Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
It’s a Monday if
I am filled with depressive and
Suicidal thoughts
Because of my
Badly positioned moon
It’s a Tuesday if
I am served a defamation notice
For speaking my mind
Against someone
Because of my
Harsh-speech-facilitating Mars
It’s a Wednesday if
I suddenly get drawn to my
Bank statements
Fixed deposit certificates
Twenty-four-carat gold coins
And also conceive an original idea for a
Business venture
Because of my
Materialistic-and-business-minded Mercury
It’s a Thursday if
I get momentary respite from
The thoughts from
Monday
And the unfavourable development of
Tuesday
Because of my
Cutie guardian angel Jupiter
It’s a Friday if
Some white lady from a
Far-off foreign land
(but still from planet Earth)
Contacts me out of the blue with a
New business idea
(it’s not the same as the idea I conceived on Wednesday, okay?)
Because of my
White-skin-and-far-off-foreign-lands-attracting Venus
It’s a Saturday if
The thoughts from
Monday
And the unfavourable development of
Tuesday
Rear their ugly heads
And the business idea conceived on
Wednesday
As well as the talks with the foreign lady on
Friday
Are indefinitely postponed
(Aren’t you being impatient, though?)
Because of my
Harm-obstacle-and-delay-causing Saturn
It’s a Sunday if
A Short and badly written article about my
Work
Mentioning my modest success
Against the insurmountable odds of
A badly positioned Moon
A harsh-speech-facilitating Mars
And a harm-obstacle-and-delay-causing Saturn
Appears in a badly edited newspaper
Several Sundays after
The Sunday on which
It was originally supposed to appear
(Thanks to my harm-obstacle-and-delay-causing Saturn)
Because of who else but my
Local-fame-bestowing-but-nonetheless-egomaniacal Sun
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