Patriotism

nAn tamizil sonnAl
nEnu telugulO chepthe
nAnu kannadathalli heliththe
nyAn maLayAlaththil paraiyumengil
agar mein hindi mein kahUn
si je dis en francais
If I tell in English,
Still nothing changes.

The body needs food and air
The mind needs to think and grow

Else I am dead.

Ignorance

Brick upon brick
Stone upon stone
I build my tower
a giant finger clawing towards the sky
blotting out the sun
who tries to caress me with his Golden light.

Prayer

Under the spring moon
I asked the Goddess a boon
She gave me this song

Seasons

The sun in the sky
shines always the same
Summer winter monsoon spring
Fleeting in my heart

Abode

Not in temples
or in idols
or in paintings.
Not in songs
or in ancient lore
or in mystic tomes.

Not even in love
in a true heart's prayer
in tears of ecstasy.

In the graceful silence of 'ma'
In the sated sigh of 'hA'
In the bold fury of 'kA'
In the delicate flick of 'Li'

She lives.

Current

I sit on the bank
pondering philosophy
The river flows on

Reflection