RISE AND FALL
by
Umamaheswari Anandane
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A reptile delaminates
as I watch my rusted skin
sketched with patterns of time
under the leaves
that subsides in the woods
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Rise and fall of all seasons
Into the Bardo I swim
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I fathom that every soul has a day
to dismantle from
its temporary shield
which acknowledged them of its short stay
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I learned that the time come
to bestow my last kiss
in this embodiment where I learned
the true meaning of Love
Having called upon
is a gift bestowed on
I accepted it with love
·
Now I surrender myself
to those open arms
I got more learning to do
away from this body
to experience the memoir of the unknown
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© 2011 Umamahswari Anandane, all rights reserved
Photo credit ~ courtesy of cohdra, morgueFile
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Umamahswari Anandane lives in India and is a poet, writer, blogger, and a self-described “simple woman.” She is an accomplished engineer with multi-lingual skills who discovered in herself a passion for writing poems and fiction. Ennai kandu peedi paarkalaam, her first novel, is in Tamil (a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the Tamil peoples of the Indian subcontinent and the official language of Sri Lanka and Sinagpore) is due out in a few months. Find more of her poetry at Inside My Poem Book, a blog. Uma also blogs at Perpetual Mind where, among other things, she explors Tamil arts and Vedic math. Hers is a mind that never stops.
The BeZine 
A wonderful website for a Cause.Honored for my poem to be featured here!
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Wonderful, Uma. Our work will continue after we leave this realm–you put this so beautifully.
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Ditto that for sure, Gayle.
Uma, thanks for submitting your fine piece for inclusion here. We appreciate it. Good luck with the new book.
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