No petals are flung when I begin my journey as
an adult; I acquire cushions to buffer the back
street and its slippery curves. Every slogan need
not possess currency; every change isn’t for the
better. Mid-career, I became a schoolman. It helps
with the realizations.
The rootlet of a relationship decides its denouement.
MacGyvering balms aren’t enough. The contours
need to be nursed. It’s pointless when a sandbagger
avers the shanghaied is at peace. If the universe is
an eatery, cakeage is karma. Let us pay for it with
more inclusive laws. I’m almost sixty-two and smiling.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi has authored eight books of poetry. Legato Without a Lisp is his latest (CLASSIX, New Delhi, September 2024). His poetry has been published in over thirty-five countries and has appeared in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet # 1 India, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. In 2023, he won the First Prize in a Poetry Competition by the National Defence Academy, Pune. He was conferred the 2023 Setu Award for Excellence. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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