Sridhar MIt’s Nanjangud
Annu visits
raves about
as she usually does
about old temples
the older the monument
the more the raving
so long as they are well preserved
like the famed pickles.
I too visited this famous temple
a couple of years ago
took some photographs
that had been swept away from my camera
because of my poor curatory skills.
But Nanjangud
simply takes me back
to my childhood days
the Nanjangud tooth powder
before Gopal’s from Madurai overtook it.
Some tastes linger on
don’t they
unaffected by time
no matter
the changing fashions?
(Inspired by Annapoorna Sitaram’s Nanjangood pictures)
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IN A NUTSHELL
Like a blind creature
it knows not
it’s own beauty to speak
Hard without
soft within
Slimy within
most stunning without
it’s nature’s glory caught
in a single shot
Naththa-gulla in Telugu
the snail’s shell too
is a nut hard to crack.
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పెద్దన్న
కృష్ణుడు
శ్రీనివాస్ గౌడ్
కృపాకర్ పోతుల
తిలక్ బొమ్మరాజు
కవనమాలి
స్వాతి కుమారి
Simple yet charming lines Sir!