Welcome to the first episode of this podcast. Here's a poem to invoke the mellowness and warmth of a life filled with the chirruping of the bird of Hope, whose music soothes you in your tumultuous days and acts as your companion in the strangest lands...

A great thanks to Anupama Raju, author of Nine and William Sieghart for the anthologies of poems, The Poetry Pharmacy and The Poetry Pharmacy Returns, for acting as an incentive to start this podcast.