Author: Anuradha Sayeenathan

#NaPoWriMo21 #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour #Day5 #twostylesofpoetry #concreteandfreeverse . Trying to survive by the asphalt  suffocates me, Come home to the forests, There lie our roots,  The life that we aspire to live! And my species have a lot more to give! . PS Concrete poem is in the picture and free verse is repeated here. 

Follow the flashy fireflies,  get lost in the dense, dark woods! Jump in the cool lily pond Check moonlight ripples around you! Listen to the chirpy cricket choir  and hoot like the big-eyed owls! Crawl on the vast grass bed  and gaze at the serene night sky! Among the million shiny stars  There is one…

To teach us It is okay to indulge in worldly rapture And okay to let go and change our nature, . to enlighten us That nothing but change is permanent, And fear of failure is the real opponent, . To empower us  With the courage to banish sinful kin, The wisdom to withdraw, and let…

Thank you For flowing through the hills and valleys For carrying on centuries old historic stories! . Thank you  For the wilderness on each of your banks! For feeding men of all states and ranks! . Thank you For nurturing fish, insects, beasts and birds! For inspiring divine poets and royal  bards! . You know it…

I’m the Abhimanyu in the womb. The womb of our home. I’m the absorbent mind.  . I ape you my dear mom I copy you my loving dad I’m the absorbent mind.  . Eat healthy, play in the sun, No screen time, follow the rules, Be responsible, be humble! I’m the absorbent mind. .  Be…