by M.Mohankumar
A woman’s mesmerizing smile is the essence of this lovely little poem by M. Mohankumar. Read on.
Amazing how an impulse is set off
in the brain, how the neurons
get fired, the message is transmitted
down the line, and the facial muscles,
hundreds of them, work together
to produce a smile.
But this smile is so transparent
and so exquisite that you feel
it could only have come from
a guileless heart- never the product
of a calculating brain.
Mohankumar has published seven volumes of poetry in English. His poems have appeared in almost all reputed literary magazines in print in India. His first collection of short stories in English will be brought out by Authorspress, Delhi shortly. Mohankumar retired as Chief secretary to Government of Kerala.
