Ms. Setaluri Padmavathi
(Setaluri Padmavathi is a creative artist, poetess, and writer. She is a Postgraduate in English Literature with a B.Ed., has been in education for more than three decades, and held various positions like Principal, the Head of the Department of English, Academic Coordinator, and teacher. Her teaching methodologies were highly appreciated, and she won special respect among her colleagues and enlivened the environment of the workplace.
She is a bilingual writer and a poet whose stories, articles, and poetry have been published in reputed anthologies, magazines, and e-journals. She writes in Telugu and English. Her much-appreciated poems and stories have been winning the hearts of readers of all age groups. She was the editor of Your Space, Muse India.)
We present her prize-winning entry in the Literary Warriors Group Contest ~ ‘This January…‘ ~.
☆ ~ ‘This January…’ ~
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(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 opened a new page
Where I add a new wise visionary
Who befriended me with an open heart
And filled my way with many hopes!
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The moment I open my eyelids
Greenery warms my serene soul
The sunrays bring brightness,
A new day spreads wings ahead!
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It connects me with an old friend
Who pours down her feelings
Being a keen and quiet listener,
I lend my ears to her broken heart!
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Travelling an unknown pathway,
fills my mind with new thoughts
I change my changed challenges,
And begin my new story to tell…
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A new Parker pen amidst fingers
Gleefully dance with a purpose
I ink new ideas on paper again
Giving the poem a catchy title!
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A new day, a new friend and a new view
Bring newness in my life
Awakening spirits every dawn,
My heart jumps with joy!
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The beginning of the new year
Brings numerous dreams and goals
This January opened a new leaf,
Where I can paint my picture once again!
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~ Ms. Setaluri Padmavathi
© Ms. Setaluri Padmavathi
