A tree in a garden in Delhi has stood there for years and observed romantic relationships over a period of time. Rubina’s poem is from the perspective of the tree.
The narrator’s fond relationship with his grandfather, whom he used to address as ‘Granna’, flashes before his eyes, as he rushes to say his final goodbye to him. Anupam pens the poem.
Not all expressions of love are grand and not all grand expressions of love are loud. Parth Pandya writes a poem about a marriage of the two in unexpected ways.
An ageing father recalls fondly recalls the times with his daughter when she was a little girl. A poem by M. Mohankumar.
A young girl, excited about the possibilities of the new Icmic cooker, wishes to chase away the gloom from her father’s lonesome heart as her mother is in the hospital.
Srinivas’s poem suggests that the concept of ‘family’ is embodied in good stories, colourful tapestries, well-orchestrated musical pieces, lovingly prepared food and even, ironically, in one’s sense of identity, which is cobbled together from different sources. The essence of these ‘works’, in turn, is embodied in a human family.
When a short trip home comes to an end and the narrator’s brother begins to pack his bag for the return journey, he realises how much his family still means to him, despite the differences and distance. When the man notices his brother’s sorrow, he gently reminds him how deep bonds of blood run. Anupam pens a poem.
With great expectations, a man and his wife leave their son to a foreign land so that he can fulfil his dreams. When he settles down there and nearly forgets them, the father writes a letter to call him home before it is too late. Anupam writes a poem.
