English Literature – Poetry ☆ – ‘EMBLEM…’ – ☆ Ms. Rupa Rao ☆

(Rupa Rao holds an MBA and a Law degree.  After a corporate career, for two years she is engaged in literary pursuits. Her writings are featured in multiple poetry anthologies, magazines and online platforms. She juggles writing, reciting solo or moderating group poetry events, interviewing creative writers, poets, chefs, musicians etc. She enjoys a few online literary groups and shares her work with them. She is an avid nature walker, into regular yoga, and believes in constantly growing. She has curated, edited and co-authored Four poetry anthologies. This year her solo anthologies and other books should be coming out.)

We present her prize-winning entry in the Literary Warriors Group Contest ~ ‘EMBLEM…‘ ~. 

☆ ~ ‘EMBLEM…’ ~ ☆

(Prize winning entry in the Literary Warriors Group Contest. The prompt given was to start with the lines “This January”.)

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 This January chills innards seeps into bones

Sprinkling “freeze” via invisible divine drones

Arctic air dumps on pretty plains now dry zones

Unheard are home bound multiple mourns

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This January shall swear in few world leaders

Seeking ban on history, slavery, holocaust, for readers

Dictating how women may treat own body

Wanting tax cuts for richest with life gaudy

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This January- Land-grabs, global wars rage on

Usurping power with innocent human as pawn

Civilians, children, women pay the ultimate price

Deaf are powerful to commoner’s wrenching cries

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This January – wisps of peace-whispers whirl

Humming with silent–prayers vibrational swirl

Millions of wishes negate hate’s hurtful hurl

Release communities shrunk in embryonic curl

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This January, the cloistered chilling hearts thaw

Misdirected masses heal generational wounds raw

Voice of reason reigns amongst keepers of law

Wisdom, empathy, compassion turn magnetic draw

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This January will also be a blessed mixed bag

Some wins, few losses life shall pick to tag

Human resilience will fly high its courage flag

A prayerful Insignia of peace and bully’s brag.

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~ Ms. Rupa Rao