Jagannath rao Adukuri Poems

At the vaulting dome waves refused to travel
Unless on a few pieces of silver and a name.
The flying metallic bird will take two full hours
These angels in turquoise will feed our appetites
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Young ebony–skinned women
In cheap synthetic saris
With Kajal overflowing the edges
Of pools of laughing eyes
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An absurd little sleep-walker
Now sleeping, now waking
Sweeping the dusty corners
Of my senile mind, I gladly
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The body lay there in the room
With flies and people buzzing
The pale face looked indifferent
Tomorrow it will go down
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There, dark portentous air filters
Through hair-like leaves of the tree.
Fear trembles with deathlike finality
Clenched fists cry vengeance
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In a dim-lit corner of this red house,
I looked her in the eye, intensely
Below the unswept wooden staircase
She stands naked, under the shadows,
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