Indira Renganathan Poems

My brahminism..
Still holding ascetic austerities
Bathed brisk in dark dawn,
Prepared food for the day
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And in spoonful oil
Kitchen is busy frying
Mustard and lentils two tablespoons each
And chillies hundred grams
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Luminous on the snowy Himalaya
The effulgence of Kaladi Kerala
The beacon light up there spirited
From south of Bharath enlightened
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A dove wanted to sail with the moon
But settled with the lily the moon

Half way flown the dove up the sky
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96 Prostration

A gesture with great reverence
To the supreme Being and to
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When your first speech was applauded
Sky high you began to aim
For a place among the far stars
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Every night
A remote star winkles at me
From the dim skies
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You can not sow your many lies
Around you to support your one big lie

Nor can you hide the one big truth
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Chirping flapping of iridescent tones
Co-occurring with a maestro's cuckoo-ing
Through the dulcet breeze
Breaking quiescence to break open
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Darling Krishna,
In that dispersed dream
Into a vague painting
You too dispersed in a stream
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