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Celery – “Waste Me Not” Rasta Call

June 22, 2019July 1, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Celery poem, poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, Rasika Sittamparam's vegetable poems, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Rasta celery The world is ailing Says Rasta celery The system is failing From its herby memory There used to

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Garlic – Pungent Boogie Star

June 17, 2019June 22, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Garlic poem, poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Boogie garlic Turn the music up Help me keep in step I’m the dancing bulb With boogie in my pulp

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Spinach – Wise Leafy Vegetable

June 8, 2019June 19, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., spinach poem, vegetable poem

The wise spinach It was I, yes I Who enriched Popeye With the iron and calcium Which once filled my

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Aubergine in Penance

June 1, 2019June 16, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment aubergine poem, poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, Rasika Sittamparam's vegetable poems, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

The ominous aubergine Live life to finally die For we’re all dust anyway Look into my eyes, say why I

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Okra – The Elegant Dancer

May 29, 2019June 16, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Okra poem, poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

The dancing okra Serene, in sync The green twirls around At home with steps The lady sways the crowd Each

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Bean The Bandit

May 18, 2019June 1, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment beans poem, French beans, French beans poem, poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, runner beans, runner beans poem, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Bandit bean When night falls watch out The bandit bean might pop by A masked scavenger kitted out Leaving you

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Cabbage Royal’s Loss

May 3, 2019May 11, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment cabbage poem, I, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

The reigning cabbage Her majesty has lost Her woven crown Of roots and dust Nutrients from her lawn Interwoven into

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Onion – Don’t cry for me

March 23, 2019March 31, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Onion poem, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Onion tears The bud within the bulb Emerges from down below Not a spud, just a ball Of vein, volumes

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Broccoli – Vegan Queen

March 3, 2019March 16, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Broccoli, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Broccoli Sultry green Celebrated stem She rules the world As vegan queen No cameras, no No skin on Insta An

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The Unearthed Carrot

February 16, 2019March 3, 2019 Sittam Param 1 Comment carrot, carrot poem, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., watecolour carrot

We are starting a weekly series of poems with colourful illustrations by resident poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika featuring vegetables. We

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World, Arise

February 1, 2019February 25, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment kaleidoscope, Rasa Rasika, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., shattered glass

World, arise It’s true that love now Lacks affection In Love there’s no Compassion What was a kaleidoscope Is Now

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Ode To Refrigerator Storage

June 11, 2018September 1, 2018 Sittam Param 0 Comment rasa rasika sittamparam, Refrigerator, S. Rasa Rasika.

Saying goodbye is hard Hard earned was the privilege Soaking in the cold sanctuary Refuge from the microbial deluge Farewell

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Chaos by Corporates

October 24, 2017November 14, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment corporate greed, environment damaging products, global warming, rasa rasika sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika.

The onslaught of capitalism giving rise to the megalomania of environment ravaging corporate industries has disrupted the fragile ecosystem of