Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
Snake,
stairs,
a man and woman in embrace, the dance of Nataraja
Flower,
criss-cross windows, a water wheel wet from paddy fields
Thorn fence,
a cross bent at its tip
by unknown miscreants
A park bench, iron heaped up in the scrap yard
A four-petal fan,
two pigeons entwined, pecking on four directions
Runner,
a ball made of palm leaves, children who somersault like ‘ഗ’ and ‘ട’
A water bug,
name unknown,
the number forty-five
Pig-iron tongs,
a tattoo that swings past and disappears on the street
Whirlpool,
flash of lightning, a leather puppet,
a sun that has been rising since the beginning of time
Just this, no, nothing else, yet a sudden memory
a flash of fear.
NOTE
Translated from the original with the same title.
‘ഗ’ and ‘ട’ are letters from the Malayalam alphabet.
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