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A quiet town Kancheepuram. turns an avenue of celebration where devotees throng to catch a glimpse of "Athivaradar". He is not a deity of stone or metal but of wood of the fig tree. "Athi " being the Tamil name. Varadar resides mostly in water, stays on land for forty eight days every forty years. M...

A good play on the letter W.
Sounds a little far fetched at least to me.

Echo Bob's.
Already nominated for IBPC.

Thanks, Bob.

Thanks, Ken and Frank.

A bird black in hue eyes with a deviant beak slight grey a common feature in the part of world, India where it is held with significance. It is a practice in most homes where the cooked food is placed on the walls or yards, the lady of the house imitates the crow's caw. The bird flies down. Belief b...

Thanks, Frank.
It is Meena not Siva.

Thanks, Bob and Ken.

Your only hint, "Caw, Caw,"
haunts me.

The disrespect we show to the bird is well expressed.

An oath, a vow, one of a life pact. taken before God, with I swear on the Bible in an altar of a cathedral in case of Christians. A ceremony with hundreds in attendance the tying of "mangalasutra" to the chanting of Vedic hymns before the fire, Gods invoked as in an Hindu marriage. A union of two in...

Thanks, Ken and Bob.
An expression of the way I live.

Enjoyed, Bob.

This is my original, unpublished work. Meena meenas17@gmail.com. Kadaneri Ayyanar In a remote village, the Palmyrah trees respond to the gentle breeze. wherein the ponds fish swim in silence the shepherd snores the only sound that stirs the stillness, resides Lord Ayyanar with his six siblings. Pred...

A two month away from the second home back in the first I feel relaxed. Do some cleaning, to restore grace I think of the second, just out of court, update with phone calls, a check periodical nothing inf a taxation work goes fine. It is kind of having two spouses, each one in different countries, a...

Ken,
Fantastic verse.
Crows fascinate you,
" ---Yellow bill dividing its eye

one higher than the other
as if rendered by Picasso,"

These lines hold the attention.

I like the poem.
I do not find anything that should be dropped,
It is your poem, you know the best.

Billy,
Thanks for liking the poem.

Thanks, Ken.
I saw the nomination by Bob and you have seconded.
I have posted two versions of Kadaneri. Please help me to find which reads better.

Submitted two versions of Kadaneri Ayyanar, Let me know which one is better? Revised Version In a remote village , the Palmyrah trees respond to the gentle breeze. where in the ponds fish swim in silence the shepherd snores being the only sound that stirs the stillness, resides Lord Ayyanar with his...

Thanks, Bob and Ken, for nominating and seconding.

who gained wisdom quiet young, the one zealous, possesses a Midas touch. He buys in a frenzy, invests with a craze. Not a prince as the earlier one, Gautama, from a well to do family, starts life with few thousands from his father. Does not make much of a success, being mediocre in all. As luck woul...

Bob,
I love reading your poems.
They flow with ease and never too lengthy.
This one is a gem. Agree with Ken.

I visited the temple a few days back, Ken.I
Tried to bring the feel I experienced in this poem.

It is beautiful,
The colourful promenade calls attention.
The lines that depict young ones waiting to be noticed by bachelors fascinate.
The ending is lovely.
Thanks, Bob, Enjoyed.

Lovely poem, Eira,
Great reading!