Bashyam Narayanan Poems

We were there even before
The first guest arrived
We were not, of course, the host
We were colourful
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It was a scene in a film
The most beautiful actress in the heroine role
She innocently arrogates herself
And assumes the responsibility of
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Kill the virus, not us

Recently this fever is frequently reported
Some even die
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Discover your divine root

We make certain claims
Based on the fact we are sons of soil
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It is natural that
Each one of us is
Special and unique
In his or her own way
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Next dawn is New Year
Let it not be a usual dawn
Make it fresh
Add some more pleasing colours
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An old man and a street dog

January morning
Chillness in air
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First teenth year of the millennium
A number with which
We normally do not want to be associated
But what to do, the number will be with us
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It was a gathering of
About twenty people
All in prayer assembly
Chanting Sanskrit verses
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At eighty and above
I am in married life
For more than fifty years now
My wife still alive and active
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