The Nine Rasa other interpritations

Various forms of poetry based on the Nine Rasa of Hindi/Sandskrit literature.

Shingara Smoke Signals

"...our lungs are filled with words unsaid..."

Haysa Heard This One ?

"...So serious, in your buttoned up world can see those desperate seams, just a moment of time is all I need then I can show you what I mean,..."

Raudra Slum Lord

"...He came in like a summer draught with flowers turning to dust, he was looking for the indentured who were hiding in the ruins and rust,..."
Cherry

Adabhuta A Spot On The Sun

"...becoming golden and sparkling..."

Bayanak Tar Pits Of Time

"...I open the blinds..."

Raudra Season Of Hate

"...the fields drown in the echoes,..."

Haysa Tickle Your Fancy

"...just close your eyes and rest,..."

Vibhatsaya Blue Slaves

"...all the slaves clap their hands..."

Veera The Leopard

"...overtaking the spots..."

Karuna Reaching Into The Gray

"...No colors can be as illuminating..."

Shanta Catching The Breeze

"...when the light of stars delight,..."

Shringar Paint Me ( I'm Your's )

"...Corrugated metal, kissed with rust the cracks in sidewalks gather, my tired feet I hope and I trust will get me out of here faster,..."

Vibhatsaya Death Dealing Blues

"...Pale, cracking skins in the daylight turn to blue and ceramic,..."

Veera Rise Up!

"...Everyday the cement still stands as barriers to the able, blocking all promises, and lands the foundation of fables,..."

Karuna Gray Day

"...Tears well up as wrappers dance along avenues where bodies lie, within the horrors of every glance the sadness you can't deny,..."