Friday 27 May 2022

Fire

When the storm (un)settles. 


Night’s long gone,

passions worn, day stirs

live embers.

©

Tuesday 24 May 2022

Alert!


Descending
waters, heavens un-
relenting.

©

[Widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely over Kerala and Lakshadweep on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2022-05-24-weather-may-24-rain-thunderstorms-odisha-himachal-kerala]

Friday 20 May 2022

Bridges

pc: pngtree.com

 Sue & Rue


Sue: Man builds bridges for progress.

Rue: Man burns bridges too for progress.

Sue: What about bridges falling all on their own?

Rue: That’s when he makes no progress.

©


Wednesday 11 May 2022

Pooram

PC: PUBLIC DOMAIN

 Clouds bore down
with the weight of a town’s
prolonged wait.

©

[As all the Covid restrictions that blocked the celebrations for two years have been lifted, thousands of people flocked to Thekkinkad. Kudamattam, one of the most colorful celebrations of Thrissur Pooram, was held amid pouring rain. (May 10, 2022, https://keralakaumudi.com)]


Sunday 8 May 2022

Water

Remnants of a storm.



Undried tears,

sunken dreams, hushed fears,

slushed up peace.

©

Wednesday 4 May 2022

The Embroidery of Darkness


PC: SUDEVAN

When darkness and thoughts interweave, they trap a lone, raw nerve in their loops, wreathing solitude. A flower blooms in it, and a spring of smiles make way through the darkness. And it's not dark. Not anymore.


തുന്നൽ

ഇരുട്ട് തുന്നി വന്ന
പച്ച
ഞരമ്പിൻ
തുമ്പത്ത്
ഹൃദയം
പൂത്തു നിന്നു.

© Jayashree Peringode


Stitch

Darkness gathered
in a stitch
a raw nerve,
the heart blooming
at its tip.

© Sujatha Warrier

[First published in http://indianperiodical.com/]