Vikram Seth

Past few days I have been reading Vikram Seth's poems. I love most of his poems. Predictably or unpredictably, I like the romantic poems more than others. I like the way he packs intense emotion into matter-of-fact words or says something witty in a very lyrical way. I thought I'd post some of them here. If you like the poem, do drop in a line.

I know a lot of people, many in my family, whom I can imagine saying the poem below :)

Prandial Plaint

My love, I love your breasts. I love your nose.
I love your accent and I love your toes.
I am your slave. One word and I obey.
But please don't slurp your coffee that way.