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Melancholia
I have been busy focusing on completing what I hope is the final draft of my first novel. This basically means that I have let the blog slide. Apologies. This is a poem I had written recently, and was featured in the latest (25th) issue of Dubai Poetics. (https://dubaipoetics.com/edition-xxv) Melancholia By Binu Sivan (Click on… Continue reading
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Cinderella – A Modern Take
Hi sharing a poem I wrote in 2012 as part of a writing workshop I was conducting for two of my friend’s daughters. We decided to revisit the fairy tales and give them a modern twist. A 100 or maybe 1000 years ago, in a rather grim tone Two brothers sat down to write a… Continue reading
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Don’t Send Me Another Memo
The page is back under my control… Am posting something that has been with me for a while. And forgive the spacing between some of the lines.. I am trying to figure it out It has been a while. The kids have been shot and they have been buried. We have since moved on. Sydney,… Continue reading
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A Prayer For My Daughter
Another poem in the series that I wrote for my girl. I wish for you freedom… Freedom from worries about money Freedom to do what you will Freedom to be all that you can and want to be Freedom to scream, howl and be nasty. I wish for you independence I wish for… Continue reading
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Stay A While
Watching my girl jumping In puddles pretending She was a giant On a sea crossing I smile Even as my Heart weeps. Why this rush Why this dizzying Hurtling through Time and space To grow up And be like me. Stay a while… A little while longer Child, and just be. There is time enough… Continue reading
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