Swaroop Manikandan : Writing

Withering suns . . .

Withering suns . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


As the night justgot stuck onto youI try harderto pluck the dayout of the moon-tree.It is then a thousand sunswither like autumn leavesonly to make yo..
Spillover

Spillover

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


It takes exactly the same timeas drinking a cup of teato write a poemAs one takes a sipthe words fall into placeone after anotherAnd then a poemjust s..
Suroohi

Suroohi

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


The pre-eternal silencewas just waitingoutside the door.The yet-to-be born momentgrew more curiousof all the possibilities.And then...BANG...She jumpe..
Mayan

Mayan

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


Words were the onesthat left the place firstand thenthe meanings.Following that happenedthe death of the poem.Much laterMayan started playingchase and..
paired . . .

paired . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


As I was telling youabout the mirrorthat reflects a mirror,a star appearedreflecting the smilethat filled your lips.Then you gave me the jobof countin..
answering rain...

answering rain...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


Having some pre-monsoon rains,our farmers tilled their parched landand sowed the precious seeds.But then the monsoonevaded their rain shadowed land.I ..
nesting sky . . .

nesting sky . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


You are the only onewho could recognisethose numerous lightsin my darker sky.Still, I am trying in a hurryto conceal the skyin an abandoned nest.Now, ..
The Beast . . .

The Beast . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


It's with the knack ofan elegant tigressthat your eyes approach me.With this burning desireto be a beast again,I every timejump off my safety,just to ..
Fill in the blank . . .

Fill in the blank . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


Silenced bythat morning's pink sun,her mother wassitting calmwhen I visited themlast evening.I saw the girllooking at the skyand counting.'Are you cou..
The pink sun

The pink sun

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


'It's the same sun but another day', she was trying to convince the child this morning. 'No, mom! It's the same day but another sun', said t..

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