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The dancing moth
I have been mulling over the relevance of people and opinions. And, I turned to the cosmos to give me a sign as to what is the way forward. It should not surprise me but I was pleasantly so when I read this: “Instead, the major stories in Book Two are primarily concerned with the…
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Found in translation
Translations don’t fade the essence, sometimes. The case in point being “Here There Was Once A Country.” Marilyn Hacker handles Venus Khoury-Ghata’s words with such delicate care. Recreating, retelling, such raw grief, poignancy, of forgotten places and trying to move on somehow, anyhow.
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2 Gifting two with two The back and forth, me and you For years I kept quiet, never said a word about you Others – yes, but I spared you But now you too A cell begins to divide creating you One to two This is me and this is you I was born to…
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Kathjodi
I remember the Ambassador rides from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack Your tussar sari draped around your shoulder At home you would read files, make notes “It is tough being a woman Secretary of Industries” You had endometriosis A fresh incision on an arterial vein Never did you take a day off, Never did anyone find out In…
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Red
Ravan had ten heads Each one an inverted medusa, Twenty eyes watched those swaying hips, a golden bait – cross the line, cross the line, cross the line The benevolent Mother Goddess also has a black face One of the seven tongues of Agni Severed ball of blood clutched in her hands. They speak of…
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Car festival – a memory in motion
Of all the moments you could have remembered you chose the noisiest, crowded, juggernaut of them all. Had I whispered white sheets, white jasmine, white cars, white clouds, it would not have mattered. The crushing gigantic wooden wheels of the trinity got your attention. But then you loved drama and scale. I looked for…
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On my way
Airports To and fro Hustle and bustle Noise Filth Restless spirits Tired luggage Book readers iPad screens My thoughts are already inflight The din of voice Arguing, persuading, selling Little bits of self dangling Off a hook Bait and bite Wheels and wings Are you headed back or away Work or play Or in an…
