Vinaya Joseph

Dizzy with heat,
A city prayed for shield,
Against boiling temperatures
Sun, the scoundrel
...

"Thank you God,
For the little bees, birds & butterflies,
As they break my dawn,
With their love-filled notes,
...

Rejection is hard to accept,
In relationships,
A denial can change
The course of your life
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On a bright October night, I took a free ride
Into the depths of my imaginations,
Flickering in the murky chambers of my heart
I saw the brightness of a flame lit by affections
...

She is...

A mother,
A daughter,
...

I wait for your call,
Tears run down my cheeks,
One more relation
In a coffin,
...

Today is Onam,
I was in no mood to speak,
To anyone,
I sat down on my own,
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Why do I need to cry?
For a dishonest man,
First you enticed my heart,
Then you slowly took my peace away,
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Life is an art,
Painted by self,
Mind is the canvas,
And thoughts are the colours,
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I wondered,
What does freedom mean to me?
Perhaps, it could be liberty
From the internal struggle,
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I saw from my bus window,
On a bright September,
Looming imposingly,
A lone teak in the graveyard
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People were making merry,
Something was awry,
Was it the gloominess of my heart?
That obscured me,
...

No, I am not
Such a misnomer it is,
I felt…
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Sometimes I think,
Life is a paradox,
How absurd we humans are,
People here are in a mad race,
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On my way to work,
As I walked along the
Tiled and cemented pavement,
On the busy MG Road
...

As a dark August went by without much fanfare,

And a bright September stepped in demure,
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I write,
A little prayer,
For my dear friend
On a weekend
...

You paid a visit,
In the wet season,
And sat on the corner,
Of my window
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This morning, I lay down
In the open,
On my terrace
Silently appreciating
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'On a lovely
October night,
As my sight,
Fell on the winding clock,
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