Christuraj Alex Poet Tanka

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 August 27, 2021 at 11:13 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 August 28, 2021 at 4:36 AM Thank you very much.

Andrea Dietrich August 27, 2021 at 9:07 AM oh my, you got a lot of awful ones into your poem. Well done, Chris! Christuraj Alex August 28, 2021 at 4:36 AM Thank you very much.

Rama Balasubramanian August 27, 2021 at 3:16 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 August 28, 2021 at 4:37 AM Thank you very much. Go ahead!

L Milton Hankins August 26, 2021 at 8:13 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 August 26, 2021 at 9:18 AM Thank you very much.