Lalitha Gouri’s poem speaks of love of a universal kind that is usually forgotten in the daily grind of life. This love remains hidden and unaware of its presence within us, we look for it outside of us. But there are moments when it is whispered to us and we realise its strength. When we do, what lay buried inside bursts free.
Shwetha’s poem depicts an innocent friendship between two children that eventually goes awry due to the socioeconomic cynicism exhibited by a group of adults.
Bhuvana Sri’s poem is about those true friends who are always there for you in the darkest of times, and the joy of realising that you are not alone.
True friendship is an eternal bond that surpasses seasons and distance. Amrutha Mohan’s poem talks about different stages of a precious comradeship – the childhood innocence, separation and reunion of old friends – and yokes it with different seasons.
Anupom’s poem is about two individuals who come from two different geographical locations and their friendship. The speaker of the poem makes an effort to understand the queerness of his friend. He makes her realize that he is her mirror image. His place of birth and the river Brahmaputra epitomise queerness.
Friendship, according to Shiitaal Budhrauj, is a whole gamut of emotions and sometimes, in a friendship spanning a lifetime between a man and a woman, the boundaries may blur – the two may evolve into lovers with the comfort and history of friendship behind them. She presents this point of view through her prose poem.
Preeth’s poem is about how in the unbridled quest for materialism, man is in grave danger of losing real joy in the process.
The themes of unwavering love, expressing it and, finding joy and contentment in this devotion are predominant in this free verse by Jyoti Verma. The gardener and her flowers are archetypal metaphors for devotion. A bunch of sunflowers’ ‘silliness’ is overcome when it embraces its essence and in doing so, makes the gardener happy too.
Bakul Banerjee’s poem is about a journey through greenery where ferns are a dominating presence.