by M. Mohankumar
Even before the volte-face,
I would not have compared your face
to the moon. Because it is a cliché.
Now it would be unfair to the moon,
so steadfast, revolving round the earth,
though far-flung, and sometimes invisible,
for no fault on its part, yet coming close,
as close as it can, for one brief night,
beaming on- the super moon.
But you? In one shocking move
you flew off into a strange trajectory,
and remain out of sight, incommunicado.
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, ‘The Turning Point and Other Stories’ has been published by Authorspress, Delhi . Mohankumar retired as Chief secretary to Government of Kerala.
