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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

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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

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!

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.

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.

Christuraj Alex
Date: 8/26/2021 9:18:00 AM

Thank you very much.