The Mundane... by Dr. MOLLY JOSEPH at Spillwords.com

The mundane…

written by: Dr. MOLLY JOSEPH

Xmas waves
recede
life flows
reverse
through
routine
channels…

a lazy
langour
keeps you
in bed
till
the morning’s
soft caress
turns
piercingly hard…

Life,
I marvel
at thy turns…

busied
footsteps,
hurried
farewells
dashing
vehicles
rushing
to office..

part of
the mundane
left at home
half done
half finished.

the toddler
caught up
in between
whines..

concrete
nested lives
wake up
with a clutter
to ebb and flow
when
morning
thickens….

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Dr Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph retired as Head of the Dept. of English, St. Xaviers College, Kerala, India and now serves as Professor of Communicative English. She, a bilingual writer, has had her Doctorate in Post War American Poetry (of William Carlos Williams). She has published 9 books of Poems - Aching Melodies (Patridge, Penguin), Autumn Leaves, December Dews, Myna's Musings, It Rains,The Bird with Wings of Fire, Where Cicadas Sing in Mirth (all by Authors Press New Delhi), Firefly Flickers, Hidumbi - novel (by Xpress Publications, Kerala) and Pokkuveyil Vettangal (poems, Malayalam). Dr. Molly writes travelogues and short stories and has won several awards. The India Women Achiever's Award 2019, Wordsmith Award 2018 and Award on Experimental Poetry 2020. She represented India in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Literary Festival 2019.