The uniqueness of our beginning and continuum: A poem

I thought I saw you in the stillness of my reflection; and remembered how you formed me, and I formed you. A beginning of sorts, but a continuum of a mountain with its head in the clouds and its flanks moving into an endless undulating plain! Its forests, on the slopes, symbolising the growth inContinue reading “The uniqueness of our beginning and continuum: A poem”

Like the universe is both curved and flat…: A poem

If I should pluck a star from the sky And toss and turn it in my palm That one act of selfishness could mean everyone should die! If I have patience(‘s) and sublimeness’ card up the sleeve of my arm?! Do you think the brave should be so much of a martyr that he mustContinue reading “Like the universe is both curved and flat…: A poem”

A tale of a village home, and two cities: A poem

I am in hot sandy playing fields where the cotton clouds always make way for lucid skies in the heat of May. A country of lasting childhood memories, of lazy winds swirling around mango trees, and the regular visits to the beach. And the evening gathering at the `copel’ to pray to Mother Mary andContinue reading “A tale of a village home, and two cities: A poem”

There are unacknowledged but telling epitomes, Mother: A poem

What is a word, Mother? Is it as conflagrated with hope as a promise? How do I even define you, Mother? Does a word suit you like sublime? How should I use a paraphrase, Mother? That we are all predicamented by circumstance And should we follow it up as a duty to fate? What phoonContinue reading “There are unacknowledged but telling epitomes, Mother: A poem”

What is my fate? When is the date?: A poem

I am standing like a sycamore at your door Like a Nataraja-dervish asking time its score These numerous arms flaying in the Universal roar And all this rhythm and blues is all way before the birds come out of their nests at sunrise I am listening to a heartbeat amid a trillion cries Even asContinue reading “What is my fate? When is the date?: A poem”