Dr. Molly’s poem is about the chores of a summer morning, exclusively for Different Truths.

Outside  the heat 
   burns 
leaves shrivelling up.
this summer 
      a hot furnace...

morning!

pasted smiles
chewed up chores
sugarless tea...
food plate insipid.

post sixty 
posing health hazards
fading vision
aches predicated on fatigue...

petrol smelling  a.c yed
car rides, musty air inside 
sun's glare peeping 
through windows...

perfunctory medical 
visits
clinical smelling corridors of wait, 
consultation...

back, the tv channels
gorging on sensation, fights and political intrigue...
it cloys, it cloys...

only 
the new born blossoms, braving the weather, waving in the wind 
you breath in,  the 
existential cool...

the chatter of children
clinging to you 
brings out smiles of innocent warmth...

Picture design Anumita Roy

Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr Molly Joseph, a bilingual professor and poet from Kerala, has published 26 books, including 18 poems, two novels, and two storybooks for children. She has edited "A Handbook of Contemporary Ethics" and works for values, global peace, and togetherness. Dr Joseph has won national and international accolades and represents India at SAARC and FOSWAL literature meets. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on contemporary matters.

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