I am a professional speech writer

Of ministers and men in power

What I write….they repeat

I give them their Ivory Tower

In my life time spent in this vocation

Great men have read my prose

My words….they could shaken

And they shook….but no one rose !

I mix my art of writing

With the ‘regular-stock-in-trade’

And the men come ….and men go

Making speeches….all A grade ….

There have been some odd cases

Of men who did not like

To use my text verbatim… But they too…

changed their mind….once they saw the mike !!!

My words…they create a magic

Bring tears to many eyes

Listeners oft get carried away

But for diff. reasons….the speaker cries !

I have written about the past

Of never fading glory….

And of what ought to be done…and when

Never happens…..is a different story !

Now I have made up my mind

To take a pre-mature retirement

I am brushing up my skills

As I too might join the next parliament !!!