Best Belabour Poems

Villanelle: No man can on his own escape written fate

         For Thiru-Valluvar, the “nameless” author of 
the THIRUK-KURAL

Note: In my previous posts, especially on Canto 38, I had expounded
on the man and his work in relation to...

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Rainy and dreary with clouds overhead
Easy to start feeling down
But pull yourself up by the boot straps
Wipe off that ugly frown

When weathermen frown, smile right back
It'll chase all those blues away
No one can tell you what day to have
You're the one in control of your...

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Follow the thread 
in and through the fabric,
this tapestry...
or is this too trite?

This little life
this stretched out line,
so very fine, this thin thread,
woven in and out.
I belabour the point.
Is this moot?

Still, follow the thread to the end.
Delicate, fragile,
handle with care.
A rare and beautiful gem,
a beating...

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