# Poems from the Nilgiris

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2023/01/25/poems-from-the-nilgiris/
- Published: 2023-01-25T21:25:22+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**Author: **Yash Muthanna[⌊A sample cover of the book: dark purple coloured handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Poems-from-the-Nilgiris.jpeg)
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Pages:** 78 **Year of Publication:** 2022 **Price:** Rs 300 **ISBN:** 978-81-958199-
8-0 (9788195819980)

_**About the Author**_
 Yash Muthanna considers herself fortunate for having been
able to spend her life away from cities, surrounded by nature and books, which are
not only her mainstay but also her husband’s, her children’s and her grandchildren’s.
This collection of poems is the result of her lifelong love of words.

_**Teaser**_

_A Beautiful Country_

Old age is a beautiful country, a different world,
 a new universe; a sanctuary,
the promised land. I tumble into it reluctantly, but knowing in advance the cosmic
design; my body traces the charted path following the sun’s heavenly arc. In blind
faith take one step at a time, surefooted, keep time to the divine rhythm; and arrive
at the gate to the new land. Bruised and aching from life’s journey, I check my 
eager body at the threshold; look back to ponder. My footprints stretch glistening
like a ribbon of water, starting from the beginning, dripping with love, pain and
beauty, a stream free-flowing, a tributary of something grand. Suddenly I grasp 
the meaning, the magic of aging in nature, the beauty of my last home and life’s
romance with time.

_**Contents**_
 52 poems