FUN FACTS: – This is the largest synagogue in Asia (if you don’t count Israel as an Asian nation.) – But Pune has only about 200 Jews. – The synagogue is also called Laal Deval. – It was built in the 1860’s in the English Gothic style.
when you’re the family
go-getter, and yet you’re
a zoned-out mess.
winter landscape
of barren trees & dry grass
warmed by a low sun
i look down to earth,
and wonder if anyone
is looking up
i stop, mid-run,
because this sunrise
will never repeat.
Bangalore’s Urban Solace Cafe (https://www.facebook.com/UrbanSolaceCafe) does something cool, and kind to poets, for World Poetry Day. They have a “Pay with a Poem” event allowing people to buy a cup of coffee with an original poem today. So, if you’re in the Ulsoor Lake neighborhood, show them some love. My submission is below.
FOR THE LOVE OF COFFEE
It’s said we each have one true love.
I fear I may have two.
Oh Coffee, dearest black coffee,
I love your rich brown hue.
I love your lava-like hotness,
and how you energize.
Some have said you’re bad for my heart,
but that’s a pack of lies.
I’ll consume you in the morning,
but cautiously at night.
For if I take you in the eve,
there'll be Aubades at first light.
pink trumpet flowers,
in dense clustered spheres,
break up spring’s blue sky
the !n(tro)verted yogi 