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 2:07 PM

    Beautifully written Shahnaj!!! See this lockdown has opened the locks of your creativity as a poetess. Carry on writing....💙❤️❤️💕

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  15. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 2:10 PM

    Beautifully described today's situation...srsly waiting for schools to open and praying to get rid of these masks..Best part v r on healthy diets ...

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  16. AnonymousMay 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM

    Great piece ! Well articulated! Resonates with each one of us amid covid 19 lockdown times. That’s true that we all are waiting for that Monday .. thanks for sharing !

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  17. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 5:13 PM

    Beautifully written... excellent depiction of todays scenario 👍👍

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  18. RajnishMay 13, 2020 at 5:15 PM

    Well expressed.

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  19. RajnishMay 13, 2020 at 5:15 PM

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  20. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 6:11 PM

    Great poem.

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  21. AmatullahMay 13, 2020 at 6:15 PM

    Amazing expression maam ..
    Grt work!!👌👍👍

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  22. UnknownMay 13, 2020 at 7:38 PM

    Lucid prose which convey the peculiarities of the present day so well. One can identify with all the facets. Way to go and will look forward to the next one... Shaman

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  23. AnonymousMay 13, 2020 at 7:52 PM

    Beautifully written Madam

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  24. SalimmahadikMay 13, 2020 at 7:54 PM

    Beautifully written Madam

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  25. BobbyMay 13, 2020 at 8:28 PM

    Virtual is the new real, back to basics is new modern , very well written dear, keep finding new you����

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  26. AnonymousMay 14, 2020 at 7:34 AM

    Truely penned down a great poem which perfectly describes the current situation we all are in..

    We are all in this together and we will get through this together as well..
    Well done Ma'am !

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  27. AnonymousMay 14, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    Nice poem

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  28. UnknownMay 14, 2020 at 11:41 AM

    Beautifully written. <3

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  29. UnknownMay 14, 2020 at 11:51 AM

    may be it is for us to get fed up with virtuality and realise how important it is to communicate socially!

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  30. AnonymousMay 14, 2020 at 6:09 PM

    Beautiful and well articulated! Looking forward for more

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  31. UnknownMay 15, 2020 at 7:31 AM

    Beutifully written and to the point ❣

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  32. UnknownMay 15, 2020 at 7:32 AM

    *beautifully

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  33. UnknownMay 16, 2020 at 1:10 PM

    Beautiful poem 👌

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  34. Swati Banerji SahaMay 18, 2020 at 8:37 PM

    Beautifully penned .. so apt wrt the current situation .. awaiting the last paragraph to actualise

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  35. UnknownMay 26, 2020 at 8:21 AM

    Beautifully written 👌👌

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  36. anitaAugust 20, 2020 at 8:23 PM

    Beautiful lines ,resonates the time 🤩

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