Classic Poem

Here we make poems.
All kinds of poems.
Political poems, social poems.
Spiritual poems, material poems.
Urban poems, nature poems.
Love poems, erotic poems.
Realistic poems, unrealistic poems.
40s’ poems,50s’ poems.
60s’ poems,70s’ poems.
And very soon our 80s’ poems will go on sell.
Poems’ hands, legs, heads, shoulders,
Penises, vaginas, hair, fingers, nails,
Eyes, faces, noses, ears,
We preserve everything in our workshop.
Native and foreign similes and images,
Vocabulary and rhymes
End rhymes, internal rhymes,
There are thousands of them in our stock.
These days you see there is going a mushrooming of poetry companies.
But you know we are the only iconic brand in the market.
And by faking it’s not possible to be famous any more.

How can I help you? Sir?
Yes, the poem you ordered is almost done.
It’s been neat and nice.
It’s just getting the finishing touch.
Just have a seat, wait a bit and take a cup of tea.
We are going short of few more screws needed to tighten the parts of your poem.
Don’t worry, I’m sending Latif to get them
From another factory beside ours.

Translation by S M Maniruzzaman