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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Paint this!!

(Context:: Thiruvananthapuram's Coastal Belt) (MohanChetan's poem request)

A sunrise on the beach
Golden sand as far as
Your eyes can reach
Clouds no artist can capture
Waves' joy and rapture

Witness the fishermen's quest
As they pull in their catch
Their strength and resolve
We city folks can't match

Churches on the sea shore
Man's quest to peace
Culture full of folklore
Our minds want to sieze

Thattu kada or the tea shops
Offering the perfect brew
To help our hearts soar
and let our bodies feel renewed

The hamlets on the sea side
Alive with children's laughter
More old wise men
than you normally see
Must be the air and water

Coconut trees stand tall
But with the mighty ocean
It seems pretty  small
The green hills on the backdrop
Are a pleasant sight
As I run
 in the morning light

I leave footprints
on the golden sand
Only to be wiped away
By ocean's mighty hand

But the footprints this place
Will leave on my brains
May remain deeply etched
In spite of all life's summers
winters and monsoon rains
(Written by Jibrael Jos)

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