Saturday 28 November 2009

an apple...for you

just this big--
maybe even less--
encapsulating the whole universe
in a palpitation

*****
(an old piece)

6 comments:

Kalpana said...

Encapsulating the whole universe Woa! very interesting.

P. Venugopal said...

place your palm over your heart and listen: yes, the whole unierse.

Sumi Mathai said...

in love! in love !

P. Venugopal said...

still! can you believe it?

Sumi Mathai said...

y not ? :)

P. Venugopal said...

thanks. not always the case with couples who had gone through the same experience when young. her absence from home has suddenly made me an old man in a spring season. the season is due to end by this month-end when she comes back with our daughter and grandchild. see how many poems i have posted in november! see what i can do without her eye on me, always suspecting i am up to some mischief... but what to do? that is the poetry of life.
don't be mistaken. you too are going to be like that; it is the basic characteristic of the species. she too used to write as beautifully as you when your age. (and i have a vague feeling she still can do it if she can stop being down-to-earth practical handling a heavy load of responsibilities nowadays, including keeping moored to the earth.)