My mother, why did you ………….. ? Smile always ………… ? Is it the sorrows of the previous life That haunted you so much That you shoed them away? That they didn’t afflict the present. Or is it the sorrow of the past days You thought was just your And you just smiled To give Read more about MY MOTHER, WHY DID YOU… … … ?[…]

You haven’t ever thought To break your beat Going round and cyclic Your Killer Instinct’s Vicious to the core! So proud of the bad taste in your mouth I’ve seen you ignoring, Eluding the non-stop eaters With taste buds high and choosy Exercising preference over preference! I’ve seen your eyes down-casted As if instinctively wiser, Read more about POVERTY, YOU THYSELF![…]

I know you since Since when I was a lass A solitary lass Who would perch upon The edge of the stringed cot Stranded standing against the wall In the tubular verandah Right in the middle – Of my house and the courtyard, The kitchen garden, the red grass The sky-rocking papayas And the over-lapping Read more about YOU WALK IN BEAUTY…[…]

When I Shall Be Dead, My Dearest And they would be readying To put me off And my eyes like lamps Would be fathoming down the Ocean Down the thickness Of the Sea of Sorrow That was divided – Between you and me; And none but you and me, my dearest. For you knew so Read more about When I Shall Be Dead, My Dearest[…]