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Kamala Das (31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009 / Punnayurkulam, Thrissur District in Kerala)
Poems of Kamala Das
| 1. | A Losing Battle | 3/28/2012 |
| 2. | An Introduction | 3/28/2012 |
| 3. | Annette | 3/28/2012 |
| 4. | Forest Fire | 3/28/2012 |
| 5. | In Love | 3/28/2012 |
| 6. | Krishna | 3/28/2012 |
| 7. | Love | 3/28/2012 |
| 8. | My Grandmother's House | 3/28/2012 |
| 9. | Punishment in Kindergarten | 3/28/2012 |
| 10. | Relationship | 3/28/2012 |
| 11. | Summer in Calcutta | 3/28/2012 |
| 12. | The Dance of the Eunuchs | 3/28/2012 |
| 13. | The Freaks | 3/28/2012 |
| 14. | The Looking Glass | 3/28/2012 |
| 15. | The Maggots | 3/28/2012 |
| 16. | The Old Playhouse | 3/28/2012 |
| 17. | The Rain | 3/28/2012 |
| 18. | The Stone Age | 3/28/2012 |
| 19. | The Suicide | 3/28/2012 |
| 20. | The Sunshine Cat | 3/28/2012 |
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The Maggots
At sunset, on the river ban, Krishna
Loved her for the last time and left...
That night in her husband's arms, Radha felt
So dead that he asked, What is wrong,
Do you mind my kisses, love? And she said,
No, not at all, but thought, What is
It to the corpse if the maggots nip?
[from The Descendants]
