Sunday, April 10, 2022

give me

Give me 3 words I say
and I'll gift you a poem.
My old friend is silent
but generous.
Here I am he indicates,
take as many as you want.

I caress the fabric of his words, 
warm memory guiding me
into channels deep, 
the tributaries Shiva's matted tresses.

His words are already poetry 
how can I gift him one myself? 
But I can try. 
I'll start with messengers 
in the form of dolphins in legends,
and also poems..
They carry charms
from writer to reader
Not so reliable, perhaps 
not the kind to say one thing and mean just that, 
but more like diamonds that glint blue, green and even red, depending on the light. 

My friend's Hungey Tide 
devoured me whole
I dive into his words every now and then,
immerse myself in tide country 
lush with mangroves, tigers, crocodiles and history. 

An old book is a fond friend 
one can turn to as well, no?.









in different ti e
so poems mean different things to different readers in different lights,and points in their life 
bringing and taking 
only
the meaning changes in each exchange 

en

his words are already poetry 
how can I gift him one myself

tide country 
a land submerged half the year
rising and falling to the vagaries of the monsoon


she falls into murky depths 
it could be reeds or crocodiles that grasp at her ankles 









bon bibi
tigers 
channels 
irawaddy dolphin 
tree
crushing weight 
camps








would an old book count as aile friend 

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