Journey

By Shreeshankar

This is a collection of verses that range from the nature, humanity, and people. The baobab tree in the backyard has taken the lovers role in wooing the gardener. The laborer in hollow blocks is freed from his suffering and lead to the right path by the mad Chacha. The refugees are still awaiting deliverance, and there are many questions unanswered. Finally, a small series of verses about the power and influence of women completes the book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Oct 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482858907

Shreeshankar

The author is an engineering professional with experience in the Middle East / Gulf countries for more than fifteen years. He has a keen interest in studying characters and also has good exposure in the spiritual realm. His abilities range from analyzing problems in the spiritual and practical angles and presenting a holistic picture.

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Contents

Author’s Preface

LOVE AND GREEN

1    Birth

2    Sale

3    Journey

4    New Abode

5    Day

6    Dogs

7    Mongrel

8    Life With Mongrel

9    Night

10    Dawn

11    Earth

12    Water And Rain

13    Air And Wind

14    The Space

15    The Mendicants

16    Seasons

17    My Lover

18    My Life

19    Blossoms

20    Dejection

21    Melancholy

22    Wood Cutters

23    Death

24    Farewell

25    Reunion

HOLLOW BLOCKS

REFUGEE

WOMAN

To

My Guru and

My Loving Family

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AUTHOR’S PREFACE

It has been sometime since I wrote verses. There has been a long break of more than 20 years and I have tried to spin the wheel as much. I have always felt that real freedom is in expression and speech. When you have that you have everything else. Expression of grief and hurt is the start of the healing process, which in case might take years.

I have always had good critics in my family who have patiently digested my failures and enjoyed my successes. They were insisting that I was not so bad.

At last I have bitten the bullet and published this volume in which I have tried to build on some real life events and arrive at something readable for you. Enjoy reading.

I was growing plants and trees for more than a year at home and a baobab tree which I had planted was really a dear. She was alive and growing and she died all of a sudden. I loved seeing all those trees grow and now most of them are in their prime and will continue to grow except the loved baobab.

The governments and leaders bring in good legislations and ultimately the managers and the middle men are left with overseeing the implementation which does not work in many cases. Corporate or managerial abuse of the employees at the lower level has increased over the years and goes very much unnoticed. This is due to the circumstances which are planned over a period of time and also the lack of knowledge in the case of employees. Any