Kadambari by Raj Arumugam
I walked past and I heard you play the sitar, Kadambari; and I waited at the side in the streets as I heard the soothing tunes and the notes and the playfulness and the pleas and eloquence and the pain and the joys and the ecstasy O I heard the coming to of each note […]
it flows by Raj Arumugam
it flows by Raj Arumugam It flows people gape but do not see it flows they rather postulate and grasp at comfort-ideas and doctrine and theology and build systems of beliefs and fantasize in the hereafter But it flows not with a beginning or end or with a start or finish with promise or tension […]
in praise of the moon by Raj Arumugam
in praise of the moon by Raj Arumugam I will not sing you a song of praise O gentle moon there are too many modern people around too many enlightened minds tonight they reckon they don’t need your light; there are too many elect and too many going to Heaven and if I sang in […]
I waited by Raj Arumugam
I waited by Raj Arumugam I waited sweetheart and I have waited but you have not come I waited early and I waited past through the retreating light and the late hours of the night but you did not come O I have waited all eternity but you are not to be seen I have […]
I see you moon by Raj Arumugam
I see you moon by Raj Arumugam I see you moon this cool autumn morning you sing over the river and trees and you are supported by your dance troupe of stars Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry […]
I just love you by Raj Arumugam
I just love you by Raj Arumugam I just love you sweet woman I saw you and I love you I’m not a poet or a singer nor gifted with skillful brushes to convey this feeling in my heart and mind I don’t even know if the words I choose are right or inapt I […]
I bring hope and love by Raj Arumugam
I bring plenty and abundance; I bring beauty and well-being I bring that which is wholesome and I bring that which is good for all of mankind and I bring goodwill to all nations and all peoples of the world may all countries be at peace; may all the people of the world be as […]
I am Yun Du-seo by Raj Arumugam
I am Yun Du-seo by Raj Arumugam I am Yun Du-seo, dearest fellow-beings; I lived in Korea and this is my self-portrait I send to you as a greeting from the past; I had my life to art and loved my fellow-beings and the creatures of the earth; and I send this to you just […]
I am the earthworm, Lord of the Underworld by Raj Arumugam
I am the earthworm Lord of the Underworld; you hardly think of me except perhaps as angleworm I give the earth nitrogen phosphates and potash; and the soil is rich for all my muscular contractions I create passages for air and water; and by sheer power of my burrowing I bring all these together and […]
I am content here by Raj Arumugam
I am content here by Raj Arumugam I am content here in my open with the trees and the birds that sing and the clouds above and the moon that radiates at night; and the feel of the warmth of the sun on my arms and chest and legs and the feel of the cool […]
How I saved Planet Earth by Raj Arumugam
How I saved Planet Earth by Raj Arumugam in the deserted streets last night the Aliens pointed their laser and equipment at me and one of them said: “Take me to your Leader.” And hoping to pocket all the presents they might have brought I said: “Well, I am the Leader of all Planet Earth.” […]
how far are you? by Raj Arumugam
how far are you? by Raj Arumugam how far gone gentle breathing partner how far gone from me are you in your sleep? how deep in your dreams and away from each other? how far are you gentle living partner how far gone within far, far, far within such unmeasured distance are you gone from […]
how did poetry begin? by Raj Arumugam
how did poetry begin? by Raj Arumugam how did it begin anyway this love of sound and words and rhythm and word-painting? did a bunch of perhaps thirteen men and women gather one night under the star-covered trees and eat pizzas and say: tonight we’ll all not drink sake or soma and we’ll not have […]
Hey birds by Raj Arumugam
Hey birds by Raj Arumugam Hey birds you rosellas and mynas and magpies it’s nice Spring and the flowers are in bloom in my garden; and it’s good to see you flying about as in a Walt Disney movie and see you hover at the flowers or on the lawn but really, must you sit […]
Head of a Smiling Young Woman in Three-Quarter View by Raj Arumugam
Head of a Smiling Young Woman in Three-Quarter View by Raj Arumugam 1 she’s the delicate head of a young woman in Agnolo Bronzino’s drawing; she says, ‘Look. You can look; look, I don’t really mind; and if you feel shy, I’ll have my eyes and face down all the while’ and in her charm […]
gum tree loved by the sky by Raj Arumugam
gum tree loved by the sky by Raj Arumugam there’s this gum tree that stands alone its skin and bark white as bone and its leaves quivering in the wind shimmering in the sun; and it’s so pretty and tall and proud the blue sky says: “I’ll come stand guard over you embrace you full […]
good bye, my sweet angel by Raj Arumugam
good bye, my sweet angel by Raj Arumugam goodbye, my sweet angel you and I now must part; the sun sets gently and so it does too in our love goodbye, my sweet angel the ocean waves come to play along the beach but soon they retreat; and so too now we go in our […]
four legs good, two legs badOwl Hoots and Grasshopper Sings by Raj Arumugam
four legs good, two legs badOwl Hoots and Grasshopper Sings by Raj Arumugam Owl slept in the tree’s hollow but the silly Grasshopper on the branch outside made incessant noise ‘Kind Sir,’ said Owl, ‘would you stop singing and allow me to sleep? I’m nocturnal and sleep by day and so I need some quiet […]
four legs good, two legs bad by Raj Arumugam
four legs good, two legs bad by Raj Arumugam four legs good, two legs bad you believe in God good if not you believe in the Devil it’s this or that, you see? four legs good, two legs bad what I know is right you are wrong cos four legs good, two legs bad you […]
five moons for earth by Raj Arumugam
five moons for earth by Raj Arumugam sometimes I wish dear moon sometimes I wish the earth had five moons and all so positioned we can see one every night and then in twos and in threes never four (just so for mystery’s sake) and then all five all in perfect alignment once a year […]
Female ghost in the moonlight by Raj Arumugam
Female ghost in the moonlight by Raj Arumugam OOOOhhhh…..eeeeee…..oooeeeeeyoooo…. O moon, pale and alone like me O inhabitant in deserted skies as I in lonely wilds with my ghost baby; let us put a charm together a curse on men who betray their wives and who put their seeds in young unwise girls and run […]
emotional bond by Raj Arumugam
emotional bond by Raj Arumugam O setting Sun do not drag my heart down with you; for it’s known in nations where you do not shine as often you bring cheer and smiles away till you come again; do not let then my heart dear Sun sink with you Copyright ©: Raj Arumugam ————— The […]
doughnuts for sale by Raj Arumugam
doughnuts for sale by Raj Arumugam O come buy doughnuts doughnuts doughnuts doughnuts for sale sweet ones, ladies and yummy ones, gents; precious doughnuts you’ve never seen in your lands I made them with my own hands each sugary and yum to the core round and hollow in the middle each doughnut like Einstein’s universe […]
different lovers by Raj Arumugam
different lovers by Raj Arumugam they reject different lovers that’s lovers who are different, don’t they? but we are different in their eyes though our hearts do not tell us so and we love it’s you and I and though the world may point to color and language and region and put up barriers of […]
did you die, Ophelia? by Raj Arumugam
did you die, Ophelia? by Raj Arumugam did you die, Ophelia? did you drown yourself? I heard you looked pretty and glorious in your best dress and with flowers all ready to meet your Maker; they tell me it was so beautiful one could only cry to see you in the water… did you kill […]
dear owl, forlorn like King Lear by Raj Arumugam
dear owl, forlorn like King Lear by Raj Arumugam dear owl, where is your home after all the day and night of rains that you should sit forlorn like Lear on the pavement this cold, sunless morning? you will make one again dear owl and you will hoot again in nights and stay discreet in […]
dear moon, you will understand by Raj Arumugam
dear moon, you will understand by Raj Arumugam darling moon dear moon do not be offended we have stripped you down to rock and a plain face and we show pictures of you in black, gray and white; and though a writer of verse, in this verse, I strip you of your romance and aura; […]
days of quiet by Raj Arumugam
days of quiet by Raj Arumugam here is the forest the world withdraws a little; quiet, silent and calm the trees wait in their own nature The morning is beautiful, the progress of the day smooth and the evening pleasant and the nights pensive and still. Time moves slowly and thought is as radiant as […]
dance of life by Raj Arumugam
dance of life by Raj Arumugam we bring you life today sway right and left and forward and back and gyrate and turn and twist; and life is fruit and flesh and it is pleasure and joy too and we bring in our bodies in our bodies, in our nakedness we bring you mystery and […]
Daddy, daddy, I can’t go to school by Raj Arumugam
Daddy, daddy, I can’t go to school by Raj Arumugam daddy, daddy, I can’t go to school why darling, what’s wrong with you? I’ve got a runny nose, daddy – can’t you see? and my cheeks are blue I just think I’ve got the flu but sweetheart, you look as fresh as the rose outside […]
complete text of the discovery of Kama Sutra by Raj Arumugam
Part 1 At the Saint’s Book Store (Singapore, 1970) when I was just 15 and just after a trip to the National Library I saw a slim volume at the Saint’s Book Store (named after a TV series and true to the borrowed name, a second-hand book store) and its spine said: Kama Sutra Now […]
come, sun rays by Raj Arumugam
come, sun rays by Raj Arumugam come, sun rays kiss my naked feet bite them, if you think them sexy; put your warmth in every toe and re-kindle the flames in my blood; kill the fungus if you find any there under or on the nails – and Oh, I so love your touch and […]
come on in, baby by Raj Arumugam
come on in, baby by Raj Arumugam come on in, baby it’s your world too come in and have a seat take your place; it’s not just passive: take what you need and give what you can there are no in doors and no out doors as you can see, though each will have one’s […]
Come home, sweetheart by Raj Arumugam
Come home, sweetheart by Raj Arumugam Come home sweetheart wherever you may be today; though you may lie in a corner of the streets and call strangers family; or live in the country or go moving about from place to place – you still have a home and mom and dad and your sister and […]
Colbert Report: Australia by Raj Arumugam
Colbert Report: Australia by Raj Arumugam Talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey with her entourage is going to Australia and it’s timely now for a quick Colbert Report on the state of the colony of Australia Colony? Yes, that’s right Australia is still a British colony – How else do you explain it? as the Head of […]
an evening’s music by Raj Arumugam
come, it is a cool evening; it is time for the body to rest and the mind to withdraw within; let us play then a raga for this evening: notes and a rhythm and a flow that shall bring quiet, peace and calm in one’s being; and perhaps as you play the melody and magic […]
ah poor moon by Raj Arumugam
ah poor moon by Raj Arumugam ah poor moon you’re just hanging around and through no fault of your own you attract all these weirdos these lunatics and the vampires and the blood-sucking bats and the sleep-walkers and murderers and the flesh-eaters (the moon made me do it!) and the lunatics and the werewolves and […]
ah, happy crow by Raj Arumugam
ah, happy crow by Raj Arumugam ah, happy crow (uncaring that humans may not find you very pleasant) you sit on the branch of that shady tree and you peck at a bone you’ve brought yourself and you are busy, busy, busy eating; and I, happy too, sit here at a table, eating my sandwich […]
absent-mindedness; or I Dream of Spices by Raj Arumugam
1 My mother would say: “Little boy Raj… Go to Muthu’s and get some cinnamon, betel leaves and ginger and garlic” And so I go to the shops singing all the way and when Muthu asks me what I’d want I rattle off a list: “Sesame seeds, onions tomatoes and pickles” And back home, Mother […]
a walk in the forest by Raj Arumugam
a walk in the forest by Raj Arumugam the forest takes one for a quiet walk in the morning; of oneself and the solitude and the path and the trees and the air and the stillness and the undefined sunlight; a moment of lightness, an instant of calm; did one come from the walk? Poetry […]