Enroute From Bangalore By Priyanka Bhandarkar

Enroute From Bangalore

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Summary

     "Enroute From Bangalore" is a collection of nine poems that creatively explore life's observations. The straightforward language makes them accessible, with varying emotional impacts, while themes range from contemplation to interpretation, offering readers diverse reflections on the journey through India's vibrant city of Bangalore.

CROWS ON A  CLOTHESLINE

The most common place intended to anger ladies
Balanced on an edge where the crows sit elegantly.
With clothes escorting them like a symbol of inheritance 
The first one who wanted to handcuff them was my mother.

No day I can remember without crows  perched  there in full innocence
To buy tickets of this special sanctuary and book a place
No matter rain or sun  this is the  place to where they belong.
Their partner  being the clothes and clips stuck to the line.

But they undecided of the boycott as I bring more clothes
Like a father guides his young lad in turn asking wishes
And the poles decide to hold them longer but with a purpose
Looks like the  employed crows are working on graffiti and design
Opening the window and shifting the weight on the clothesline.

The sky above controlling the rain with the clouds forming helixes
To save prints on the clothes ten years in probation that  fixes
A sinner I know what you are  confined to the clothesline for safety 
For I cannot afford new clothes for the ones in custody.

I am a woman and know that the clothes are helped during the rain
By applying weight on the same and it remains staunch to the wind
I weep as I get news of the rain through the crows on the line
And feel proud of the same to know that I am a woman.
Whether the clothes are dry to remove as the crows bid amigo

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