Prathibha Nandakumar (Bangalore, India)
Poems by Prathibha Nandakumar : 36 / 100
Forbidden 13
Somebody digs a well
Someone else’s eyes water
Eels travel miles to
Mate at mid sea
And certain fish
Swim upcurrent
But Lena, the
Champion swimmer
Drowned in
Shallow waters
Prathibha Nandakumar
Submitted: Thursday, October 13, 2005
Poems by Prathibha Nandakumar : 36 / 100
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