Poem on IWD- By Prof. Eshwaran Narasimhan

Tomes have been attempted

The feminine gender

The male mind has often been tempted

On this exclusive mind bender

If dominance is important and key

There are many to emulate

Look around and see

I will let my throat ululate

The matrilineal pachyderm

Or the socially clear hyena with a cackle

Or orcas, some call them blubberderm

Maybe bonobos, you want to tackle

All dominant in their own way

The feminine gender hold sway

They hear no Nay

At the end of the day

However if empathy is the need

Or being looked after

Either to feed

In sorrow or in laughter

Follow the hornbill

Safe and sound

To the brim is the food till

Within the tree she is bound

Oh and the hippocampus non universal

Not in the brain but marine

The reproductive role reversal

For the confused, it is seahorse I define

But the deep sea angler takes the cake

60 times smaller and many times lighter

The male fuses with her in the wake

She is the hunter and a fighter

The homo sapiens can reason

Things change all the time

Recognize the importance in all season

Behave well in action and mime