Indira Renganathan Poems

81. Morning Coffee

Every morn lazes under the blanket
Creamy coffee cupped hot wakes the dearest
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She is like the moon
Always bright and smiling
Wherever she is she plashes
Silvery flashes all around
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Epigram

An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end.
The subject is usually a single thought or event. The word "epigram" comes from the Greek epigraphein,
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Scarlet Surroundings-4

Her soundless presence in scarlet pleasance
Accidental, I saw through the window
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When loneliness feels depressed
A pocket radio sings from far street
A distant song hits romantic
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"I am entangled in hundreds of commitments"
Helpless and puzzled he is loathing reluctant
Mindless she simply is gazing at the spider
Spinning silk line after line elegantly speeding
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Had you not been supportive to me in the past
Could I have done so much with my life
Presently like a rickety lid guarding not
A chest of treasure, with imbalanced postural shakes
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The Wasted Barks(Alfred Dorn sonnet)

The Alfred Dorn sonnet originated in a Formalist publication contest.
Each year the Formalist runs a sonnet contest where the applicants make up their own form of sonnet.
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He saw Him as a bright light in dream
With him were Robert, Ram and Rahim
All saw the same bright light
All felt the same sight bright
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With long locks unkempt mom looks ugly
Dad says "she's brainless so looks ugly"
One bald uncle comes home
"Brainy folks need no comb"
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