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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

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Amit Parmessur is a poet and teacher. He has been published in several print and online journals. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web nominee, he lives in one of the most beautiful islands in the world, Mauritius.


Amit Parmessur


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One of Three

Before the woman, there's the smart windmill
turning obediently to the wind's authority.
Behind her, the wonderful sunflowers
shimmering passionately on the blue carpet.

Above her, fervent ravens in the limitless sky.
Standing at the base of the triangle,
she knows she has to follow only one of
these three routes: either turning the turbines

of the present to grind the past into oblivion,
or striving to shine in this world of bigotry,
or reaching the stars by surrendering silently.
She decides to toss a coin.