There’s a war going on and it’s time we became aware of it, or we’ll soon be destroyed. And it’s not the battle twixt the virus and the vaccine, which even though deadly, still isn’t laying low it’s foes, as the one going on between the latest knowledge and a…
The Spanner, Screwdriver, Hammer Box..!
The mechanic who’d come over to repair my broken fender, stood in front of my car, “Sir!” he said happily, “as soon as I got sahibs phone call, I took my spanners, pliers, hammer and screwdriver…” “And jack!” I reminded him. “Yes sir, and jack, and came over here!” “Why…
Wings..!
’Twas a few years ago, a sense of sadness crept over me, and I wrote this piece: ‘She leaves tomorrow, my little one, back to the US to complete her studies. This morning I peeped into her bedroom, and the mirror opposite reflected her face, innocent in sleep, a face…
Lady Liberty and Impeachment..!
’Tis not often Liberty Island ferrymen and those that ply the Ellis island ferry around New York show agitation. “She was crying,” said a ferryman to his wife that night, “I swear I saw them tears roll down the Statue of Liberty’s cheeks!” “Oh, the poor thing!” cried his wife….
Just One Step Away..!
I love playing cricket, and even now am called down by the local Royal Blues team to play for them, especially when they have a player short. They tell me they love the four I pull over the bowler’s head and I laugh, because I know that that shot came…
Choosing Wealth, Success, or Love?
What would you choose today, wealth, success, or love? But before you answer, here’s a story for today, when we celebrate love! A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said…
Being Stingy On Valentine’s Day..!
The price of gold has gone up, the cost of diamonds too So what do I get my beloved what is it I should do? I dare not get her clothes, they don’t seem to fit she says, I dare not get her gifts, they’re expensive these days. So what…
The Valentine Monument..!
The old government architect smiled to himself as he sat at the tea shop he frequented. His assistant who sat next to him though appeared a tad worried. “No more will people sneer at me and ask what have you built that people will remember you for!” he said with…
As The Crow Wrongly Flies..!
It was while looking through the window glass I saw the crow. He was looking directly at me, and I knew he wanted his feed. I opened the window to put his food on an upturned pot which served as his table, but he grew frightened with the swoosh of…
Yellow, Yellow, Jaundiced Fellow..!
A couple of years ago as a member of an international social organization the club had a problem in hand and a decision had to be made. The committee that met were divided on how to handle the issue and a vote was called for. Each member was asked for…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.