Long Jaggery Poems

When the 
glacial sun slips 
in softened womb 
of the scarlet 
spheres at dusk, 
yearning for 
hibernal rebirth 
as a lustrous 
morning star, 
it radiates 
golden beams 
like lakes of sunshine,
flowing over 
chiming starlit bells...

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'Twas the night before Christmas and I
Totally forgot to bake a cake, 
If my children came to know, oh my! 
What a noisy ruckus they would make! 

So I went to the kitchen and found
Sugar,...

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As I wake up in the morning
Scent of freshly bloomed jasmine floats in air
I walk out to the garden 
Fresh blooms sway in wind

I walk toward night jasmine tree
Pick up fallen flowers
They smell heavenly
Placing them...

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the paddy fields are ready to be harvested,
green crops sparkle freshened by clear early dew,
water lilts its way through channels time tested,
first of South Indian harvests, brings hopes new!

the time of the year that sees...

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Oh,
My Miss Mystery
Thinking of my brain's Imaginary,
U became my darling boundary,
For this beautiful discovery,
Of My Wonderful Miss Mystery,

You are my lovely lottery,
And the sweetest Strawberry,
Not less than Raspberry, Blueberry,

Your Lips are as sweet as Cadbury,
And...

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JOY and JINKS
                                ...

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O dear palmyrah,
Native of my mother land,
Known as Katpaha Viruksha,
Celestial tree of my birth place
 
Highly respected in northern Sri Lanka,
Your majestic height makes you,
Tall among the palms, able to
Withstand drought and grow strong!
 
Throughout...

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A simple pickle is the essence of life’s journey,
The recipe of a very experienced granny,
Who has put for the test of our taste bud,
emotions we all taste from cradle to mud!

Have you ever tried a...

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Harvesting Festival 
And thank giving celebration
Predominantly for farmers but all
People of Tamilnadu despite their religions, celebrate the
Year harvest festival when the sun starts its journey towards north horizon

The first day is celebrated as bogi in
Honor...

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Though curved like a question mark, 
she walks without a Zimmer frame. 
Will she ever veer from 
the narrow, 
nonsensical 
dirt road? 

She earns,
mopping, scrubbing, laundering, and currying. 
She’s often gifted with 
rice, tea powder,...

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Preparing jaggery from palm juice
the resistance is splashed on face
for the vision of peace. A pre-emptive

trapeze breaks the monotomy of transsexuals.
Intimes of peril the ancient conflict
becomes a broker to fire the night. A ball

of smoke...

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Its about:-
Her Flawless Looks,
Her Love for the Books.
Her Fearless Talks,
Her queen-like Walks.

Its about:-
Her priceless Smile,
Her unique Style.
Her sincere Care,
Her lovely Stare.

Its about:-
Her angry Face,
Meeting Her was the best Grace.
Her beautiful Soul,
Determination for Her Goal.

Its about:-
Her...

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Uncle Moon so far away, 
jaggery donut cooked for the day,
You come and eat in the courtyard, 
for Baby, a cup is prepared.

Uncle moon afar, twinkling star, 
Please come on the river banks, near or...

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