JEEWAN RAMLUGUN
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The field gets indefatigably tilled,
the soil lavishly nourished
for a bounty yield, for a crop
that would please Ceres and Demeter,
but the ample harvest much hoped- for
would depend on the weather; no sop
can work to confer protection,
a shield against the harsh season.
Then on another (higher?) plane,
the panoply of power and privileges,
inexplicably inordinate
in the eyes of others,
less fortunate or not at all fortunate;
the armamentarium of immunities
and impunities to boot-
these are for precious services rewarded,
in the public interest
we are made to understand;
it is, however, not a case of what is good
for the goose is good
for the gander, as plainly evident!