In the ear-piercing surround
of the scullery
you’re as audible
as your blazon.
There is no evidence
of the well-spoken
as drumming
shellacs the sober.
The meter isn’t make-work.
It is a balm for bafflements.
It keeps me high-toned
and whole-souled.
At the secretaire.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi is an award-winning poet who has authored eight poetry books. His poems have been published in over thirty-five countries and appear in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet # India, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by the Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. He was highly commended in the erbacce prize, UK, May 2025. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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