By Vanaja Malathy Warm weather of springbuds of new growth pierce through my branchesmillion needles of painful pricks on my bodyi silently deliver and nurture my new birthi lose grip of my dear leavesstand in shame naked and barethey are heaped to their burialautumn winds wipe dry my tearsi stand in detachmentwinter winds blow startsnow … Continue reading Exit in grace
Magical Touch to Autumn
By Vanaja Malathy rugged mountains pose still to the daub of golden paintas the aspens stain the rockies splash to smear yellow and gold, lace orange and red a canvas of spectacular view beautiful landscape turns into a dreamscapeI stand in ecstasy and elationlost in the mesmerizing, magical beauty of aspen’s artof awesome autumn. i … Continue reading Magical Touch to Autumn
In Grace
By Vanja Malathy age advances crazy thoughts confuse my mind spins thinking of my loved ones departing… I shudder death in sleep when I think of my father’s silent rest, a sudden blackout relates my aunt's final sleep, muscles stiffen in numbing cramp with memories of my uncle’s silent collapse, an after meal bloating sensation … Continue reading In Grace
I continue to dream and Other Poems
By Vanaja Malathy I continue to dream As a little girl I dreamt my play to all day last, As an adolescent I dreamt of growing up fast, As a girl in teens I daydreamed a world of fantasy, damsel dreams of love and adventure you can’t see As a woman in my middle age … Continue reading I continue to dream and Other Poems
Bubble and Brew
By Vanaja Malathy Past sunrise winter chill. still ached to coil myself tight into the comfort of the warm quilt sheathing around like a carapace of a crustacean, tight encasing, hard to make the slightest move to disturb myself from those dreams that parade, swaying like in a show at fixed time of REM sleep … Continue reading Bubble and Brew
Academy of the Heart And Mind 