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A collaboration over too much coffee.

02 January, 2005

Places

Hyderabad

This place like an overfed snail
crawls.
I will prick its belly
And spill the contents
On sleeping people.
Maybe things will move faster.

Hosur

Upside down
A sandstorm will arise
A stampede of cows
With broken backs
Will moo painfully.
People may atleast then
Come to their senses.

Labels: poetry

3 Comments:

G Shrivastava said...: Loved the snail analogy! Brilliant - both of them!

PS What thinks thee of Bangalore? Perhaps this would be an interesting read for you!; 02 January, 2005 15:43
khuto said...: Wow!!! pithy and neat... Pricking the belly of the
overfed snail is just neat!; 02 January, 2005 15:54
Anil said...: Ah, brilliant Nisha...especially liked the one on Hyderabad...being an Hyderabadi myself (or well was at least until last year, lived in Hyd for 22 yrs) I think you have caught one major characteristic of the city perfectly. But I love Hyderabad precisely b'cos of that. I hope Hyderabad never turns into a cheetah or something :); 04 January, 2005 00:34

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