Bloodlines
bySophia Pandeya’s poem is a philosophical rainbow, a scintillating epiphany, juxtaposing the real & the surreal.
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A Mandir In Kabul
byKalyani Sethuraman’s rendezvous with a temple priest in Afghanistan inspired her to tell his tale through her verse.
Black Spring
byPrathap Kamath’s melancholic poem paints the charades of a dark spring. The trees & the birds know it. Can we fathom it?
Childish Pursuits
byDo you remember the time when you stretched to a bright world to explore and roam free?
3-7-1-7-1-1-0-0
byIn this abstract poem, with a number as its name, time slices the soul, perfection is undone, and colours fade away.
Daffodils Aren’t Roses
byWhen daffodils blossom, they carry the love of children; Simon Altmann’s graceful, elegant, and melodious poem.
My Father’s Garden
byHumanity is a continuum, a progression of life, from one generation to the other through a bond called family.
White
byA white page is more beautiful than a poem; it is a funnel through which you can inhale love, exhale anger, and just be.
Four Tea Cups
byA meeting at a canteen is an act of love; couples drink each other, yet try to camouflage their emotions.
Rama’s Squirrel
byThe gruesome deeds human beings do in the name of God; with the knowledge that God is blind, deaf, and mute!
Predilection
byThere’s an internal inferno within you that extinguishes desire; burns your soul and becomes an absolute memory: death.
At Least Songs
byThe victor writes history. The voice and dreams of the slaves are relegated, brewing a revolution from a silent seed.
Lubbay
byA poem set in Kalapettai, Pondicherry; 1746.
‘Where I Come From, We Sing Poetry’ – Derek Walcott
byThe poet and playwright Derek Walcott, famous for receiving the Nobel prize in literature, lives through his poems.
This Alien Feeling
byHow does it feel to be happy? Is it an alien feeling or is is something that tingles your senses and makes you smile?