Sep 13
An absolute gem from Suparna! you can write to her sue195chat@yahoo.com and tell her to write more! 
Enjoy…
Up in the hills of Nilgiri
2 miles up the winding lane
Lived a mysterious hermit
With a long flowing mane
No one could guess his age for sure
Indeed, no one even knew his name
So they conjured up tall tales around him
Some called him genius, some insane
An aroma of fresh herbs and spices
Emanated from his kitchen window
A heady concoction of saffron and cinnamon
Soaked up the valley below
Some were left with watering mouths
Some went weak with hunger
Some, caught up in a sudden frenzy
Would start to lick their fingers
From biriyani and polau to shahi paneer
And desserts with cream and fudge
His repertoire was unparalled
From Indian, to Chinese and Dutch
But no one dared go up the hill
His reputation was quite scary
It seems anyone who went up to him
Faced consequences rather dreary
Though what truly happened up in the hut
Was really all up in the air
Some said, the hermit asked questions
That were absurdly rare
If one came up with the right answer
The meal was up for grabs
But if you goofed up even once, it meant
Yoga—for the brains and the abs
Sonu made a promise to his mother
Never to go up that hill
Yet he found his resolve weakening, when
The smells tantalised his nostril
He dreamt of jalebis all night long
And corn seeds that went popping
And pizzas the size of football fields
With strawberry jam as topping
Early next morning he made up his mind
To meet up with this hermit
He would sneak out in the early hours
To avoid taking a permit
He stayed up all night and read up his books
And mugged up the names in history
He then rolled up his sleeves and pulled up his socks
And set out to unravel the mystery
“Why you’re not scary at all,” said Sonu
As the yogi came out of his meditation
He smiled at the little boy and said
“Wait till you hear my question.”
After several hours of silence
(In truth it was only 5 minutes)
The hermit opened his mouth and asked
“What’s my name? Do you know it?”
Sonu who had prepared all that he could
Couldn’t believe his misfortune
He pictured himself living up in the hills
Doing impossible yogic contortions
His eyes got misty, his throat was choked up
He prayed to Shiv and to Allah
He mustered up all the strength he could find
And let out a cry “BAAHAAA AAAAA”
“Yes, yes, my boy!” screamed the hermit
As he jumped up from his seat
“Bawa is my name, BAWA BAWA!” he yelled
And did a little jig
“For years they came up for my food
And gobbled them up with gusto
But not one person asked me my name
Between the slurps, the burps and the Bravos”
Sonu was hailed a hero in the village
The hermit was no longer threatening
If you don’t believe this tale my friends
Then look up “Sounds Interesting”
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Thums “UP” to this one too…..
One of the best pieces of literature i have read in a loooooooong long time…..
All i can say is “Bah…Bah….khub bhalo (‘very good’ in Bengali)…..i cud not for even once guess who the hermit could be until the end….Too delicious.
Jai Gurudeva!!!!
O beautiful Suparna….
It is funny, interesting and very rythemic. There are very few pieces where one doesn’t get disenterested at any point. Yours is one of them. Wish u all the best. If u’re not a professional poet already, you could start taking it seriously.
Jai Gurudev
Love
Sakshi
the best 1 ever …………….was a complete laughter riot baaaahaaaaaa……hehe
Yes , held my intertest throughout,
However I am sharp,
In the beginnning only ,
I came to know, it was Bau
Bravo! Bravo!
Amazing!!
Amazing…
Well to be frank i had guessed it was gonna be you BAU…!!!!!!
looking at this masterpiece i would rather say you are a professional poet so when do you bring out such masterpieces???
BAU you should publish your book of poems and needless to say there will be many people
who will be craving for it..
JAI GURUDEVA….!!!!!!!!!
Jai Gurudev!!
Wonderfully written ..Looking for More from you Suparna
Vivek
Its a masterclass!! simply wonderful. cant find any more adjectives…i wish i had some of ur writing skills..
@ Avishek, Kruvesh, Rintu, Vivek and Rishabh: Thank you all for your wonderful comments
@Krishna: Dhonyobaad dhonyobaad!
@Bhawana: Thank you Bhawana for your comment
It totally made my day
Would love to read more from you
In poetry, prose or play
@Sakshi, Arnav: Thanks guys! No, I’m not professional (yet:)!!) Hence these occasional pats on the back work wonders:)
JGD..
changa ji.. very awesome.. i knew it was about bau.. after reading the first para.. oh and bau wishing you a verryyy belated happy birthday.. i thought it was on the 22nd.. hence the delays… anyways.. a very belated happy birthday..
HMMMM GREAT work Suparna.
I dnt know it was bawa untill BAWA…
i was imagining the old filmy kinda! Loose clothes etc long thick hair.. 
You know the HERMIt.. 
Thinking of bawa n pizzas n dining.. The competition! You havnt announced the results
Ha ha ha ha ha ha… Nice one…..
And its SSuupppeeeeeerrr cute on part of you two, on Suparna’s to write such a cute poetry on
Bau and on Bau’s to post it here
Love
Minnie
Supercreative.. Terrific… Suparna you are a Genius!!!
The hermit was no longer threatening
pehle darr lagta tha
ab nahi lagta.
HAPPY B’DAY Bau.
Jai Gurudeva:)
Very nice … infact very difficult to write such a piece … but does bawa make people do yogic contortions ?…
absolutely amazing
great 1 loved it absolutely
deliciously delightful, Surreptitiously sweet and tantalizingly truthful… Sonu
This was truly amazing… I laughed out so loud at the end… great work… simply great
jai gurudev..
wow.. this hermit is actually very cool…
nice post..
Majja aa gaya ye padhke… Extremely well written… And the twist in the tale… Couldnt imagine for a second we were talking about Bau here… With all the food and tasty recipes, it had to be!
Great work Suparna… Enjoyed it!
hahahaha !!
BAWAAAAAAAA !!
Bawa and Dinesh,
You are looking older than Guruji!
Ask Guruji for the magic potion
Sing to him “Gairon Pe Karam Apnon Pe Sitam Ae Jaane Wafa Ye Zulm Na Kar”
It was Intriguing, had lots of “ups” and at the same time rhythmic.
Good work Suparna!
Jai Guru Dev.
@Dinesh/Sonu: Believe it or not, I was actually hoping that Sonu (whereever he is) would read this and corroborate the story
Thanks!
@Komal, Aparna, Minnie, Vivek, Anand, Japleen, Floyd, nibbles, Satwik, Harsh, Nitish, Shreyans and Monica: Thanks!! Really glad that you all enjoyed it so much:)
Anmol, you really need to get yourself a new monitor!… or wear glasses
jai gurudev bawa:):) fantastic poem suparna
.. knew it was about bau from the very first stanza:):)
“he did a little jig.. “:P classic
SUPARNA IT ROCKZ !!!! Someone should set this piece to music ….write up come chords and stuff…this is rappin stuff .
JGD!
This is Marvellous!!!!! The “BAWA BAWA….” part is stupendous………
Lovely piece… Yet again i am saying, please publish your work…
Jai Gurudev!!!
Love,
Taran
absolutely stunning!! fantastic piece… I initially was picturing some distant mountains and things… and when it came to pizza… I knew it!!! Wah wa Wah wa, Bawa!
LOL!!!!!
MAN i was laughing SOOO HARD!!!!…my mom came from the other room askign what is worng with me…this was a GEM!!!seriously a GEM!!!
will definitely convey this to Suparna..
it is awesome…. Superna you are a gem…..no words to describe but just SUPERB…..fantastic…keep writing… BAWA was a surprise….actually while reading i thought it must be the winning mail about ‘UP’.
Smiles all the way. And I will surely go up the mountain to see this hermit
how cute!!!
just wandered in….
Love that google, great site. Take care….
Hello…
Wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, but cool site. All the best….
Marlene A…
Heya, just happened in….
Hey ….! aMAzing one …
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hey sue nice poem
Brilliant piece.Initailly I was like “ah too long to read”! Dunno how I started reading it and man I couldnt stop!
Simply hillarious !
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awesome bhaaaaa aaaaaa…….!!!!!
jgd. u made me read the whole lovely stuff…no i never thot it was Bau…cant imagine him actually doing yoga…but it oozed with lov n v need much much of it in this love starved world. keep writing beta…it held the attn that speaks volumes about u n yor hermit. great !jgd
Bravo!!
i completely believe it ..
n i do it only after reading ‘Sounds Interesting’!!