by Devjani Bodepudi | Sep 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The man no longer remains,The one who planted the seed of doubt and deceitDeep into the soilSo ready and fertile,Of the minds of other menWho denied the crisis we have faced and lost.He is a ghost, like the colour green once was. But I am reborn, re-rooted, growing...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Let me share a poem first and then I’ll share my thoughts. Perhaps the poem will make more sense then. Let me know your thoughts. How are you coping? The Virus Life is an inevitability inside my garden Just as death has become one on the outside. Like the...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Feb 17, 2020 | poetry
Over the weekend, I was lucky enough to listen to poet Roy McFarlane read and perform some of his amazing poems. I remarked, before the session that I was focusing on prose rather than poetry but that changed after the event. I left feeling inspired and the following...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Oct 4, 2019 | writing
There is a woman who saves butterflies with broken wings. I’ve heard It takes just five minutes. Not as absurd As it sounds. I imagine her fixing brown to blue Or blue to orange, or any other hue Will suffice as long as it fits and Madam Butterfly is fit to fly. With...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Jun 5, 2019 | writing
Today, I fell in love With a moth; Small and brown. A pale and helpless triangle, As it lay upturned on the bottom of a pan. It grappled and struggled with six legs and antennae flailing Whilst the very things which gave her flight, Bore her down, damp and...
