As Per Norms Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BACDDEFGHIJKCLMMANOP QARSTUVWXLYBAZPAA2A B2C2D2AE2F2VAVDG2H2F 2AF2I2AJ2A BJ2GGF2F2F2F2TF2CK2| AS PER NORMS | A |
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| This is a government office | B |
| Here everything goes by norms | A |
| When you join as an officer | C |
| Or as a peon a file is opened | D |
| Yes file is opened | D |
| You do not open a file | E |
| It is opened for you in your name | F |
| And a number is given to the file i e to you | G |
| Now onward | H |
| All is in passive voice | I |
| Then on wards whatever follows | J |
| Is as per norms Regulation Rule | K |
| Set by some Macualy the colonizer | C |
| Little over centuries ago | L |
| You apply leave | M |
| Whether causal or earned leave | M |
| Apply as per norms | A |
| Go on a tour | N |
| Whether official or personal | O |
| Process through proper channel | P |
| And it is approved | Q |
| As per norms | A |
| Norms should be followed | R |
| Should never be violated | S |
| Inform when you marry | T |
| You may exceed the societal norm | U |
| when you woo some one | V |
| but inform beforehand your marriage | W |
| as per norm' when you get married | X |
| First thing you do when you come to know | L |
| You are conceived or father a child | Y |
| intimate the office | B |
| as per norms | A |
| so that you get | Z |
| The leave entitled to see your new one s arrival | P |
| This is as per norms | A |
| or else your child will not get the benefits | A2 |
| as per norms | A |
| - | |
| Your pay is fixed | B2 |
| You are promoted | C2 |
| Even bypassing someone else | D2 |
| As per the norms | A |
| Some one is dead | E2 |
| Or killed in an accident | F2 |
| Inform for action | V |
| As per norms | A |
| Anything a sanction for a thousand to billion | V |
| As per the norms and | D |
| Approval of competent authority is issued | G2 |
| You are transferred on public interest | H2 |
| Or your own request or insult on punishment | F2 |
| Everything as per norms | A |
| When you superannuate | F2 |
| You are relieved from services | I2 |
| As per the norms | A |
| So your years have all through been | J2 |
| As per norms | A |
| - | |
| After years of existence in a government office | B |
| Had made you a has been | J2 |
| And those invaluable years would not tell you | G |
| Or those who served with you | G |
| Were you useful were you benefited | F2 |
| Or happy sad | F2 |
| As per norms that couldn t be found | F2 |
| However one thing was found | F2 |
| That too very firmly | T |
| You have acquired heavy salt and pressure in the blood | F2 |
| And you are very sweet with high blood sugar | C |
| This is not as per norms of your age | K2 |
Ramanujam Meganathan
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 09/20/2025
Poet's note: This is about how a typical government employee in countries like India is governed by norms and regulations. Just tried to be humourous.
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