PARROTS

Noisy parrots
returning to the tree:
sut set early


--R.K.SINGH

FEAT

He thinks he has achieved a feat
seeking security through division
but the fear haunts and thought multiplies
the problem the gap between

what is and what may be
the itch inside the skin
the memories of lovemaking
and routine pleasures now nightmare

with chemical change in blood and nerves
licks the tulip in drawing room
and thinks thoughtlessly mindlessly
inflicts more pain to himself


--R.K.SINGH

GODS FRIGHTEN

Trapped in temples
gods frighten my body:
I bow in bed


--R.K.SINGH

CHESTNUT

Under the blue sky
the chestnut trees bloom
white candles


--R.K.SINGH

Food

One grasshopper
and hundreds of ants:
food procession

--R.K.SINGH

BLIND

Blind
with their own sight
don't see the wonders
round them but kneel
and ask why
only me
too painful to see


--R.K.SINGH

COBRA

Raises its hood
a cobra in water:
algae criss-cross


--R.K.SINGH