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    Dear All
    Dear All
    Dear All
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    Dear All

    By John P Modayil

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    The poems includes in this book were written in the last 10 years. Most of the poems are born out of my reflections on life experiences while some are purely reflections of the mind. Any way they demand serious reading.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateOct 4, 2011
    ISBN9781456783853
    Dear All
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    John P Modayil

    He is a graduate civil and structural Engineering and has over 45 years professional experience. He is still activity practicing the profession as a consultant in Kochi. Rachel his wife, is his companion for the last 43years they have two children, a boy and a girl and has four grandchildren from there. He is a serious reader of all subjects philosophy, poetry and science especially about science bordering the edge of enquiring in these fields.

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      Dear All - John P Modayil

      © 2011 John P Modayil. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 9/29/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-8384-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-8385-3 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      1.To the Goddess of Words

      2.Flower buds at my feet

      3. Loneliness

      4. Hydrangea blue

      5.Genesis

      6.Soulless shadows

      7.Debts not written off

      8.Love in a twilight zone

      9.Prayer for a mother departed

      10.One in love

      11.Zensible way

      12.Guiltless

      13.Peace on earth

      14.Evil

      15.It is good to remember

      16.Morphic bond

      17.An old house of smells

      18.In celebration of rain

      19.Endless dreams

      20.Windows

      21.The green brigade

      22.A few more Zensible lines

      23.Unborn tomorrow

      24.Lost childhood

      25.Valentine’s Day 2002

      26.A flower falls

      27.Drink Like a Lord

      28.Just a touch

      29.Soulmate

      30.The cosmic man

      31.Seasons

      32.The dark door

      To my parents and

      to my brother Roy,

      who died very young.

      My sincere thanks to

      Surya Praphulla Kumar

      Deepa, and Sreekala

      for helping me in editing this book at

      various stages.

      1.   To the Goddess of Words

      Words,

      Stillborn offspring of my fancy!

      With what magic shall I make you live,

      Make you dance in another’s mind?

      When songs fill my brain,

      Descended live from that morphic zone

      Where muses dance to music at every turn,

      How can my lean, dry words

      Bring its beauty, freshness, fragrance,

      With their beats and hushed murmurs to anyone?

      Hapless little words,

      Maimed offspring of my fertile mind!

      I see you limp into another’s heart

      And how I bow my head in shame!

      Which muse shall I turn to?

      What sacrifices shall I make?

      Will Saraswathy, the Goddess of Words,

      And all the

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