SANTOSH ALEX

SANTOSH ALEX

MOTHER

My wife tried

All ways and means

to feed my my son

and finally

Handed over him to my mother

She tells him stories

While feeding

Makes him laugh

Shows all the birds

And vehicles on the road

Sings his favorite rhymes

Lo my son has

Finished his food.

My wife has to

Travel a long way

To be a Mother.

SARNO

If I had a boon

which could bring back

things to its early glory

Hey Sarno

I would have used it

for you.

BREAD

Be it the

Indian bread, Moroccan bread

Or the bread in Istanbul

They are source of food.

The Indian bread

Is different from Moroccan and Istanbul bread

Homemade bread is

A must for Moroccan lunch

Its made with water, salt

Rising agent and flour

Simit and Misir Ekmek

Are common Turkish breads.

The Indian bread is different from

Moroccan and Istanbul bread

Its  not merely a bread

Its an amalgamation of

Love and warmth.

SANTOSH ALEX

Dr SANTOSH ALEX is a Trillingual Poet and India’s widely published Multilingual Translator. He has 33 books published in 3 Languages Viz English, Hindi and Malayalam. His books include Poetry, Criticism and Translations. He has two poetry collection in Malayalam, 2 poetry collections in Hindi and 1 poetry collection in English. His poems have been published in several National and International Anthologies. His poems have been widely translated and published in 25 Indian and Foreign languages viz Turkish, Kurdish, Slovak, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Italian, Serbian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Hungarian and Persian Language. His Academic book on Translation in Hindi is a part of Syllabus in Sankrith University, Kalady, Kerala and Pondichery University. He has won many awards which include National Award for Translation, Srijanlok Hindi Poetry Award, Thalashery Raghavan Memorial Malayalam poetry Award, Asian Admirable Achiever, Sahitya Ratna Puraskaar and Honourable Mention in Virtusa Poetry Award in Italy.