A clerihew is a whimsical, four-line poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The first line is the name of the poem’s subject, usually a famous person put in an absurd light. The rhyme scheme is AABB, and the rhymes are often forced. The line length and metre are irregular. Tony Fernandes You’ll seldom see him at his desk, Because of ...

When there are apples to be polished, Many people will do it with relish, Sucking up to an authority, Is an apple polisher’s duty.   Brown nosing comes in many guises, Boot licking is meant to disguise, An attempt to ask for favours, By appealing to emotion in many flavours.   Flattery is nice to receive, Even though  it is ...

The eagle swoops down, Too late for the little rat, Breakfast has been served.      

I am only one, But still I am one, I cannot do everything, But still I can do something, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do, That is the power of one Helen Keller alluded to.   One voice in a silent world can sound so loud, One kind gesture can remove all doubts, One ...

Little baby smiles, Mummy’s heart misses a beat, True love has spoken.

Malaysians crave for titles, The way Christians love their bibles, Look at the number of awards dished out every year, There is no end to that I fear.   Titles used to be awarded with much constraint, But they’re now given with little restraint, No longer awarded to only people with unimpeachable integrity, But given so perversely to every Tom, ...

Tong biru they give, Our future hangs in the tong, What a sorry state!

E = mc 2 is Albert Einstein’s formula for mass-energy, Pivotal in the evolution of quantum theory, Renowned for his intellectual achievements and originality, And his special theory of relativity.   The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was his most distinguished award, On top of his many many rewards, His name became synonymous with genius, Making so many other scientists ...

My college mate Tolstoy Tingang Trang has suggested to me that I should seriously consider writing haiku poems.  In the last couple of days, I decided to do some study about haiku though initially I thought haikus are not the type of poems that I would want to write. Then I became hooked and have been busy trying my hands ...

Marriage is a big responsibility, It’s about cherishing each other till infinity, It has its ups and downs, And sometimes in circles we go round and round.   Marriage can turn out to be a struggle, It’s little wonder that some choose to remain single, Married life can be a difficult affair, When we get into each other’s hair.   ...