Raj Arumugam Poems

and it all disappears, does it not?
age and the times and the memories
and the friends and the dads
and moms and siblings;
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sing a song of nonsense
of absolute lack of sense
for people who are
so, so important and busy
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sing willow, slender willow
leaning willow
that brings a feel of smooth flow
that sways with songs of sweet sadness;
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…a walk brings peace; a walk brings quiet and bliss…a walk brings energy and silence and hope, brightness and balance….
…walk in silence amongst the trees and the woods…there are no objectives in this walk…let it be a walk of love…of that love between oneself and life…of that love in oneself, in nature – of love in the world…
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i submitted a poem
arranged in lines like prose
that is experimental
and verse-prose
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Come Sir, I shall
take you across
safe and easy
in my small boat
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Hey, he’s dead -
just leave him
and come with me;
I’ll get you another one -
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What are you reading?
asked little Somu,
a year younger than I was
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Weird History
Part 3 of the discovery of Kama Sutra (Singapore,1970)
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a poet, it is said,
must be pure and holy;
a poet, it is decreed,
must bring truth and clarity;
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