One Poem by Vijay Nair

Images

 

You outgrew the leaves

Of the album, and the lyrics

Of childhood songs - -

 

Now, you speak

With the clarity

Of black and white photographs - -

 

Hand on hip, your pin-up poster look

Remains unchanged, your lovely face

Beyond the touch of Photoshop - -

 

Time stands still at the blue

Or golden hour

Weary but waiting

 

To serve your portfolio

And your will - -

Tongues are silent

 

When the lens speaks:

Even candid or close-up shots

Cannot frame your hidden thoughts.

Vijay Nair - is retired as Associate Professor, Department of English, Government Victoria College Palakkad, Kerala. He taught English Language and Literature in various colleges for 31 years. His Ph.D. thesis was on the plays of Wole Soyinka. He was awarded the Reuel International Prize for Writing & Literature in the year 2016 and was ‘Critic of the Year’ in 2016, 2017 & 2018 at Destiny Poets, UK and also ‘Poet of the Year’ in 2018 in the same poetry group. His poems have been  nominated on 8 occasions as ‘Poem of the Month’ at Poets, Artists Unplugged. Three of his poems have been included in the PG syllabus of BBMK University, Dhanbad. His short stories have appeared in Dynami Zois [Virasat] and The Road Taken [Impish Lass].