Three Poems
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By Shobhana Kumar
In the silence of an indoor bamboo
the noise of wilting
irks a Sunday afternoon
Today, I learn that growing old
is not always graceful,
that the shrivelling will get me,
and no sunshine, water or love
can withhold the withering.
I consider euthanasia.
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Enjambment
It is that time when
all life seems to settle mid-
sentence, exhausted, patterns
past, come undone, new
thought breaks before
birthing, hope leaves
windows half open, doors
close before the sun
seeps into sleeping
forms when verse
stops at the utterly
beautiful sun
setting on a perfectly ordinary
day.
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kotodama
she says, speaking of word spirits
and how they carve meanings
for themselves.
Ever since
I have been walking
with a weighing scale,
balancing one word
with another,
watching them sink and soar,
carefully easing them
into a line.
But I learn
words too have a mind
of their own.
Kotodama: In Japanese, kotodama refers to the original, divine spirit of words before they enter the world of thought.
Bio:
Shobhana Kumar has two books of poetry published by Writers Workshop and has authored six books – biographies of eminent leaders, industrial histories, and corporate legacies in South India. She is deeply influenced by Japanese short forms of poetry, particularly haiku and haibun. Her recent work has appeared in journals including The Missing Slate, Coldnoon Travel and Poetics, and has also been anthologised.
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One Response to “Three Poems”
Beautifully penned…🖤