The NAANI is one of India’s most popular Telugu forms, Naani means “expression of one and all.” It consists of 4 lines, totalling 20 to 25 syllables. It is generally untitled, although the subject may be inferred in the first line. The poem is not bound to a particular subject, but is often about human relations. The form was introduced by one of the renowned Telugu poets, Dr. N. Gopi.
While I tally
My scores of failure
She climbs into my arms
Hugs me and falls asleep
***
The television does not
Drown out the silence
Yet, newspaper walls
Can be impenetrable
***
Yesterday, today, forever
He IS, the only Way,
The only Truth
And Door to eternal life
***
Darkness thickens stealthily
In countless layers
But one tiny flame
Dispels its utter blackness
Janet~
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