Dr Molly’s poem is about Lent, a season of introspection, encourages growth through sharing and letting go of superficiality, an exclusive for Different Truths.

Evenings
        spread
against
             the
serenity
       of the   
sky,
       the bird
twitter
        falling
into a
    hushed
silence...
 
    the toll
of church
      bells
interrupts...
 
'Lent' Time!
 
setting
      minds on
reticence,        acceptance
     tolerance...
 
coaching
      your mind
how to
      grow tall
by growing
            small,
more in
        sharing
than in 
      getting,
and shedding
       those frills
that
    once you 
         thought
mattered...

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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