Come out of your Ark, O’ Poet!
written by: Dr. Molly Joseph
Poet, the rainbow awaits you,
come out of your Ark.
how you have helped save
lives, flora, fauna, man, nature
through ages, to survive the floods,
soaked in love, kindness, sharing…
now emerge out, the time needs you more
no need for cocooned ivory castles,
with the quiet rebellion of many a scorching summer
traverse…
with the sun on your face, your winds chiming in a thousand whispers
of inclusivity, togetherness.
here where walled in, walled up
mindsets prevail…
sweeping away the cobwebbed corners
let us chisel out a world,
accommodating all…
the rainbow says, blessed are we
born on these radiant shores
where the sun goes up
when the moon is low.
Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, she has had her Doctorate in Post War American Poetry. Much anthologised, she travels worldwide, writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 17 books,13 books of poems, a novel and a story book for children. Her latest work, "Songs of Silence" was released on 14th of May, 2022. She has won several accolades which include Galaxy Award for Experimental Poetry 2019, India Women Achiever’s Award 2020, and the Yannan Gold Medal The Outanding Poet Award from Yanan Literary Society, China 2021. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on matters that deal with the contemporary.
Latest posts by Dr Molly Joseph (see all)
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