RAT TRAP

The cat nibbled at the rattrap

Not because the rat was inside
Nor breathing the rat smell.

The cat knew pretty well
That the rat was not home
Ever since the trap had been set.

What distressed the cat was
Not that he could not catch the rat,
But the presence of the trap at the attic.

The trap was teasing
His prowess, thought the cat,
And taunting his identity.

Shamed but furious
He began to scratch its plank
With his canine teeth and nails.

The rat forgot his archenemy
And feeling relaxed, fell asleep,
Gnawing a slice of coconut.

Well, if you want to know my version of the story,
I love you b'cause our love will belittle my death,
Your death, the death of all, all of them together,
Even the death of the universe, so to say;
As only love is immortal, living long, too long,
Never shaken by any deluge or catastrophe;
Until one of us hate one or the other wholly; 
Entirely beyond impossibility; till then
Let me love you, live in you, love you.

little by little

every minute objects

petals, pebbles and pearls

dots, lines and sketches

those abandoned pots

rusting nails on the hinges of the door

emptied pens, broken crayons inside the drawer

the pond, grass and rotten fruits on the ground

little by little

take me again to the shore

from where you vanished.

little by little

I realize,

I could never be the same again.  

So thus I wait for you
Day in and day out,
Out in that darkness
And ghastly rains,
Misty mornings,
Grey befallen noons
And moony nights.

I wait for you thus,
For you
To take me under
Your spell
In your flash backs
To that memories
Of ours
Of love and
Only of love.

DISH

God made me a vegetarian food

In a most benevolent mood.

Neither meat nor fish,

But a sweet vegetable dish.

He cut to pieces an unborn cucumber,

An ungrown carrot and unseen tomato.

He sliced a non-existent melon

And a never ever existed onion.

Mixing these five in an imaginary pot

He boiled them without oil and water

In an oven without fire… fire without wood…

Wood without tree…trees without forest…

And forest without trees.

Thus God made me a vegetarian food

Which was good to the last sip.

Neither meat nor fish,

But a sweet savory dish!

TOYS

‘Son, arrange your toys in order,
You are now grown up.’
Mother said.
Kid gazed at
the roaming skies,
the rainbows,
the birds in the wind
and
the mist in the valley
and asked:
‘How can I, amma,
if they too are childish?’

FORTRESS

Far above the walls of the enemy’s tower
Blows the flailing wind of your freedom.
Splinters of rock keep falling on your weary face, wounding it.
You should forget the ruby eagles that flutter around,
Pecking you with their sharp beak,
Perching on your shoulder in a frantic show of love.
All are but tempting jolts of defeat.
Wounded by the naked picture of the parched sky,
Your terrified eyes are infected with cataract.
Why do you brood over escape only at the dark hours of night?
It’s safety that’s paramount, not escape.
Strengthen your mind with steely resolve.
Preserve your breath and quivers in the repertoire of bio-remnants
For the use of your progeny.
Even if your fortune fort crumbles, never smash down the delicate
Fortress of your nimble mind.
Never smash down the delicate fortress of your nimble mind!