Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Volume 7, Number 1. May 2024. ISSN: 2581-7094
--- Ganesh
Puthur
I look at those twinkling stars
In turbulent times at night.
Those tiny spots up in darkness
Shining, dimming and
Sometimes even hidden by scattered clouds.
I hear them singing lullabies
Through my broken window
Hitting the cracks on my wall
Touching my canvas board
And healing the wounds of
A heartbroken lover in
An unfinished painting.
After years of their insipid solitude
Stars form different constellations
Lion, bear, scorpio and
Even a clock without its needles.
I even remember
Those days when I was a child,
My mother pointing at the stars
Telling that those were
My forefathers, smiling from heavenly abode.
I still look at stars with amazement
For all the beauty it fills in void,
Like a glittery cloth on a black hanger
Or like a magician vanishing
from the sight when the Sun rises.
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Bio:
Ganesh Puthur, a bilingual poet in Malayalam and English, is a
recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2023). He has
published two anthologies of poetry in Malayalam and his English poems have
appeared in esteemed publications like The Muse India, Poems India, Setu
Bilingual Journal, Madras Courier and the Borderless Journal. A native of
Kerala, Ganesh also holds a Masters degree in History from the University of
Hyderabad.
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