Short Assam Poems
Short Assam Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Assam by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Assam by length and keyword.
Jenny Teapot
I loved you once, Jenny Teapot,
Until that love turned sour.
You poured the finest Yorkshire Tea,
On the hour, every hour.
But the love we had, went off the boil,
In a most disappointing way.
Betrayed by your affections,
For Darjeeling, Assam and Earl Grey....
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Categories:
assam, drink, emotions, first love, humorous, silly,
Form:
Rhyme
The Forgotten Wood
the forgotten wood
dead eyes of Ethel's baby
dripping blood gravels*
* based on folk belief in Barak District Assam
horror haiku
unconventional haiku...
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Categories:
assam, horror,
Form:
Haiku
I Long To Be By Kuldip Medhi
Keep the door to your heart open
Flowing upstream all night on the Bhogdoi
I long to be the flute
That plays for you at dawn
Like the hum of a honey bee
On your moist lips,
I long to be a melody of love
To be cherished for a lifetime
(Bhogdoi- a river name; which is in Assam, India)
(Translated from the original in Assamese "Muro Mon Jai" by Mrs. Ranjana Sharma)...
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Categories:
assam, imagery, love, romantic love,
Form:
Free verse
Tekeli Pitha
My beloved tekeli pitha!
They are rice cakes from Assam.
They are made by steaming them in a kettle (I call tekeli) lid.
Tekeli pitha
or
Kettle cake
tint of jaggery
making love with crushed coconut
cloak in grained rice
and spell of sesame seeds
steam and serve me
i tucked into the pithas in my kitchenette
I live with the aroma here in Assam
I carry the recipe to you there in London...
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Categories:
assam, 12th grade, beauty, celebration, childhood, food, grandmother,
Form:
Epic