Fire

When the storm (un)settles. 

Night’s long gone,

passions worn, day stirs

live embers.

©

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]

Bridges

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 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.

©

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)]

Water

Remnants of a storm.

Undried tears,

sunken dreams, hushed fears,

slushed up peace.

©

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/]