Swaroop Manikandan : Writing

inequals

inequals

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


You pretended to love.I loved to pretend.And we never met each other.,..
You are not therefore I am not...

You are not therefore I am not...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


We as we arenever suit to each otherI projected an Ithat you did likeYou projected a youthat I did likeAnd finally on our coming togetherour lips stay..
naturally...

naturally...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


I keep a pile of wordson your sleeping eyes,which then start playingwith your rhythmic breathe.When you wake up,trap them with your smileand put them ..
rippled-river

rippled-river

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


It was indeed a long-steady river.We were sitting on a rock in its bank.I was struggling to find outtowards which direction it flows.At an unexpected ..
to start with...

to start with...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


'There is always a wayto any place on this earth',she beganas we were looking at her with a'Which way?' question.'From the sky',she smiledand then the..
Endarkenment...

Endarkenment...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


I recentlyjumped out of my wayto be backon the known path.Not thatknown paths aresafe and comfortable,they are at timesunavoidable.Even the rare compa..
it has been raining...

it has been raining...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


Another dark night,the lantern in your hand created the way for us.There were signs of a distant rain in the airand we were walking towards it.I wante..
The Raining Window

The Raining Window

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


By then we had a windowed huton the banks of the rediscovered river.You were sitting on the window side.I was lying down and looking at thedripping ro..
moon-tree . . .

moon-tree . . .

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


clear sky ofthe rain-stopped-night.the tree in fronthides the moonthat has just come outof the clouds.looking at the moonthrough the leavesyou are ask..
Beyond'less'...

Beyond'less'...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan


Pointing to a distant green land,beyond the river,I remember once you told,that's where you reside.In that mid summer,the river was just a dry sand pa..