Shedding Skins

A tongue-in- cheek poem of hope by Neelam.

Snakes, Salamanders and Souls
Shed their skin
To rejuvenate themselves
And let go the memories
Which haunt them
Making them floppy and fragile.

For Snakes and Salamanders
The interval is fixed,
But the souls have a choice-
They can discard it as often as they wish!

When did you last dispense with yours?

 

©Neelam Chandra

Pix from Net.

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Neelam Saxena Chandra
Neelam Saxena Chandra, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Pune, has authored 4 novels, 1 novella and 6 short story collections, 31 poetry collections and 13 children’s books. She holds a record with the Limca Book of Records, 2015 for being the Author having the highest number of publications in a year in English and Hindi. She has won several international and national awards. She was listed in Forbes as one of the popular authors in 2014.

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