Congratulations Michael!
I feel so happy.I knew it was a strong poem, just didn't know how to put it in words like our judge.
Siva
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- 24 Dec 2012, 04:29
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Michael (MV) brings IBPC 3rd place home for X-mas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10247
- 23 Dec 2012, 18:41
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Kuttanad
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8833
Kuttanad
Kuttanad Waters from everywhere meeting up finding a pathway through land paddy fields on either side beyond single line settlements water boats to ferry us; Alleppy, because of the foreigner who could not say Allepuzha Venice of the south attracting tourists, here trees take the path of sunlight. f...
- 03 Dec 2012, 05:28
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: To The Block Administrator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8331
To The Block Administrator
Dear Block Administrators
All my posts in The Writers Block are recorded in Google.If I had noticed this earlier I would have been stingier with my posts.Is there no option that says that it is not meant for common peruse?
Siva Ramanathan
All my posts in The Writers Block are recorded in Google.If I had noticed this earlier I would have been stingier with my posts.Is there no option that says that it is not meant for common peruse?
Siva Ramanathan
- 01 Dec 2012, 20:43
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: A Pair Of Glasses
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6933
A Pair Of Glasses
From the general ward in the eye hospital it was the last of my needlings, simply because I refused to go in for further treatment, I had sneezed while Dr. Velayudhan Pillai was coaxing the cataract in my eyes towards a corner to make it dissolve in the skin. Grandfather and grandmother told me stor...
- 30 Nov 2012, 21:47
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Purple Cabbage
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15657
Re: The Purple Cabbage
Michael
We have tender coconut souffle in Kerala.It is a watery state of coco(nut)before it becomes a hard nut.I wrote this for a theme as flash fiction and now turned it into a poem.
We have tender coconut souffle in Kerala.It is a watery state of coco(nut)before it becomes a hard nut.I wrote this for a theme as flash fiction and now turned it into a poem.
- 30 Nov 2012, 06:16
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Purple Cabbage
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15657
The Purple Cabbage
She put the purple cabbage in the salad bowl and tossed it along with poison salts in the salad spinner; Now you know she had no need to use the scissors, or the shears, or even heat the skewers to finish off. Twenty minutes before her husband started for home she would add poison powder in the salt...
- 29 Nov 2012, 06:43
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Sufis Balance Peace With Self
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6857
The Sufis Balance Peace With Self
The Sufis Balance Peace With Self A Sufi saint will give you a fresh lime write something on it with charcoal tell you that your worries will evaporate before the lime dries up. It sounds logical--- you shift your worries to that lime wait for it to dry and shrink much time has elapsed so the worrie...
- 28 Nov 2012, 09:58
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Alleppey, The Venice Of The South
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6810
Alleppey, The Venice Of The South
There’s water traffic here A patrol boat for the officer. House boats float, stratified according to the standard of living in water. I take a small hand row boat all by myself, forty years ago, this is in the Veli boat club. I have come straight from school, there is no time to pull out those off-w...
- 15 Nov 2012, 21:45
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: "Hate gave you me for a lover"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11193
Re: "Hate gave you me for a lover"
Billy
I have read this poem of yours.What is strong about Michael's poem is that it is sparse.
Siva Ramanath
I have read this poem of yours.What is strong about Michael's poem is that it is sparse.
Siva Ramanath
- 04 Nov 2012, 23:23
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Train At Three Levels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12862
Re: Train At Three Levels
Michael
I thought you wanted me to double space the words.This is fine,only it looks too crowded.
Siva
I thought you wanted me to double space the words.This is fine,only it looks too crowded.
Siva
- 04 Nov 2012, 08:11
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Train At Three Levels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12862
Re: Train At Three Levels
Michael I did the double spacing twice but it does not auto save,so it come back to the original.Can you do it for me if you know how to? The absence of capitals, I would like to retain because I read a poem like this somewhere.The capitalized title is alright. Should it be Train At All Levels,or, T...
- 01 Nov 2012, 09:39
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Train At Three Levels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12862
Train At Three Levels
'Train At Three Levels' is my original, unpublished poem: I am not representing any other board this month with this poem or any other poem. Sivakami Velliangiri sivakamivelliangiri@gmail.com Train At Three Levels the first 'thrain' lisped from your stories, how as a child you enlarged two anna coin...
- 31 Oct 2012, 06:39
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: IBPC November 2012
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7930
Re: IBPC November 2012
Train At Three Levels the first 'thrain' lisped from your stories, how as a child you enlarged two anna coins on the tracks with the weight of the Salem Express then tossed them into the pulp of the Cauvery for the peace of your ancestors; the poet in me borrowed only the image. as a young girl I r...
- 24 Oct 2012, 06:24
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: On Top Ten Summer Words
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13989
On Top Ten Summer Words
Sundays grandma took us to the Marina. On the way at Triplicane we bought Frisbees plastic sand- pie buckets, spades and a palm leaf basket of cooking utensils for five rupees. As for the marshmallow we cradled that too. And the scooping out happened on the beach mat. We flung the thick rind and mar...
- 20 Oct 2012, 21:30
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Sitting around a circle talking philosophy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7269
Sitting around a circle talking philosophy
Very distant intro in the Silver Duck Hall every member rains words food / foot care washing the feet, Krishna sucking his own toe doing naivedya to leprosy feet, licking the pus finally I realize it is not food but foot. Copy copy cat cat, preserve rights as, copy right TT talked about the gore in ...
- 08 Oct 2012, 06:55
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15473
Re: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
Michael
Please post the 'hospice' poem here.
I second Michael's poem,'hospice'.
Siva
Please post the 'hospice' poem here.
I second Michael's poem,'hospice'.
Siva
- 04 Oct 2012, 09:47
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15473
Re: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
'Museum ' is an unpublished poem of mine, and I am not representing any other group.My e-mail id is sivakamivelliangiri@gmail.com.
Sivakami Velliangiri
Sivakami Velliangiri
- 04 Oct 2012, 09:43
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15473
Re: IBPC-bound for October 2012:
Museum Papa took us on Sundays to sit and gaze at the museum by night.' Look at the spotlight focused on coconuts, don’t they gleam like burnt gold?'' he would say. The nuts shine, the leaves cast black shadows, the red and white building sits like a painting on the mound; the loud speakers of the ...
- 03 Oct 2012, 07:12
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Harvest
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7550
Harvest
edit-1 like these back waters thirsting for salt, the Arabian sea calls yet another harvest far beyond where the mix happens, whitesprayhorses raise their forward foot swallowing the land water under their necks. Sivakami Velliangiri Kuttanad Waters from everywhere meeting up finding a pathway throu...
- 02 Oct 2012, 20:06
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: My Friend’s Father
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28520
My Friend’s Father
Whenever I went to Nakulan’s house to chew the cud of poetry we sometimes talked about Ivanious. the university where he taught literature before retiring, before the rumour of Professor Carey pushed itself ugly with ash like the snake pill tablet when lit. How boy students shook underneath their pa...
- 26 Sep 2012, 18:57
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: a byte-poem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8507
Re: a byte-poem
This is the ultimate Gyan which will extinguish the Agyan. He understands death comes to the body and not for the soul.
The question mark makes us think as it does the poet. The resolution is the poem.
The question mark makes us think as it does the poet. The resolution is the poem.
- 22 Sep 2012, 11:01
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: harvest
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8415
harvest
edit-4 ''harvest'' sack upon sack of grain stacked up to reach the moon India is still hungry. Michael I will keep this version because I feel 'India is still hungry is stronger. edit -3 ''harvest'' sack upon sack of grain stacked up to reach the moon still a hungry mouth. edit -2 ''harvest'' sack u...
- 20 Sep 2012, 12:42
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: the passenger seat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12407
Re: the passenger seat
Frank
There is no hard and fast rule that says
Titles must have capital letters for each word, no period or full stop.
There is no hard and fast rule that says
Titles must have capital letters for each word, no period or full stop.
- 19 Sep 2012, 11:32
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: prey
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17261
Re: prey
Octo
it is impossible to figure out how you have edited,because there is only one version.This poem should not have been abandoned.
it is impossible to figure out how you have edited,because there is only one version.This poem should not have been abandoned.
- 19 Sep 2012, 11:26
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Museum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7328
Museum
There are these favourite spots Papa took us on Sundays to sit and gaze at the museum by night.’ Look at the spot–light focused on coconuts till they gleam like burnt gold,’’ he said. The nuts shine, the leaves cast black shadows, the red and white building sits like a painting on a mound the loud s...