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The Unfolding
 Geethanjali Dilip
                   Here I look deep within recessed caves
                   of a comforting darkness,
 Geethanjali  passionately  contributes  poems  to  poetry  platforms,
                   Where a single ray of clarity looms
 literary  blogs,  and  in  her  personal  pages  in  Facebook,  including   flowing crystal streams of awareness,
 “Poetry Voice, Soul Riff, Geethatmaa and other collaborative pages”.

 A professor of French heading Zone Francofone at Salem, India, and a   Light surrounds everything to surface
 graduate in English Literature from Ethiraj College Madras, she has   silhouettes of discernment,
 published anthologies, “Between Moms and Sons” I and II , “The   Isn't vision the illuminated
 Virtual Reality”, “Plant Poetry” and “ Float Poetry”, in collaboration   firmament?
 with several renowned poets.
                   There floats a swan of pure delight
 Her  poems  have  been  featured  in  several  anthologies.  Her  solo
 anthology “Geethatmaa” is now in book stands and virtual portals.  in its untouched form,
                   Blissful and graceful gliding
 She has been awarded the prestigious Reuel International Prize for   in my being, gentle, truthful and strong,
 Poetry 2017 by The Significant League and is an awardee under the
 category  of  commendable  mention  at  The  Great  Indian  Poetry   Unscathed, unperturbed, unlimited
 Contest 2019, conducted by On Fire Cultural Movement, and also   in its realm undulating,
 been conferred the accolade as “A great poet and writer par excellence”   As this flame buoys snowy downs
 by World pictorial poetry forum.  in cool waters of love unfolding.
 She  was  recently  awarded  the  coveted  “Indian  Women  Achievers
 Award 2020, by Asian Literary Society, at Delhi.   Lasath
 Geeth's mantra in life is “Bloom where you are planted” and she
 strongly believes that poetry connects the world.  The warmth of Agni
                   writes its dazzle on my forehead
                   Where Your light rises and sets
                   the vermillion of orbs a fairy red,
                   As I sit before the fire ready to circumambulate,
                   Your consort and bride draped
                   in the nuptial vows mind set to concentrate,
                   On how I can make You fall in love
                   with me every waking day,
                   My eyes a glow with the spark of these embers
                   my commitment never to sway
                   Oh Krishna they say I am
                   Your favourite but I'm not apart from You,
                   Like this dancing flame
                   we have merged and never two,
                   As You hold my hand leading me
                   in the Saptapadi every single dawn,
                   I swing with Your Time to
                   Your lilting song as I myself adorn,
                   Ever pure, ever rejuvenated for
                   You are my Sun and star in my eyes,
                   And around You I shall revolve dazzling
                   in Your endless skies.
                   @Geethanjali Dilip
 14 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi                                                                                                        GEMS - II | 15
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