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like these back waters thirsting
for salt, the Arabian sea calls
yet another harvest
far beyond where
the mix happens,
whitesprayhorses
raise their forward foot
swallowing the land water
under their necks.
Sivakami Velliangiri
Kuttanad
Waters from everywhere
meeting up
finding a pathway through land
paddy fields on either side
beyond single line settlements
water boats to ferry us
Alleppy, because of the foreigner
who could not say Allepuzha
Venice of the south
attracting tourists, here trees
take the path of sunlight.
fringes of hotels
harvest is the key word
prawns, paddy, spice ,coir
birds water borne
ducks , the water fowl
the harvesting tractor
cutting and swallowing
dried shoots, separating
grain from the chaff.
everywhere the crop has dried
where this Lake Palace is built
paddy shoots are forever green
inexplicable, the tricks of the trade,
but we have to move on
like these back waters thirsting
for salt , the Arabian sea calls
yet another harvest
far beyond where
the mix happens,
whitesprayhorses
raise their forward foot
swallowing the land water
under their necks.
Harvest
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