Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Outsider?

There descended
at his doorstep
along with the
dipping sun
the messenger.

He overheard him
squatting in the kitchen
and finished
the potful of rice
and fish curry
in a hurry.

Then he proceeded
to see the deceased,
his mother.

8 comments:

P. Venugopal said...

liked this. straight forward diction, without emotional embellishments, is the most powerful way of writing, isn't it?

Balachandran V said...

Stark. Dry. Lean. Tough. Taut. Grit. Great!!

P. Venugopal said...

the reference to the outsider struck me only later.

Arun Meethale Chirakkal said...

Venu Chettan: Yes, I agree that it’s at its powerful best when we keep it straight forward sans embellishments. It’s based on a real incident (It was told by a friend, years back). I know the man personally and hence the doubt; question mark. Truth is stranger than…


Balan Sir: Once again, thanks a lot sir.

Mixedblessings89 said...

ooh... this is quite ouch. It's very hard hitting. I like it.

Sorcerer said...

First time here.
Came from P.Venugopal Sir's blog.

wonderful work you have here.

Going through the rest

sujata sengupta said...

you know apart from the fact that its so hard hitting and realistic, i really admire how you can put so much in so little..I just cant do that..lots to learn!!

Arun Meethale Chirakkal said...

MB 89: Welcome back. Thank you.

Sorcerer: Welcome to the dark alley. Thanks a lot.

Sujataji: It's such a girly thing to say 'blush' 'blush' otherwise i'd have. Thanks a lot.

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