Ram (niklal) Mehta, born in Dwarka, had been a professor and Head, Department of English, N.A.Arts College, V.Vidyanagar, Gujarat India. After his retirement in 1994, his time splits between India and North America.
Cataclysm and cark are held at bay,
There runs the national psyche at quay
Of Osama bin Laden’s mere barbarity.
Don’t worry: your safety is on priority.
Saddam Hussein has outlived all adjectives,
A dictator, a demagogue, an anti-Christ,
A tyrant, Baghdad butcher, a monster.
Who would send the world back in dark ages?