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Sunday, March 8th, 2026
Winner: Weekly Poems Contest #32
by Perumal Khedaren
The sky bruised orange, Steam rose through dust motes, Polishing brass buttons, he watched the crib, The little one turned in sleep, Milk dried at the corner of his mouth, Orders folded in his pocket, Rifle oil threaded the kitchen air, She fixed his collar twice, Smoothed the same crease again, Held her breath, pressed a kiss to his hair, A small hand closed around a shining button, He did not loosen it, Boots laced at the threshold, Gravel shifted beneath his weight, The train whistled beyond the fields, The door latched shut, His cup still warm on the table, Blocks scattered beneath the chair, Steam thinned above his chair.
Biography of the Poet
Perumal Khedaren is a 21-year-old engineering student from Mauritius with a deep passion for literature. He
has had his poetry published before. He believes that poetry can be a powerful tool to convey important messages,
and is a way to express himself. He believes poetry is a form of art. The majority of his poems stem from
personal experiences or observations.
Keywords: family, duty, service
Previously Published in Weekly Poems:
"Spring" by Ryann Gauthier
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