God & Greed

God & Greed

I went for a walk in a deserted street

All alone and no one to greet,

I saw a blur figure and approached it wisely

To my surprise, it was none other than God almighty,

I was scared and was in a shock

Completely unaware of how to start a talk,

I kept glancing at Him with my eyes so kind

When suddenly a thought happened to cross my mind,

What is but a thousand years to us on mother earth

Must be for the Lord, no more than a minute worth.

I asked out God, “Is it true”

God Laughed out loud and towards me He drew,

With a lighting glow in the darkness of night

Whispered to me “It is quite right”.

I started to wonder and out of human avarice

I spoke out thus, even without thinking twice,

“Then perhaps it may also be true

That what are million rupees to us is only a penny to You (God) “

Once again, I asked out God, “Is it true”

God Laughed out loud and towards me He drew,

With a lighting glow in the darkness of night

Whispered to me “It is quite right”.

For one last time I looked into his eye

As if fighting a war and watching myself die,

I requested Lord to lend me a penny

Thinking that will fetch me plenty of money.

My dear Child as you desire

Anything for you whatever you require,

Unfortunately I don’t happen to have it right now

Wait for a minute I shall fetch it and fulfill my vow!

Happily thus, I waited for Lord to accomplish His Oath

But later I realized and started to loath,

For what is a minute to Lord is but thousand years to us

Like a favorite sweet in front of you with a topping of fungus.