Dr Molly’s celestial poetry, capturing a lifetime of emotions, commemorates the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 exclusively for Different Truths. 

How many
         time
have I been
         in love
with you
 O, Moon!
    when Amma
        fed me 
on her   
       shoulders        
showing you
   telling many
a tale
       about you,
singing  
        songs of
you, Chanda
          Mama!
 
in my stories
      you were
the caring
      Daughter
of the universe
      soothing it
lightening
    up the dark,
while the Sun,
               the
  recalcitrant  
               Son 
  scorched...      
 
in my days
        of youth,
 O, Moon,
       my Moon
my beloved,
how you
        doted on me
     from above
and spread
    the romantic
aura...
 
later, in my
        pitfalls of
life, how I
        looked up
at you, tearful,
         my eyes
roving over
             you
wistfully,
in search
    of my dear
departed
visualising
      my Amma
there
smiling from
       above...
 
hah! My Moon
     everybody's 
Moon!
 
now I  
        can show
you to my
     grandchildren
         so close...
 
the wonderland
       that now
bears human
       imprint...
 
we have
         reached
you, touched
     you,
My Moon!
Everybody’s
      Moon!

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, who writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 14 books,12 books of poems, a novel and a story book for Children. Her poetry with its unique style, has been characterised as "Ribbon Poetry." She has won several accolades which include India Women Achiever’s Award 2020.Her latest book, Water Sings over the Stones, won the best Poetry Book of the Year Award from ALS. She believes in the power of the word.

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