Indira Renganathan Poems

This morning when sun was hiding in gloom
There arose a throng of cries with doom
I peeped out of the window to check what
Saw a dead crow condoled by crows lot
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She is the only dark lady there
Others in that family are fair
They're mocking.But she says
"To Lord Krishna I pray
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"Life seems to be dark in bright day time
Vice versa with bright dreams at night time"
"Life's so cheating"dad said
"Cheat back dad", his son said
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"God said it" they say
When Life to be first born
"Let there be light"
But when Death came first
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Compelled to write the "first aid" exam
Overnight she learnt all for exam
Her college-friend taught her
Who too was to appear
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"Our namaste is a good gesture
Why then to adopt hugging culture? "
"No way than accepting"
He said. Said she grumbling
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Look, you are the cuckoo of the season
Me a cuckoo awaiting the season
Oh gone earner, cooing from too far you're
Me, waiting to be with you for ever
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Tinnitus(Staccato)

Staccato an invented stanzaic form which attempts to emulate the musical staccato rhythm with
emphatic two syllable refrains inserted in L3 and L6 of each stanza.
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Sleep child, sleep child, dream a school-dream oh my child
Dream school, dream school, get awakened the right way

School-dream, school-dream there you're sleeping on a bench
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A gas stove
doesn't show
The sun nor the moon
Not even the gas nor air
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