Lokhi Menon
Democracy and Me Dec 31, 1969
An ordinary individual, me:
citizen in the world’s most populous democracy.
Democracy?
Yes, government by the people.
Mosquito Music Dec 31, 1969
That’s one form of music
That makes me quite sick,
whose notes are malaria,
dengue or filaria.
Targeted Taxi Drivers Dec 31, 1969
Day passes and night creeps up over the city,
Suddenly the TV chatters “taxi drivers targeted in Mumbai”
Ashes in the River Dec 31, 1969
...at that stage all the differences are really wiped out.
Wise And Otherwise, A Salute to Life By Sudha Murthy Dec 31, 1969
A generous glimpse into a life well lead by Sudha Murthy.
Thorn Tree Gossip Dec 31, 1969
They fall on the new gossip-meat
Like a ravening hyena pack,
tearing their “close” friend
To rotten pieces behind her back.
The Guava Woman’s Crèche Dec 31, 1969
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
A tribute: To Revathy Gopal Dec 31, 1969
We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.
Young and Old Dec 31, 1969
When I see her motionless, swollen hands with disfigured nails and twisted fingers, I remember that those same hands gently soothed me as a child when I had asthma attacks.
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