English is spoken by large sections
It's the favourite of the masses
Although it's a difficult language
Most have learnt it's usage.
It came into being in 5th century
It isn't ancient by this heresy
German Saxons came to this island
Thrust it locally as we understand.
It took several forms in later years
Shakespeare wrote many plays
Old English turned to middle English
And to modern English to distinguish.
Over time, it has become very rich
With words from Greek, Latin, French
Not to leave out Urdu, Hindi, Chinese
Also Dutch, Spanish and Japanese.
English is different in its grammar
Pronunciation unique in its manner
Still it is spoken in several countries
It's also used in UN organisations.
If US has Mark Twain, Dan Brown, Stephen King
UK has Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, JK Rowling
India is no less with Mulk Raj Anand, RK Narayan, Ruskin Bond, KA Abbas
And Shashi Tharoor with his sesquipedalian words.
It's the language of science and space
Since inception, it's also IT's base
With Google and ChatGPT in wide use
English as a language is profuse.