(I wrote this poem on May 10)
Overnight, the weather turned cooler
Shawarma exhausted news channels
Refreshed through the shower-ma
Because of the bypass of Cyclone Asani
Chennaiities experience the weather in Kodai
In the season of Kodai (summer),
The moister wind blows to cool everything down.
The wind chimes ring cheerfully
As the chilly air enters via the window,
Excitement mounts in the body
Meet the cheerful memories at the summit
As is typical during the summer
The summer rain churns it into something even more special.
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P.s. If you are unaware, "Kodai" is a word that refers to summer in Tamil, and the same word is also the abbreviation of Kodaikanal, a hill station in South India.
If you're from India, you might know my reference to Shawarma. The issue refers to the same following the death of a student in Kerala after she ate Shawarma, a renowned Levantine cuisine consisting of meat chopped into thin slices, stacked in a cone-like structure, and roasted on a slowly revolving vertical rotisserie or spit. All shawarma restaurants are now subjected to rigorous testing by the health authorities to ensure that the food preparation is hygienic. Some southern districts have prohibited selling Shawarma.
Marvelous poetry ~ so creative ~ can feel the weather ~ namaste ~
ReplyDeletewishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
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You are great at expressing thoughts in poem...and thank you for explaining the words.
ReplyDeleteYou are good at writing poems. We had hot humid weather for more than 2 weeks and glad that we have rain yesterday and today.
ReplyDelete...Jeevan, I hope that you will always enjoy a cooling summer breeze.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbour (a Parsee couple) always says that they are going to Kodai for a change. They have a house in Kodaikanal which is still maintained and they use as their summer get away house.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Shawarma thing, authorities wake up and are extra vigilant (for some time) when there is a catastrophe.