a-poem-a-day challenge for the month of April
Knife-edged yowls.
Promises hurled like
torn marigold petals.
Stale fear refried,
sold in new packets.
Power flexed with
helicopter twirls and
intensively trimmed rolls.
Elections, a laboratory
for testing the limits of
human submission.
Structured so well.. the rhythm of election promises evoked so well..
Thanks, Charu.
This really brings out the emotions of the times. And yes, we are but lambs to the ...
Thanks, Geethanjali. I'm anxiously following the run-up to a particular election, and that's what led to this poem.
Structured so well.. the rhythm of election promises evoked so well..
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DeleteThis really brings out the emotions of the times. And yes, we are but lambs to the ...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Geethanjali. I'm anxiously following the run-up to a particular election, and that's what led to this poem.
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