“Trucking hills and crossing rivers, Pushed by devotional fervors Hurried crowd from far and near ‘Har, Har, Mahadev’ rolled in ears. Excited you were and wanted to rise, Stand on legs and dance in trance Moving your horns, tail and bell To the divine sound of conch shell But, you controlled your emotion And decided … Read more
Men of muscles and mighty elephants Pushed the chariot in full force. ‘Dwarakadeesh!’, cried the crowd, But, not an inch, the chariot moved. Seven elephants from the worlds above And seven from below, All mighty, majestic tuskers, Came dashing, all together Pushed the chariot with great force Their trumpets trembled the mountains Their foot … Read more
Like waving a toffee box before a kid And asking him to shut his mouth Heavy downpour last night, Now, heat returned in full might. ‘Why a/c for me?’, I asked my son, long back. ‘You need it dad’, he said. Not me, my children know what I need! ‘Why a new birth for … Read more
Yes, my body, the Sun scorches To mind too, the heat reaches But who tore my body into two And took away a half? Certainly not the Sun And whom to ask who did it? Injuries inflicted, came without calling, Some healed, some healing, Some will never heal. The Sun didn’t do it. And … Read more
Cracks do develop in some families Though they are not made of bricks Brick – cracks can be repaired by a mason Wood -cracks by a carpenter. But, when a family tears apart Those who went out, have to come back And rebuild. And there comes the problem! Wood, cement and mortar Are free … Read more
Going crazy in the glowing heat, Why hard for me to beat? Five decades of stay went waste? ”Yes’, says the nicker from my waist. Feel ashamed while I muse Get me soon some cold juice. Numberless the days I wandered With no hat, no umbrella, What happened all of a sudden Why heat became … Read more
With a nicker high above the knees, A half shirt with no buttons, Seeing me walking joyfully On the Habsiguda high roads, ‘Come inside!’, calls my sister And scolds! ‘The best dress for the Hyderabad summer’ I tell her, ‘is to be with no dress’ ‘Are you a baby, peeping from the womb?’ She asks … Read more
‘Come out, come out!’, calls Mother Earth Hugging the seed and kissing his head ‘How long will you be in slumber? Mom long to see your rise, remember. ‘The Sky is ready for the Royal precession See there, the gates are wide opened, See there, seven green horses Leaping in joy, moving their heads. … Read more
This short poetry appeared in my mind during my recent train journey , while reading a post on Arjuna’s chariot catching fire soon after Lord Krishna got down from it, at the end of the Kurukshetra war. English meaning added in the end. എന്റെ തേര് തീപ്പിടിക്കാതെ, മണ്ണിൽത്തആഴാതെ കാക്കുവോൻ എന്റെ മർമം നോക്കിവരും അസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങുവോൻ എവിടേക്കു തിരിഞ്ഞാലും … Read more
I longed for a handful of food , once Cursed those who didn’t share an ounce. Now I have food in bins and barrels But why share with others? Oh, my God! There comes in thousands Ants, white, black and red In wagon and carts, In ships and boats! They are looting my food mounts … Read more