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Slum Summer

wasps buzz, sting, fly off
eyelids swell like farm-fresh Dates
flies invade the face
ants tickle, trickle, prickle
nose and lips look frozen-fruits

mosquito-marching
bugs mate under warm pillows
crickets, cockroaches
tour on physique sleeping deep
rose chafers enter the nose

cutworms curl coolly
earwigs settle under sheets
millipedes get in costumes
make matters messy
ticks cling on heads from nowhere


(This is not simply fun. This is an everyday happening in Indian Slum-Life)


26 August 2021
A Buggy Tanka Contest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser

Copyright © Christuraj Alex | Year Posted 2021

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Anitha Jayasankar Date: 8/27/2021 11:13:00 AM Oh my... how true isn't it? The slum life I had seen while travelling to school by bus... on both sides there will be people living a hard life ... your insightful poem elaborates on their plight in day to day life... Keep inspiring dear Chris... God bless... ~ Ani Login to Reply Christuraj Alex Date: 8/28/2021 4:36:00 AM Thank you very much.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/27/2021 9:07:00 AM oh my, you got a lot of awful ones into your poem. Well done, Chris! Login to Reply Christuraj Alex Date: 8/28/2021 4:36:00 AM Thank you very much.

Rama Balasubramanian Date: 8/27/2021 3:16:00 AM A powerful write that makes us feel blessed for being well to do. Was not planning to participate in this contest, you made me want to do it. Wonderful write on contest theme. Login to Reply Christuraj Alex Date: 8/28/2021 4:37:00 AM Thank you very much. Go ahead!

L Milton Hankins Date: 8/26/2021 8:13:00 AM I'm sure it must be very difficult to cope in the Indian slums during the heat. Thanks for sharing and enlightening. Login to Reply Christuraj Alex Date: 8/26/2021 9:18:00 AM Thank you very much.