A dog died yesterday.

Perhaps it did not know our traffic rules

Some thundering wheels

Took part of it (albeit unintentionally)

To some Gangetic town,

Some hours later

Only a fading red patch

Spoke softly of its existence

Four similars later

Animal activists cried, "Murder!",

Brought the town to a halt

And new speed breakers made the headlines.

But guess what?

Another homeless human died yesterday too.

I read the small snippet on page six

Some thundering wheels

Took part of her too to some Gangetic town.

Nobody cried , "Murder!";

Nor did the ten souls whose voices were silenced by the

Winter frost found little comfort on this earth.

Interesting, mmmm!

Today's headlines read...

' Federal Government Condemns Whaling In Japan'