The alarm jangled mercilessly
Stunning me awake
But my foot slipped on
the step in my dream
And I fell asleep again.
Vineetha Mekkoth
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This entry was posted in Poetry on April 9, 2015 by Vineetha .
About Vineetha
Poet, writer, translator, editor Based in India. Has published poems in various anthologies. Is on the translators panel of the Kerala Sahitya Academy. Her poems have been included in the Brian Wrixon anthologies 'Words on the Winds of Change' and 'Women of One World'. She has also coauthored a poem with Gaurangi Patel which has been included in the 'Duet Anthology' brought out by XpressPublications. She has been selected for the ICOP Critics Award for March 2015 and her poem 'Reflections' is on the list of Highly Commended poems for the month selected by Destiny Poets, UK. In April 2015 her poem was published on the blog 'Incredible Women of India'. In the same month, April 2015, her poem 'Ashtavakra' was chosen as the Poem of the Month by Destiny Poets' International Community of Poets. In July 2015 her poem 'Nightscape' was one of the Highly recommended poems by Destiny Poets. So too in October 2015 her poem, 'Peace Always' was in the list of Highly Recommended poems by ICOP. Has been co-editor of 'Umbilical Chords: An Anthology on Parents Remembered'.
Her debut poetry collection, 'Ashtavakra and Other Poems' was published in August 2017 by Authorspress, New Delhi
Nice, but to be honest it brought a smile on my face. Kind of funny. My apologies if I mis-intepreted.
🙂 it’s definitely not a serious matter is it? Thanks for the appreciation, JonyBoy.
Common occurence of day to day life 🙂 loved the homour touch Vineetha
I know the feeling Vineetha
🙂 yes, John. Something we have all experienced at one time or another
Thanks Maaya… can see you smiling 🙂