Ruta Mohapatra Poems

It so happens sometimes
That love dies
No matter how hard one tries
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I am a little springlet
That has fallen
Into the great ocean of poetry
And has lost its identity
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The Gentle Firefly
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Things go wrong
Often enough
In this not so perfect world
While we are trying to make it
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There are truths about life
Bitter and unpalatable
That need to be accepted
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There is this essence
At the core of life
After peeling, crushing,
Filtering, distilling,
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The elusive winter sun finally breaks
Through the misty leaves
Moving steadily and slowly
Finally touching her feet
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Some words send a chill
Down everyone's spine,
No matter how strong one is!
No matter how positive one is!
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Your complex thoughts on complex issues
Can't they be expressed in simple lines?

Like water which one can drink
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Well, she has seen everything now
All the whites and all the blacks
And all the colours in between
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