YELLOW   PROFESSOR

Here comes the venerable Professor of English

With his yellow notes on Linguistics

Clinched in his fists lest the spines should fall apart

Revealing the handwritten words of his old domestic archives—

The yellow moth-eaten notes  of  his college days

That collected enough dust during hide from Sun rays.

His August notes  deny existence of ‘Deconstruction’,

Defy  any new approach  or any new definition;

Because knowledge for him is ‘sacrosanct’ and ‘pure’

With a solid past ,static present and  thus a future, secure.

In the meanwhile many things have changed

Even words have assumed new meaning ;

But not the professor ‘s affectation

Or his faulty wide-mouthed pronunciation  --

Always the same quotes and exemplification ;

Firmly  laying Linguistics’ foundation

In heads of many an old and new generation;

Let’s salute him –our professor of English

Better with some archaic words of admiration !

Comp. n copy right : saroj k. padhi , 03/11/14