SUMMERS WITH PAATI (GRANDMA)
Summer is Paati time!
Sweeping saris-Swish! Swish!
Sizzling spices-Crackle! Pop!
Singing strings-SaRi GaMa!
Jingling jewelry-Tinkle! Tinkle!
Alas…
Nights start to cool.
Paati leaves.
No time with Paati!
Waiting is hard.
Return soon, Paati!
Leaves fall.
Snowflakes flutter.
Jasmines bloom.
Finally
Summer colors.
I cartwheel in joy.
Summer is Paati time!
Lakshmi Thamizhmani 