Shankaran Kutty Poems

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41.
Navarasa - Shantham

(Shantham means tranquillity. It is serenity and peace.)

The Nila flowed silently
Giggling its way through the rocks
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42.
Navarasas - Veera

(Veera is bravery. Bravery on the warfront is a classic case. It symbolises manliness.)

He lay there dead, in the battlefield
As the evening sun was setting
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43.
Navarasas - Bhaya

(Bhaya is Fear. A subtle anxiety, a fear of a tyrant or a feeling of helplessness. Cowardice, panic or timidity,)

I crouched lower,
In the middle of the night
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44.
Navarasas - Albhuta

(Albhuta is Surprise. It could be curiosity at knowing an unknown, the appreciation of a marvel or just awe at these wonders of earth)

How does the sun burn so bright
Giving all living beings so much light
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45.
Outrage

(I wrote this poem after reading about a ten year old girl being gang raped and hung, somewhere in North India.)

Ten summers ago was I
Born in this world so wild
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46.
Parallel Lines

I embarked on a journey long
Just me and me alone
By the rivers, lakes and the countryside
Which spread like a carpet, finely sewn
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47.
Carnage

(Written after the bombing of school in Peshawar)

“Mommy, it is too cold outside
To school I don’t want to go
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48.
The Silly Box

It is not without reason
That I think it is close to treason
To have at home
And it is almost the norm
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49.
Falling Sick On Diwali

A touch of cold, a dash of fever
I have fallen sick on Diwali day
To celebrate today I was so eager
But go out and have fun I see no way
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50.
Feeling Better After Fever

I woke up this morning to see the early rays
Peep into my room through the Diwali haze
“Suprabhatham” through the temple speakers did blare
The smell of crackers was still in the air
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