Pink Lady of May
- By Indu Shanmugam
- Published 04/16/2007
Indu Shanmugam
Indu Shanmugam is a 20-something, college student from Oregon, USA. She is majoring in English literature and language. She also studied Theology for a short period. She wants to be a teacher. As a literature enthusiast, she enjoys literature of all types and from writers of various backgrounds from the classics, French realists, Christian writings like C.S Lewis and South Asian literature. As for her own writings, "I am still trying to find and develop my own voice." She sees the art of the written word as a way to speak about Christ and explore truth. Before she met Jesus Christ, she has been searching for the meaning of life through experimentation of other religions, philosophies and ideas. At the age of 17, she accepted Christ after a powerful encounter with God through a miracle. God's presence and deep truths in the Bible fuel her creativity. She is involved in church activities and has a love for the church and would like to see every believer grow, become closer to God and live fruitfully. She loves traveling, sipping bubble teas, theatre, music, films and hanging out with friends and has a weakness for cheesecake.
Emerged from hiding,
Once unseen by world
Amazed by your sight
Of long graceful stem
Held like the finest wine.
Many little petals,
Perfectly pieced together
Standing upright and strong.
Mesmerize me with words
Of scented dialect unknown
Having your wholeness
Is what I wish for,
Tell me, with what—
Needle and thread can sew.
Many broken pieces of self.
Indu Shanmugam