The Mobile Ring Poem by chandra thiagarajan

The leader of a team
Conducts a meeting
All the members seem
To be ardently listening.

There rings a mobile
The leader echoed
“Please keep your mobiles
In the silent mode.”

His lecture he started
Again went the ring
At them he yelled
“Will you stop the thing? ”

There were hushed under-tones
But he further proceeded
Again the mobile ring tone-
“You see guys, I’m impeded.”

“Can you not heed
And keep your mobiles in silent mode?
It’s such a hindrance, indeed
To take you on the high road.”

Again the mobile rang
The team- leader was exasperated
Slowly, a member gave the bang
“Sir, it’s your mobile”—he stated.