Author: Srividya Sivakumar Pages: 80 Year of Publication: 2012 Price: Rs 200 ISBN: 978-93-5045-039-0 (9789350450390)

About the Author Srividya is a teacher, poet and editor. This is her first collection of poetry.

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superstition

i cross fingers wish on mail vans send out a prayer to the train thundering over my head i toss salt over my shoulder kiss my fingers at the solitary bird always keep the label up on my blanket and i don’t dog-ear books or throw stones at small creatures i bite my tongue when i utter a curse don black beads don’t make a face when the wind is blowing and i don’t crack my knuckles or elbows or drink wear synthetic or miss a call all of this to no avail you still left you still left after all.

Contents 47 poems