rafah

Rafah is burning 

like rats herded into a box 

doused with lighting fluid 

then set ablaze

only these are mothers fathers children grandparents 

a lady leaves her children in a tent

heads out to cook

returns to gather their ashes in her hands

rafah is burning 

because Israel wants to, 

has to, kill one 

but can't do it without 

killing countless others 

so rafah is burning 

having fled from North to South 

and then more

now they are perfectly gathered 

for the final destruction 

their wails reach heaven but too late

rafah is burning.

While usa 

usa says domt bomb rafah

then send israel.bombs 

supplies bombs

walk in water

She aspires

to walk in water

without creating ripples,

to speak

without wrinkling the air,

to blend in with the walls,

take up as little space as she can,

unaware that this hurtling world 

needs her quiet ways, 

that she has the right 

to exist.

 

Tom yam fried noodles my style

0. take 1 packet whitw Laksa noodles and 1 packet white kway teow noodles Add to pot of boiling water for about 2 to 3 min to soften. drain away water. 

1.Chillie sambal:  fry 2 dried chillies. grind these with half a tomato and some water 

2. lightly fry some tofu and set aside 

3. saute 1 onion and some ginger in olive oil

4. add a handful of torn lime leaves 

5. Add the sambal and light soya sauce and fry 

5. add the tofu 

6. add vegetables ( carrot, snow peas, brocoli) 

7. add noodles

8. add bean sprouts

9. toss everything to evenly coat noodles with the sambal sauce and vegetables.  

10. final 2 min add torn spinach leaves ( so it doesn't wilt and over cook) 

11. switch off fire. add juice from half a lime

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12. add chopped coriander and dried onions and eat hot. 

strong women

eendredutha peruthivakkam

en magan sandror enna ketta thai

maatha pitha guru theivam

kuzhal inithu yaaz initially enbar

than makkal sol kelathavar 

avvaiyair poems based in nature

----

Aaya, Valliammai Aachikku,

ungal pethidine samarpanam

Dedicated to my grandmother 

Valliammai Achi

19.. - 2021

 

mothers day blues

tomorrow is mother's day 

I plan to wake up at 5 to prepare lunch for cousins 

I'm happy to

I've been on my feet today and out since 10am. it's  10pm now. 

need a shower

didn't think anyone would remember mother's day much

but saro made me happy with a rose and chocolates. simple  but my fav.  its the thought. 

and little one is busy making a card

the other two, I don't expect much

parenting teens is hard

they seen more self centred as teens than when they were 2 years old to be honest 

but we'll

motherhood is my calling 

I love it I do it with no expectation

and I got my self fun earring anyway haha

njc

attended funtasia today at njc

going there reminded me that I had been very happy there indeed

every step into evey corridor and corner brought back sweet memories

walking up to the gate reminded me how we left school late one night with all the tamil kids  and I was trying to get everyone to not step on a snail only to hear a crunch and realised my sweet innocent tamil teacher had stepped on it !

walked up to the study area where we staged our deepavali show, where Malar danced and Mr Harris placed a kiss on my cheek and made me blush for the first time I remember in my life 

and where I uses to look at this boy I adored. thinking it made me happy just to gaze at his face! sweet. 

also the place where I got a lesson in leadership from the boys who told me they came became because they decided to. not coz of me. and where I first heard my name called out three times  by three diff people! 

memories 

the canteen. where because the popular girl became unpopular for awhile due to her dating choice I became her friend for awhile. and she asked me to tarih the tea coz it's in my blood hahaha! racist without meaning too and I didn't know how to respond except laugh along while wondering why it should run in my blood 

and the hallway where I realised I thought another boy quite handsome indeed 

and the way down to the track where I failed inclined flex arm hang had to go for remedial and got a c for the first time in my life as opposed to just barely scraping by..

and where muralee saw me and kind of fell in crush haha. 

Happy i was so happy then

watermelon salad recipe

1. water melon cubed or in balls

2. mint and / or coriander 

3. small onion 

4. half moon cucumbers or just chopped small

5. basil leaves chopped small

6. lemon zest 

7. lemon juice 

8. salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil

most amazing chick pea salad recipe

1.brown chick peas

2. basil leaves 

3. coriander leaves 

4. kale and other keerai leaves 

5. onion 

6. cherry tomatoes 

7. carrots

8..cucumbers 

9. 1 chile

10. 1 avacado  - star ingredient

11. green pepper 

12. optional.  roasted red pepper

numbers 2 to 11 chopped small

13. optional. green mango

dressing 

1. extra Virgin olive oil

2. lemon juice 

3. salt

4. pepper

5. cayenne pepper

6. paprika

7. toasted jeera powder 

8. dukkah 

9.Italian herbs

whisk all together and pour over the chopped mixture. stir and more salt and pepper as nec. 

enjoy! yums! 

why study literature what is value of lit

As we move onto an increasingly technological work, tapping on our emotions will become more and more critical more and more inimical. 

With literature we enter the worlds if rich characters caught in complex situations. There are hardly any clear blacks and whites.

obituary for psle math

look how you burn 

your ashes take math to the sky

should any ancestor meet you 

dont be mad they may the other way fly

when you lived you made me cry

today I bid you a final farewell 

with nary a tear in my eye

one that got away

The One That Got Away

You came atrilling at our window

Striking a pose

Showing off your colours

Then you chose to rest

On my neighbour's head

Whose wife yelled for help

We came

We saw

We fell in love with a blue-green ball of fluff

My son got a roommate

My daughter became official toy-maker

The room got a branches and paper makeover 

Morning and afternoons were about song

Evening about birdbath

And sunflower seeds

We looked forward to growing old with you

But in just three months

You found an open window

And now we have a bird shaped hole

gaping in our hearts

Farewell my love, may you fly free and strong

#jemstones #spwm24 #spwm24day12 #thealmostloveprompt #opentocrit

gym bro prompt

This poem 

promises to shock readers 

beyond imagination 

Click to read more

Before you click...

Consent 

to have me eat all your cookies 

Nw you may click

But first 

Here's an advert 

for a pen that will help you 

become THAT MUCH MORE

accomplished a poet 

You have 3 seconds left 

before you can skip

You still here? 

#jemstones #gymbroprompt #tropeimitation  #spwm24 #spwm24day16 #opentocrit

mum's curses

A word of caution

Do NOT tail gate my mum

or these words will follow close

Go go, where you wanna go,

breathing down my neck like that? 

You just gonna get stuck 

at the next traffic light 

and voila,

you cannot move, 

just like that.

#jemstones #spwm24 #spwm24day19 #curseprompt #voldemortbonus

heart

Matters of the heart 

are not easy to talk about

When all is well we don't 

When it starts to fall apart we can't