Update: Have genuinely been taking long hours to process the fact that this poem was the last feature of napo ‘23. Thank you to everyone involved who continue to honour poets and poetry relentlessly for 20 years, and thank you Maureen for making me a featured participant. I was beyond honoured.
You expose your beautiful soul with sweetness and without guile. I enjoyed the natural sweetness of your poem and the deep wisdom threaded within it. I think I shall read it again and again and again...
Such wisdom from a young poet. And then I remember the similarity with my younger self; this is how I wrote too. Cheers for a fellow Mumbaikar being featured! Keep writing, Arshi!
Exquisite, my friend.
You expose your beautiful soul with sweetness and without guile. I enjoyed the natural sweetness of your poem and the deep wisdom threaded within it. I think I shall read it again and again and again...
And finally, cento no. 4 is up now. Thank you for your interest. Be well. It is here:
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2023/05/27/four-april-centos-no-4/
Here we go, Cento No. 3 is up now:
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2023/05/19/four-april-centos-no-3/
Posted my second cento yesterday, just to let you know.
Dear Arshi,
Thank you for your final words. I included them in my cento alongside other final Day 30 lines by fellow poets. Please find it here:
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/four-april-centos-no-1/
"23 did not bring me wisdom but 23 brought me forgiveness." I love this line, especially as someone who is also 23. Beautiful poem <3
Beautiful! I also love trains. I hope to ride one in Mumbai someday. Congrats on being featured!
A beautiful journey. Congrats on being featured. Keep on travelling!
Congratulations on being the featured poet! I hope 24 does find you with both a different life and a different sense of perception. :)
Such wisdom from a young poet. And then I remember the similarity with my younger self; this is how I wrote too. Cheers for a fellow Mumbaikar being featured! Keep writing, Arshi!
- Chandni Girija
Absolutely stunning poem, Arshi! Love the imagery and the tenderness of your thoughts.
Jacquelyn~