A to Z

by Ramesh Anand



Autumn drizzle a wallah shakes the orchid bouquet Bright wind grandpa takes me into his kiting day Eve of new year rangoli patterns in the street Full moon – winter’s stillness in a soap bubble Garden sprinkler my infant steps with the flow Ice box mother’s last word resonates in me Japanese show disasters bursting into calmness Kite cut off the sound of children fading with twilight Long day the mosque filling into fullness Monsoon ends . . . the lake filling into emptiness New year starts . . . the beggars dogging waste bins On the rock . . . the descent of water ends winter's loneliness Piercing the breeze, my chute lifts – summer beach Queue shivering of the autumn dawn Spring moon the scent of jasmine spreading in the night Uphill walking she takes me into winter clouds Vast wellspring the greenness of algae on the fort Winter twilight homing mynahs over my backstroke Xylophone my daughter sounds the name of colors Yoga show the elephants bowing into crow pose Zebra crossing I step faster than the beep

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