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A Lesson —K Geetha
. Always World is something — Dream is another. Living is something — Life is another. When we just blossom and about to turn a leaf We think we can undo and rewrite the past. Come what may, we think we can stand up to things. Translate ‘night-sheet’ful of dreams into day. Wearing verdurous vivacity…
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An Apology to Mother… Aranya Krishna
I am in search of something sacrosanct to mother. The reasons for my search are several, Death, perhaps, is one among them. * * * Mother! Pardon me for not taking you into confidence And leaving you without proper leave-taking. In this ensemble of estranged people, All of us are loners Serving sentences of exile!…
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I Take Risk … Kondepudi Nirmala
. First peg… . I take risk when my man is with the bottle When I hit the road to get oil for the evening bread He reaches home with a full bottle. My wisdom tooth smarts … hinting what’s up … Peeping in for ‘Soda’ he shoots a happy laugh Intimate honeymoon photo on…
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వనాంతర ప్రశాంతత … Wendell Berry
ప్రపంచం పట్ల నాలో నిరాశ పేరుకున్నప్పుడూ, నా, నా బిడ్డల భవిష్యత్తును గూర్చి చింతతో చిరుసవ్వడికే రాత్రివేళ మెలకువ వచ్చినప్పుడూ, తన జాతసౌందర్యంతో నీటిమీద తేలియాడే మగబాతునీ, ఉదరపోషణ చేసుకునే కొంగనీ వీక్షించడానికి సరస్సు దగ్గరకిపోయి విశ్రమిస్తాను. రాబోయే బాధని ముందుగా ఊహించుకుని తమజీవితాలు శోకమయం చేసుకోని వన్యజీవుల ప్రశాంతత నన్నావహిస్తుంది. నిశ్చలమైన నీరు నాకు సాక్షాత్కరిస్తుంది. నాకు ఎత్తుగా దివాంధాలైన నక్షత్రాలు తమ ప్రకాశంతో నాకై నిరీక్షించడాన్ని గుర్తిస్తాను. కాసేపు, ప్రకృతి అవ్యాజప్రేమలో తరిస్తాను… స్వేఛ్ఛాజీవినై.…
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Bouquet of Darkness – Chavali Bangaramma
. Blinked, and I got up , looked behind Mate not to be seen- nor heard, of any trace My heart doubled up and throbbed My gullet dried And choked me up. . Called up, hailed up, and exhausted… The tired heart broke all tangles in a trice… I shot up into the sky Even there I found…
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Siva Reddy 59
59 . It’s difficult to stand up. . You don’t realize… When you live giving a damn you don’t realize… But it’s hard to stand up. Enduring everything yet, remaining unshattered is exacting. It’s easy to crack and collapse shattered And easier to scatter like bewildered looks. . What it takes, after all, to blow…
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Siva Reddy 62
62 . “Are sons Capital?” Asked a son of his father. Nonplussed at the sudden question, unable to find an answer, the father murmured within “what are parents then?” . Why do you expect everything to happen the way you want And everybody to grow the way you desire? When everything is social, and is…
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కె. శివారెడ్డి 66
What else than ruin can you expect Amongst people falling into ruins? Good grief! There won’t even be intense grief . People won’t turn barren should they encounter grief. What do they hook up to, to swing to and fro? Of what use are the trails when They lead to barrens and thorny bushes? True. You gave me a sling to go begging. Don’t…
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Sivreddy
“But not everything silent is dead” Holan . . There is nothing special about a half-open window. . For that can’t or one that won’t The opened wing is the breath, imagination, and creativity Taking in whatever little world That gets caught in its net… . A crumb of cloud, the trail of a jet,…
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Missed Letter – K. Geetha
Hi, pal! Howdy? Its ages since you penned your last letter! Nay, eons!!! Moments we caressed our wounds And the pep talk transcending epochs still lay under the creased folds. . Letter is An elixir that fills Every time you breathe with doubled-up enthusiasm It’s an amazing leaf that relieves Your heart with letters. .…