24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Sk(ay) Sangita Kalarickal writes because she must. Her stories and poems have been published in journals, anthologies and collections world wide. Her book Mamina (available on Amazon) was published by Adisakrit Publishing in March 2023. She is still learning the art of poetry and ambitiously hopes to master it in a couple lifetimes.
Edited:
Baguette and cheese
Of photography and particle physics,
Talking respective loves,
And purging out hates.
Of friendships lasting much longer
than puny, short lives.
And thoughts living forever.
Of home made bolognese and tiramisu,
And baguette and cheese
in a brown bag for lunch.
Of memories weaving in and fading out
Of aches that somehow
refuse to go away.
Songs pause on my lips while life…
life flows, strangely, on.
And you…you…have gone.
Of Progressions
A glance that began
A smile that helped
And a wee, token word
Yet now we stand here
Deep in our travels from
Whence the journey spurred
Time is the judging quicksand
Comfort zones redefined
And warm fuzzies stay
Why look at adventures
When mundane looks safer?
Daily chats of groceries
Daycare and pencils
Replace songs and stories
Painting shades of candor
Time is the judging quicksand
I stand at the end
Of a warping driveway
Watch the story evolve
Questions loom
Tell me someone
Will it all dissolve?
Time is the judging quicksand
Cauldron of sanity
Let all bubble gently
Sieve through fine hours of the day
And through turbulent turmoils
Sip slowly. Slowly. Slowly.
Hour 1
“Don’t run around the around while
I’m oiling your straggly hair!”
“Which of these goodies do you want to eat?”
“Which story would you like to hear today?”
Time drew deep lines into her face and life
And her wrinkles grew deeper
And she grew more beautiful
As I watched year after year
Time smoothed out razor sharp memories
And she slipped slowly by
Into a cloud of happy oblivion
As I watched year after year