A Haiku for Tamil Nadu

Dear Tamil Nadu
Modern comforts shine less bright
Now that we’ve met you

Natural beauty
Teeming with dualities
Ripe with life lessons

Lessons that sound trite
But have given way to new
tenderness in Charlie’s eyes

Like NOTHING matters
EXCEPT for experiencing
EVERYTHING fully

Since when we’re present
No matter what we’re doing
Love pours from our being