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The Magnificence Of Tulasi


Tulasi leaves are considered  holy

the small little leaves  they are

grow  on a  plant  not big

spread   a grace

send  an aroma pleasant

they, in my part of  the  land

are worshipped  with piety

by women  with  ardent devotion

tended with care in a pot

having elaborate designs

resemble a stupa like structure

every morn  the women water the plant

keep sindhoor and draw kolams

enhancing the divine charm

they perform an aarathi  with dedication

go around the stupa thrice  with eyes closed

prostrate before the Tulasi tulasi plant

a belief that has  been bequeathed by elders

followed by generation after generation

well, the basil gives prosperity to her devotees

that  be the magnificence of the plant

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The Curry leaves,


The coriander  plants 

 shoot out green leaves 

on all seasons without fail

 greener during rainy days 

paler in the hot months 

healthy  most of the year

spotted they  turn 

when rains fail 

 bloom profusely  with cheer

 spread a pleasant smell all over

 collect them every day 

 they  being  an ingredient 

to season and supplement 

 the diet with aroma and iron 

Lovely they look when cooked 

Lovelier they seem 

as they dangle  in breeze 

 great is their value in regular terms 

 greater they stand with heads high

when tagged with medicine .

Simplicity overwhelms  gracefully.

Essential they are for preparation.

Cheap and best in diction.

brushed aside wholly by most 

held in esteem by a few

like to sing their praise 

commend their value 

with a fervour and passion

they do  carry  voluminous refer  

with a coy bright decor.

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curry leaves tree

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Dainty Pie


The flavour in the pie

the smell that emanates

greatly igniting the wish

wanting to savour it  in deviates

tasting it bit by bit

let not in one go

well as it lies there closely knit

devoured by many in a flow

the aroma  keeps my nostrils panting

while my taste buds flip-flop

I stand in the queue wanting

seeing the layer in top

being swapped in gently

entering smoothly into the throat

it being a dish of dainty

that would melt in the mouth  as a float

Oh! the dish is making me ravenous

as waiting increases the  appetite even more.

dainty pie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fragrance -Both Ways


Red roses and yellow  poppies toss in the air,

The white jasmine and pink lotus dazzle over,

The wet green grass and the  hedges shine across,

A pleasant fragrance slides and engulfs the environ.

 

The Camphor trees and Benzoin trees stand erect,

The Mango and Neem trees spread their branches,

The Coconut and Palmyra tree grow upright,

A scintillating fragrance flips out and embraces the environ.

 

The atmosphere thus weighs heavily with aroma,

Pleasing the nostrils  and embalming the mind,

Rejuvenating the spirit and  filling up the heart,

The fragrance brings  out a significant joy.

 Now

Smoke from vehicles and fire cling close,

Dust and fumes create a suffocating choke,

Bothering the lungs and the respiratory track,

A carbon emission   that needs to be condemned.

 

Modern trend is to inhale impure air,

Trees ,flowers and hedges are relics of the past,

The pale dry brown has overwhelmed the lively shining green,

Paving way to a stifling ,strangling disaster.