June 25, 2016 – Meenas Poems

A drama enacted with a precision

Expected to bring a windfall

Ended in a tragedy.

Strange are the ways of God.

How Can I Be Anything Else? July 3, 2022

Born in a land where virtue is worshipped, Brought up in a family whichstresses on discipline, Studied in a convent where rules are gospel. Graduating in a college which mentors with an iron hand. I stay stiff and sober, an inculcation rather. How can I be anything else?

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Migratory Terms July 2, 2022

Time takes its wings,flutters, flies, never pauses.the thirty days sojourncomes to a closeoverseeing, managing taking stock, reviewinga call from homelandhalts the schedulesI hasten to a transfer With a small bag in handcontaining the credentials, I prepare for the flight,Follow the proceduresimmigration, security check,a full two and a half hourswait, I […]

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A Jaunt June 24, 2022

A drive to the plantations I see my trees looking robustshimmering with a greenish hue Part of the area, takes the cue from the play schools, hostingtwo year old. toddlers jostling in the airexpressing a sweetnessnonpareil. Crossing them, I behold the fruits with gold coats a tinge of black runs in between lie in heaps, shiningas the sun’s […] […]

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Truth Beguiled June 18, 2022

I wonder why they callthe downpour raining cats and dogs. Watching the rainfall with a bark and a howlI relate to the saying. A couple of days earlierI observed an interrupted drizzlemewing and cooing. Again associating withthe idiom I resonate, with pride. acknowledging my wisdom. Having read many connotationsI find none of them appropriate feel mine […]

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Flight Turns Expensive June 15, 2022

Back at my place of business, a second home as my visa says I step into the house, Happyas it was perfect. It is past midnight, I gobblesome food I broughtquench my thirst with a 250 mlHundred Plus, a carbonated drink. Lo! my wardrobe keys go missing I search the drawers where I keepexcept the keys other belongings remain […]

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Attitude June 14, 2022

My son spoke to me yesterday, he speaks every other day,his words of yesterday, I quote, “wherever you are mom, houses may vary, ambience might differ, places change, but you stay at homeaway from the mainstream”. “How true”! I exclaimI drive to places inside the country,fly to countries, spending money, experiencing great discomfort in flight what for? rus […]

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Namesakes June 6, 2022

it is about the namesakesalmost the same in respectsqualification very basicbody language quixotic,talk alike. a queer sound is a precursor, a drawl follows,mincing and mumbling they carry onan incessant chatter keeping those around in discomfort. The differences being twothe initial comes foremost, the most relevant distinctionone being good at heartthe […]

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Unmai May 29, 2022

Viewed by many as a maverick Unmai did not change his ways for anyone. be it you and me path being a straightforward quest. Satyam being an idealism he followed with a penchant allowed no colours or sketches whatsoever to diminish its beauty. Raw, as it stood in the arenabare as it is seen […]

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It Is Me By Means May 27, 2022

Terrible distraction Terrific pressureTremendous excitementare my recent calls o Been a shadow all throughthe heydays .nestling in the background I am in the central, a pivot rather, coordinating the activitiessynchronizing the eventsrecording the detailsall done before by me turning a villain, that remained unknown to the worldI embark into the limeligh […]

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A Paler Version May 24, 2022

Flower shows and fruit showskept us busy those days.My mother, an avid gardenerbagged prizes for her gardensflowers, fruits and vegetables. I ran up the podium to receivethe awards and rolling cupsyear after year, Newspapersflashed the ceremony,news reel recordedthe prize winning entries. Back home, my friends,congratulated me as ifI was responsible for the […]

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