South Indian Filter Coffee, World Poetry Day Special

South Indian Filter Coffee, World Poetry Day Special

In the land of South, where spices reign, There’s a drink that stirs both heart and brain. Kumbakonam’s famous degree coffee brew, Its aroma and taste very fresh and true. It starts with beans, roasted to perfection, Ground finely for a brewing concoction. In the filter top, it meets hot water, Decoction filters down that…

An Adamant Poem, World Poetry Day Special

An Adamant Poem, World Poetry Day Special

“An Adamant Poem” captures the poet’s struggle with writer’s block. The pencils and pens are portrayed as petrified and alarmed. The poet feels frustrated in trying to write. Despite their readiness, no inspiration comes. Words seem stuck in hibernation or trapped in imagination’s womb. The plea for emergence and wisdom reflects a longing for creative…

A Rotting Leaf Masquerading as the sole of a Pharaoh’s Sandal

A Rotting Leaf Masquerading as the sole of a Pharaoh’s Sandal

A rotting leaf in the Bougainville Park, that I clicked on the first evening of this year, haunted me for days, resulting in an experimental poem in surrealism.    Pray assure me, don’t I resemble Neil Armstrong’s stamped foot on the moon’s Tranquility? Perhaps, more likely I am the fossilised remnants  of an ancient sole…

YOGA

YOGA

My non Tamizh knowing North Indian friends, when they came to know that I have written poems in Thamizh, wanted me to translate them into English for wider readership. I bowed down to their request and translated my Tamizh poem on YOGA into English. They liked it very much. I thought I will share the…

A stunning view of the Milky Way galaxy filling the night sky, showcasing countless stars.

An Elegy to Olga

  From the skies above, it suddenly came down as a rock And with a thud its tender neck broke Before the double headed Eagle with his deadly beaks Cast in steel of brutality Could claim it and smother it and mince it To smithereens, Like that deadly grenade hurled from nowhere to the child…

Indian Railways

Indian Railways

In the heart of Mother India, steel tracks pave the way,A lifeline connecting souls, where travellers find their stay.Indian Railways, a nation’s pride, a journey rich and grand,A tapestry of stories woven through the vast and diverse land. From the bustling stations to the rhythmic choo-choo,A symphony of motion, a kaleidoscope of view.The whistle blows,…

Metal chain forming the number one on an orange background, ideal for design concepts.

Here, he is the one

He will not stop He will not require, He will not say no, He will decide about his desires.   The problems are galore, They come often and they go, They persist if you persist worrying, Otherwise like air, they evaporate and do not bother you anymore.   Learning from birth, Learning never stops, If…