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Corn – Kamikaze Field Guards

Lord of the fields He’s all ears For when the invaders arrive His kinsmen guard with pride Without fears Of

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Ginger – Witness of Human Excesses

July 1, 2019July 11, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Explorer ginger A zinger of a stem With a childlike nature With ideas that extend The limits of the reach

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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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Beetroot to Rock You

May 11, 2019May 19, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment beet root poem, rasa rsv, Rasika Sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Rock n roll beetroot From roots to the core I’ll send a shiver Down your spine Oh baby give me

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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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Peas Out Of A Pod

April 13, 2019May 5, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment aubergine poem, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Yoga peas Who would have thought Two peas in a pod Could flex and bend their stalks And balance their

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Potato So Dramatic

April 6, 2019April 14, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment poet/artist S. Rasa Rasika, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

The potato Dramatic to the core The operatic potato Strives hard to succeed Smash the glass ceiling Made of dirt

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Tomato – Aspiring Ballerina

March 30, 2019April 8, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment iPhone drawing, iPhone finger drawiing, Rasa Rasika's Vegetable Poem, S. Rasa Rasika., tomato poem, vegetable poem

Tomato Starry eyed The hopeful tomato Leaps for attention Landing softly on her feet She never thought she’d do it,

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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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Capsicum Roar

March 16, 2019March 24, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Capsicum, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Capsicum Tired of being ignored Ousted from the Scoville Villainous fruit Roars like the Naga too The hairless biker Sports

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Madame Bok Choy’s Herbaceous Slumber

March 8, 2019March 17, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment Bok Choy, london journalist, Rasika Sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., spears magazine, vegetable poem

Madame Bok Choy Two bodies, not one Combine in a bulb More’s welcome company The bok choy gleams in sweat

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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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Sacrificial Bitter Gourd

February 23, 2019March 8, 2019 Sittam Param 0 Comment bitter gourd, bitter gourd poem, Rasika Sittamparam, S. Rasa Rasika., vegetable poem

Alone on my vine I clamber down Seeking friends There’s no gourd As bitter as I No fruit as wrinkly

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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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