Mosquito (Raga Madhuvanti)

from Raga Poems by Gordon Korstange & Joel Veena

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Mosquito, in raag Madhuvanti

She will find her way
to that small open spot of your soft skin
floating and flouncing through the air
like the fluff of wind blown seeds

Against her we have only our body hair
to make us aware of her approach
and the buzz of her whirring wings.
She will hover and feint / withdraw then dip
to easily escape that inept slap

How she can lock down upon you
a phlebotomist scrutinizing skin
inspector of your pores
proboscis pressing the spongy flesh
delicate needle probing for blood

Somehow she has slipped in
to alight and sip her fill of your vital fluid
leave you with swollen tender redness
vampire ache

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from Raga Poems, released September 29, 2023

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Joel Veena Guilford, Vermont

A chance encounter with the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar more than a decade ago in Delhi turned into a life-changing event for Joel. He has since immersed himself in the oral tradition of North Indian classical music, studying with some of the great musicians of India.

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