C. Muralidara Kannan

This time
I held his hand tight
He is my only son
He sensed my grip.
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Monstrous marketing strategies mutilate the mural of
meaningful businesses.
Some buy the buyers at any cost. and forget them after sale.
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Ere enacting the act
blessed consummation of paper and pen, my soul sent supplicating prayers to the sanctorum of the sweet muses, eyes closed.

A formidable foreplay of
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Our parents relished their shared
food at home
with my grandparents.
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Hold my hand, gently, gently,
come, let's take
a walk along the beautiful
promenade, shall We?
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Friendship and Love
never be forced or bought.
They have to sprout out and
spree into fresh leaves and
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Praise to thee
the generous abode of
Poets and Poems!
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As Mathew Arnold counselled,
'Thou hadst one desire', I had
one...to become a teacher.
I got what I desired.
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Let thy ripening roads
have least traffic.
Peacefully pace thy speed,
be mindful of
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Braindrain Boomerangs

Brilliant youth continue
embracing self-banishment.
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You, the diaspora
across and around the globe
sport a perennial
plant; crafty growth of
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Celebrate the gift of thy life
sans any complaints.

Wanna know the real meaning of life?
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Forced to fell trees to furnish
the fold of palacial buildings?

Or to facilitate the formidable
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Keep your campus
a drug free environment.
Strongly say No to drugs.
And always enjoy a drugless entertainment.
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Canine wag of tail
exhibits gratitude
Human wag of tail
shows attitude!
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Allons-y, mon ami!
Voila droit, pas d'ici.
Allez...allez, tout droit
Pourquoi pas? ..tout droit.
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I come here to have
the most popular and
Most refreshing hot beverage
They offer it to you
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Aum Namah Shivaya
What a just juxtaposition!
Jeevam + Japam + Shivam
Perfect prayer permutes
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He wakes me up every dawn
With a shril bark of a 'bav'
Or with a gentle caress of his paw
I rise swiping my eyes with a yawn.
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The Nine planets showered
Their choicest flowers
On an auspicious nineth day
Of waxing moon
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