Kala Ramesh

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But I just know what I am suffering from –  synesthesia
An undiagnosed case of synesthesia
I can feel it in my bones.
Call it a woman’s intuition.

Synesthesia?
But what is that? you ask.

Let me tell you, my mind is sane and I’m not mentally ill.
But, that strange and curious crossing of the senses which causes me to hear colours, smell sounds or even perceive words and numbers in different hues, textures and shapes.
I’m not mentally ill, believe me.

          after sundown                                
          even shadows desert her
          in the night
                          long darkness
          his words turn into a sword.  

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About the Author

Kala Ramesh is a renowned pioneer in the field of haikai literature in India. Her 2017 book Beyond the Horizon Beyond was awarded a Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize Certificate.