Madathil Rajendran Nair Poems

I have seen you flash by
Amidst thick green foliage and swaying pines
Like a distant silver dream
On receding skyline
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Seventieth birthday
In a revolving restaurant
On Space Needle in Seattle
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Oh Teacher, you taught me
This phenomenal of mine
Is the result of ignorance
Primal and beginningless
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Oh Lord! How much I wish
I hadn’t said anything
On this wordy Taittiriya mesh*
That entraps our thoughts
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നീയൊരു കാര്യമറിയണം

നിനക്കറിയാമിത്:
എന്‍റെ ജാലകത്തിന്‍ പുറത്ത്
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Across the river
Along my way
Between home and school
There was an orphanage
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There are several hypotheses
About your origin and genesis

Some argue you were born
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Aroma of dosas being cooked
Chutney being garnished
Asafoetida boiling in the sambar mix
All emanate from my neighborhood
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They sat facing one another
Inside the shoddy bar
Swarthy figures
Like in American cartoons
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Get on the wheelchair
Bypass the immigration mire
Have your way swift
Through security check
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