The Purposeful Mayonnaise Volume 1 Issue 1

Page 68

WORDS • IDEAS: SHLOKA SHANKAR

silence is my currency

sit on the electric wire of patience desecrated by time; read eternity in a three-dimensioned prayer, the breath of words growing obscure

Source: A remix/cut-up from How to Be a Poet by Wendell Berry.

Shloka Shankar is a poet, editor, publisher, and self-taught visual artist from Bangalore, India. A Best of the Net nominee and award-winning haiku poet, her poems and artwork have appeared in over 200 online and print venues of repute. Shloka is the Founding Editor of the literary & arts journal Sonic Boom and its imprint Yavanika Press. Website: www.shlokashankar.com Instagram: @shloks23 PAGE 68 | THE PURPOSEFUL MAYONNAISE


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