June 2, 2015 – Meenas Poems

An accused came before

he stood with heads down

when questioned kept quiet

never was the same as before.

Is it a way of acceptance?

I really do not know

Yet he did not answer to any query

could it be a mute acceptance?

Ramblings

Made To Order September 25, 2022

The fetters that surround me invisible and intangiblehave tied me down to a status unfulfilling and thankless. This might sound ambiguous to most that being true on my side born in a traditional community family strictly orthodox confines girls to stay at home regardless of their qualificationsand brilliance,vouchsafes education as an achievement not to […]

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Over A cup of Tea September 24, 2022

At the corner of the roadwithin the premises of a Banka tea vendor has her stall. A makeshift one polycarbonatesheets as roof, a table with the huge boiler,and six plastic chairs, Her hands prepare tea and snackswhile her ears follow closely the gossipthat goes on. A kind of search engine akin to Google, she is abreast […]

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Knock, Knock September 23, 2022

Knock, Knock, continuoustapping on the doorevery morning, keepme on toes. The day starts with gentle rap it is my maid SumathyHer smile enlivens, her maturitygratifies. A deafening tap. it seemsthe doors will give off. Velu.who irons my sarees thunders in.Enacts a dramatic greeting. A pause, I return to the doorresponding to a soft knock.one that is […] […]

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Dining out is a taboo to me leave alone partaking foodwith cutlery. September 22, 2022

I eat with my hands, if I ever visit,n a restaurant, starred hotels.where the tables are set. Fork, spoon, knife beside the plate remainuntouched, The joy of mixing ricewith broth and ghee,rasam and papads, curd and pickle. the curries that go with them,I experience a physical connection, it is Vedas Through the thumb comes spaceThrough […]

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For That Matter September 21, 2022

Oh! I sleep during the day.Calls, duties take aback step. One ofdeep slumber. Oh! but for the nightdreams gnaw and sting present both pleasantand terrible. Those affablerelate to my childhoodwhere my mother dominatesschool and university glide past The other places mein a state, reminiscingthe hardships, lossdisappointments. recalls the nightmaresanguish […]

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Kinship I cherish September 19, 2022

Thinking of the creatures aroundas your own, talking to them oftenlistening to their sounds, Idifferentiate a howl from a bark,a tweet from a shrill cry,a cheerful buzz from a monotonous hum. The trees, grass and shrubs carry me to a world of pictorial grandeur, greenery of the meadows, bid me nearby. Caressing the tuft I stand beneath a […]

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Vruksha Puja September 18, 2022

Watching a priest prostrating before a teak tree drapedin yellow silk, flowers and bellsare tied around making it looklike a bride. The priest chant slokas,calls the birds who flock to tweetthe squirrels come down to squeakbees swarm buzzing, leaves rustlethe branches tweak. With folded hands, the priestseeks permission to fell the treefrom the inhabitants. […]

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Love As Passion September 16, 2022

Taj Mahal, an edifice proclaiming Shahjahan’s love for Mumtaz, Queen Udayanati’s stepwell in Patanhonours her husband Kamaboth are agelessly gorgeous Love turns blind whenit assumes a noble role. Creativity is gifted to few The much-known Taj and the less familiar Stepwells are monuments, timeless beauties which glorify love– a passion that surpassesordinar […]

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Cat And the Mouse September 15, 2022

One of a gamepicturing the differenceof small and big, of strong and weaka practicality that prevails As the game advances the cat catches the mouse a representation with validity strength conquering the frail Seen this played long, long, agowhere children spent time in the gardenshouting and running happily, an exercisepromoting health and adaptability – […]

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Me-A Camel September 14, 2022

Walking like a camelwith a big hunch, I draga baggage, across roads and lanespause a while, hasten at timesunable to keep it down. I carry on exhaustedknowing it willbe interred with my bones.

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