Sunday 19 August 2018

Starless




It takes less than a star strike
for worlds to break apart
for rooms to stop breathing
for windows to go blind.

What did you think it was like? –
the starless and their smarts
just like rhyme cubes freezing
in ice trays of the mind

heart shaped, and spear, and spike,
and the full suite of art
in some crook of evening
uncombed unpolished unshined.

Greater than the conceits
of plastic trays and heartbeats.





I just wanted to say here that Kerala in South India, in peacetime known as 'God's own country,' is reeling from floods. Hundreds dead, hundreds of thousands displaced and/or homeless. Hospitals have had to shut down for the first time. People are marooned in their own homes. The news is beyond distressing. Here is how you can help.












10 comments:

  1. As a long term Oxfam supporter I am more than happy to help.

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    1. Thank you, EC. Much appreciated. It's a pretty desperate situation.

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  2. Hari OM
    It's dreadful. My offerings are via Chinmaya Mission, of course, whose Kerala centres are working hard with relief effort. YAM xx

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  3. Hi Nila - it has sounded absolutely frighteningly horrible - so the links are helpful ... I'll go via YAM's Mission ... I hope the rain really has eased, at least helping the relief effort for now - the longer term will take much longer ... Kerala sounds devastated. Yes - a starless night ... Hilary

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    1. It will take a long time to patch the damage, thanks much for helping.

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  4. water is so destructive. My heart goes out to the million people or so displaced, etc. Truly horrible and starless indeed.

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    1. Too many disasters all around, the planet strikes back.

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  5. Hadn't even heard about this. The American news outlets spend so much time talking about Trump, we miss a lot of important things.

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    1. Well, ignorance is bliss sometimes. If there was an option not to know bad news I'd take it anytime.

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