Kerala Poems

The Dustbin of History: A Requiem for Western Media

...Once, they claimed to hold the torch,
To light the world with truth and reason.
But the West’s media empire—
Was born not in truth,
But in treason.

From BBC’s royal scripts,
To CNN’s manicure...

Smell Induced Memories

...As I walked into a family restaurant,
My nose got tickled all of a sudden 
By a familiar aroma that entered my nostrils.
It transported me back to the years long past,
When I was a child at my fa...

Time Traveler

...(Onam is Kerala’s state festival based on the belief of the annual visit of Mahabali, the legendary king of the land, now an occupant of the netherworld.)

I am Mahabali, the king who r...

When Dreams Met the Eiffel Tower

...
A dream for many a watch for some  
The Olympic journey, Here it comes!!  
It was in Paris, few days ago  
It rushed a shiver from the head to the toe.  

Flags carried through the Seine river...

Chalk Dust and Stardust

...Amidst the chaos of chalk and dreams deferred,
We ask ourselves, where can we find the spark
In this labyrinth of rote and rigid words?
The burden we bear, a future stark

We've trudged through ...

My Bio

...1. Valsa (means in our language 'loved' or 'dear')

2. I rate myself as sincere, humble, compassionate and conscientious
3. I am the proud Mother of two sons-Thomas and George
4. I long for peace...

Chapter 159-- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Festive Family Time - same day

...
Date:  June  2051

Damian returned to buoyant activities 
Out to the front when he saw Ras Madan 
Approaching happily straight to
Damian. Damian was thinking 
"Waa well I just wanted the fami...

deforestation

...stripped forest stands bald
cacti buds hold their heads high ---
restless vezhambals 


N.B:
In Kerala Vezhambal bird suggests the endless waiting for rain
...

Transitions

...Transitions and Contrasts: Just like the Seasons
Scorching, sweltering, drying, draining
The Candle of the Sky, now a supernova
Chirping birds cry out for drops of draught,
The strays of streets ...

Gorgeous Hindu Actress

...Rani Chandra born in seventy-six
was a gorgeous Hindu actress
winner of the Miss Kerala pageant
famous throughout India and now the world
our country cheered her on with glee...

Lulling Symphonies of My Land

...Guarded by towering hills on the East 
And flanked by the Arabian Sea on the West
With its easterly shore of stretching sandy swell 
That lulls the restless waves to sleep, 
There is a land, my l...

Back To School

...Their satchels (twenty five) within auto-rickshaw seats dumped,
Same number (small and big; fat and lean; boys and girls) tight-clumped;
Some hanging; some stamping; some hitting and kicking each o...

Hindu Anarchy Coming To India: Canto Ii- Two States Begin Fighting

...Which is the easiest way to make two
Indian states to fight?
One is to throw power, language, water-
Issues on their face.

So you’ll have got two Dravid states
Fighting eternally,
O’er slight...

Hindu Anarchy Coming To India: Canto I-Farmers Farewell

...A common confrontation between
Man and animals
From the wild, are pigs roaming farm lands
Destroying the crops

Of pöor farmers, it’s indeed a
Problem in Indian states
With forest borders, acu...

Summer Parrot

...watching parrots eat
mangoes hanging from trees  ~ 
cool breeze caresses
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Based on a  visit to mangrove forest in kerala. In summer season mango trees bear fr...

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