Allegories of the Unheard: Two poems by Kamakshi Lekshmanan
Photo: Karan Madhok
Poetry: ‘a man influences a knife, sways the auburn twigs. gentle and soft. // the heap of brunet lay aside, / besides a pair of eyes submit – in gratitude.’
sandwiched verses
in an aching body where bones bite,
between the toaster / the sliced bread / nerves steer. bleeding to be voiced.
seedlings recurrently thrive – still hemorrhages,
conceiving a novice in solitary quiet. a lone
sparrow spark soft to the placid drizzle,
maybe is aware. the empty pages, throbbing to parade,
word by word
the allegories of the unheard
enduring the griller heat
fume chattery syllables. of
the wild lyrics.
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on a warm day, by the café
the sky is painted in moods for a sunny day,
rushing into its blues - a cloud pack.
hearing a choppy clatter, I gaze out through the window,
in greys of harmony.
a man influences a knife, sways the auburn twigs. gentle and soft.
the heap of brunet lay aside,
besides a pair of eyes submit – in gratitude.
in a few moments. it rains.
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Kamakshi Lekshmanan holds MA Wild Writing from the University of Essex, UK. Memories became Paper Boats and Puliinji (her debut memoir) . Her photo essays and poetry can be found in Zoo, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, The Alluvian, The Wild Roof Journal, Thebloom.news, The Hopper Magazine, Botany of Gaia – A nature inspired anthology, The Winged Moon Literary Magazine, Writerly Magazine, and The Closed Eye Open. You can find her on Instagram: @khaga_photography.
