Poems

Whispers of Rain 
In the solitude of the sky, soft whispering of the rain start. Droplets dance as a liquid ballet, They sway within the arms of leaves. A …

The Dove of letting go 
And just before I let go The last speck of love I carefully folded it Tagged it to a dove I closed my eyes Remembered all your lies Then …

Dreams at Slumber 
I pick up a dream every night Again I throw it away.... Just like a chocolate Eaten in full contentment And the thrown away wrap into the roadside …

Join Me! 
When your heart is filled with darkness, Can you enjoy the festival of lights? It's not just about cleaning the house, it's about illuminating minds! …

No Goodbye is the Best Goodbye 
I want to exit your life like a bullet No goodbye No shaking hands No parting smile that lingers But disappearing, just like that An apparition …

Sign that damn dotted line 
if love and freedom is the alimony you receive unchain - unshackle - run, dear sister You will meet love again someone will ruffle that hair …

Just Another Love Story 
It was an ordinary story A love story Just another love story Yet not like any other. A story where the sun and moon Birds and insects …

The Forgotten Friend 
Dear friend I haven't seen you in a while And don't know if I ever will So last night I tried to conjure you in my dream And talk to …

A Promise To My Daughter 
Sweetheart, I brought you in earth with my choice. Destined to update you with all the colours of the world. Thought to present you the forest trees …

Do you remember? 
Memories are tricky, aren't they? On the melodious tune of our heart they sway, Remember that cold night? When the moon was in our sight shining so …

Home Hurts 
In his brow creases he crushes the sound of my dreams. My dad. Then he runs to peep in the dark tank in our terrace. So many holes yet so full?! …

Happy Hour! 
Introduction: Dear Disaster (Covid), you have been enjoying the calamity that you caused but yes, you taught us valuable lessons just like every disaster. …

Breach Of Trust 
A dog’s chase ends, When he finds his share of food. Food, food, food? That’s all he yearns for? No one knows his inner crust, Even he yearns for …

DEATHLESS DEATH 
A man once offered deathless death, Sadly, he turned into a corpse after his last breath. He demanded a sacrifice, And realized he was the one, who …

Calm When One Cycles For The Other  
Time warp? Unrealistic. Dogma? Hail, hail. Mutiny? Crush. Brittle, were they? Every vestige was to be hidden, Hidden beneath damp and cold …

Happiness 
The music needed at times is the one with no sound, Sometimes in the ringing dead silence, we're drowned Even in the sound of nothing, there is a symphony, …

Divulged Facade 
As I laid with my head on the pillow, Staring at the fiery sun, and the beautiful willow, With mugged up thoughts crammed inside my mind, And Lucifer …

A Right for a Wrinkled Face 
A beleaguered older once proclaimed - An elderly being is a worse curse, Because my Supreme Constitution doesn't recognize my meagre existence. …

The Story of an Abandoned Horse 
Thought we were best friends Never anticipated this one ends I was aware of all your stories You approximated all my worries Wholly! They are memories …

I assure you that 
I know you're lost. I was too. Trying to find a way out I have stopped believing. Emotions, Faith, Prayers, God. All they can do is break your …

The Canoeist  
The canoeist that sails to save his life and to master the incubus maneuvers One has seen, been in a surface blown, a dream that casts its canoeist …

Is It Fair and Two Other Poems 
1. Is It Fair? Tell me now, how is it fair? We live not for us but the gasp of air. No time to gaze the moon and the stars, Never paid …

The Pandemic and 2 other Poems 
The Pandemic By – Sharanya Shukla There was a time In our lives When we used to go out And who thought That one day we all will be locked …

With A Woman 'Strong' Comes Attached 
Asked by all, of her sequestered daring Of how she is consummated In the gleams of her tranquil sailing, Her locks augmenting Like continuous rain …

Bless The Girls Who Are 'Disciplined' 
You could've told her the exhilarating stories of women instead of the preposterous bedtime tales. You could've told her that penis and vagina are …

'Relations' and other Poems 
1. Relations Relations, they are delicate like thread; They should not break at all we dread, Once a breach, takes effort to mend; Hearts broken, …

The Pearl Girl and 4 Other poems  
1. The Pearl Girl You can find her along the Rocky perimeter of the seashore, Her eyelashes glinting with silvery mud as she wreathes Pale, white …

Mother 
She pours down all that she contains, She bears more than she can sustain, And then all her life drains, But just to see you smile, she stands right …

2 Short Poems 
1. IF YOU WANT... If you want Wealth and prosperity You'll get all with time, First make your heart strong Like the Sun and it's shine. If …

4 Short Poems 
1. DARKNESS You listened to my stupid talks; My fears, my anger. You kissed me out of my pains. When no one was there to pat me, You hugged …

Lemonade and 3 Other Poems 
Lemonade By Lipi Sachdev romanticise, paralyse, decorate me with pretty words, inside there are worms, my veins are the temple of rust stay …

Bare and Exposed 
Holding your hand I'll stand in front of you; Bare and exposed. Scared and awake. With my fears trying to reach you, I won't say a word. Yet You'll …

Phenomenon 
Phenomenon Who are you in your SUVs and Sedans With tinted windows and AC on blast, To tell us that heat is a natural phenomenon? That climate …

Heartfelt Poems 
MELANCHOLY IN RAIN By Tanu Dadhich The raindrops patting the rooftops, Eagerly waiting for them, were the crops. There was a long spell …

The Highland of Dreams 
The dreams come and go, But their images stay back on the show. Blocked by visual imagination,we rarely Step in the Highland of dreams. The promiscuous …

Orphaned 
Paint me blue and white I am the seed of light I am a wind that's wild I am an orphaned child They left me nothing to choose I will never have …

Nurture with Gentle Care! 
When I look back at my life, I feel so blessed. We were fortunate to be cherished and nurtured by our dear and near ones, who encircled …

Beyond Darkness and Two Other Poems 
BEYOND DARKNESS By Puja Goswami Once I fell in a pit which was hundred of meters deep it was dark inside darker than the darkest of nights …

She too Had a Father 
She too had a father But her father wasn't great, His eyes changed towards her The moment she crossed eight, His eyes that abused her  Made her …

Christmas 
House full of lights A big tree shining bright Snow all over the place Everyone wrapped up in winter wear Drinking cocoa and egg nog Running to gift …

Ode to My Child 
It was a sun kissed day in spring, A joy that I had never known My heart as though, would burst to sing! The world was all my very own The first …

The TomBoy Rap 
I was a tom boy I was cute and fat, I broke the rules of sobriety everytime I sat, I was strong and brave I could beat up boys, I never played with …

Kalahandi Poems 
1. The red earth is so red. 2. The women are strong-boned, with bones that stick to their muscles their brown dark brown, I would say earth- …

I Saw Someone Die 
I saw someone die It was a person It was a dream It was a hope He was sitting in his room on a Sunday afternoon.. I don't know what struck his …

Just Leave Me Alone 
I am a woman Just leave me alone, If you find me stubborn Just leave me alone I walked out of my marriage Just leave me alone I got a miscarriage …

Tomorrow and Two Other Poems 
TOMORROW By Caroline Kavitha David That simple memory I bid goodbye, To those lovely moments I say farewell. To those wooing words, let me applaud …

Broken Wings and Two Other Poems 
BROKEN WINGS By Caroline Kavitha David Sometimes you suffocate so hard, The abundant presence of air offers no part . Just the existance of …

Life will be Life and Two other Poems 
1. Life will be life! There is no guarantee, this life will be easy Time may be tough, Relations may be rough When you think, why? When no …

Let Me Be Me 
I was dictated to be another person Each day, each time. Accused, by my flaws I was puckered up. Distancing from my own soul, Leaving behind my peculiarities, …

Solitude 
Many a times I feared That to be in solitary Is to feel more like hell, Is as solemn as death, And as black as evil. Mind in solitude turns Topsy-turvy …

Rainbow Bites 
I fly, Into the sky, And touch something, Shaped half-ring, A soothing feel, prompted tasting, My tastebuds started licking that cassata-like ring, …

I am a River 
I am a river I keep flowing The Wind above keeps blowing I roar wild I keep slowing I am a river I keep flowing Banks and Cities are left behind …

A Little Daydreamer 
When the sun shall burn scarlet When the stars shine to the brightest. When the daisies replace the roses Or when the breeze may turn poses.. This …

Come December 
Come December come with all memories of the passing year Joyous or sad, burdened or glad all that happened far or near Each month though bear a flavour …

Balloons 
Raja, Subhash and Dinu are sure in a joyous thrall As the crowd gathered thick at the eve of festival Three of them have bunch of balloons in their hands …

Hope and 3 Other Poems 
1. HOPE Intelligentsia elucidate hope From experiences in life and their perspectives. It is not all-embracing; It is not a universal law. …

Metamorphosis and Loneliness 
Three days and two nights, she has spent without food There she stands alone, in a distressing mood, Thrown away from her family, separated from all …

Wish 
Sometime I wish to become happy without you, But it will not happen I knew, When you deceive me my heart stand in the queue, To delete someone whom …

The Four Little Kids 
The four little kids who played in vein, With gadgets of scrap just near the drain, They played a tune like a band, A symphonic orchestra took its …

My Parents 
I say no sometimes I tell them I can’t, My parents never feel bad my happiness is all they want, When I tell them 'am busy they always smile, I might …

Tiny Musings 
1) Rise up gal Because broken pieces are precious And you can stitch A new patchwork of dreams In a night’s slumber. Because somewhere around …

The Sundays 
Never been the Sundays so joyful to me When I used to take you to your favorite park And pleased myself just to watch you grow Bit by bit...part by …

Black 
The sun will no longer bathe the room with its golden grace. It will settle on my skin, warm my cold bones and burn the cloth that blindfolds the …

Life's Challenges 
Have you ever looked at the world around you? The edges, the curves and the beauty too? Have you see the sky at three? The starts, the moon, and you …

Ba Ba Black Sheep 
Ba Ba black sheep You work hard like a mule, For some time darling why don't you sit by the pool, Why not for a moment do you Forget all your wool, …

The Hamster Wheel 
The leaves rustle... Gentle breeze tickle my face, Flowers paint a mystical scene, The birds chime now and then Nature weaves music in colours! …

Recipe of Life 
Does life have a recipe? If it did, I am sure All of us would love to cook! We would add gallons of happiness Big Scoops of laughter Sprinkle it …

Shall I Quit? 
Shall I quit? with the brimming sea full of tears and taunts and injustices …

Insanity 
A scream originates from the forbidden closets of my soul, but muffled up in my brain before it reaches my lips. Finally, what comes out is a gush …

The Quiet Voice 
softly treading over fallen leaves Crunch beneath your broken feet Guides you past the broken trees She holds your hand, tightly. Finger on her rosebud …

Destiny's Mystery 
I watched the rain soak the ground.. The eerie silence in spite of the pouring sound !! The earth seemed so much in elation.. Each drop of water, got …

Nostalgia 
He brought unbridled joy To her fabric of paradise He was a man of virtue and vice. With eyes that claimed deceit Howbeit to her heart it deemed …

The Sinful Seductress 
I grew up reading poetry of various kinds, by various poets. Lord Byron's "She Walks In Beauty" has captivated me for many years. And I just wished to …

While Nature Brings You to Me 
I can see you, When the aurora let the dews shine, Dispenses the elegance and charm divine, And also while I go for a holy shrine, And can see you …

Shimmers in the Odds 
The golden shades of the rising sun on the white foam of the wild sea. The dark blue horizons of the sky merging into the misty blue of the ocean. …

The Journey of a Wolf 
(DEDICATED TO MY INNER WOLF WHO INSPIRED ME) When I was left with no support, when I was left with no money, When I was left with pain and sufferings, …

Scent 
The scent of your hair, I Inhale today To me it seems as roses and daffodils in May It reaches a year or so you have left To me it seems decades or …

My Dream Birthday  
My lover gives me a ring, My friends dance around, I cut the cake and celebrate , My perfect twenty fifth birthday!! With Windchimes all-around, …

Overabundance of Books in Market 
On the turn, I've found an overabundance of books in the market ! I've heard ....... There characters are being sold - in some relations, in some …

Words 
Easy like the wind Dry as we may be; Piercing the bubble of hypocrisy We rule the world. They say 'think before you speak' And also classify …

The First Day 
Is it your first day or mine? it is hard to say, for before this day, all you did was play, play, play. In hunger, anger, sleep and fright all you …

Caged Hope 
Two love birds, sitting sad in the cage Viewing the life on every single page They are all the same for the one in jail But they try to see the …

When the Pen refuses 
Everything was fine until that morning, almost a month ago. Neither did I bother nor did I neglect. I let it go, now it’s gone Not forever, I wish. …

A Room of Silver 
There you are peeping into my crescent shaped window, I smile as your sparkling silvery rays meet my sleepy eyes, Forever beguile by your mesmerising …

You Can See Me 
Crimson skies or crystal blue, Between white puffy clouds And ribbons of dazzling sunshine I know you are out there I know you are mine. In the …

Anger The Antagonist 
Anger makes me jittery Makes me lose my mind I've no clue when I've become A person so unkind Nothing do I care about Nothing's worth a dime Now …

For I love you still... 
My Grandma suffered with Dementia. My Grandfather did the most wonderful job of looking after her, and cared for her until it became too much. I penned …

Mystical Love ! 
Love is a feeling hard to explain Makes us do things from what we refrain It stands pure, there is no place for stain Mystical it is, just like the …

Bandoghat-The village of Bandyopadhyays 
I had a hut in my ancestral village, Where I chased the kites in the sky, The morning came,then evening and dusk, But the birds chirping continued …

Worthy of You 
There are songs of stars and pictures of worlds Far afar , there is music and dreams and all the confessions the heart would sing Testaments of lovers …

The Poetry of Soul 
Science, facts, numbers; art, beauty, senses; Codes, conventions, restraints and the forbidden; Flattering words, kisses, bitter looks, the sword, Fancies …

Mother 
"I am not ten!" I thought to myself. As she softly patted my back. 'It is OK." Of course it wasn't. But shutting down my sarcastic snort, she kept …

Three Poems  
MY QUITE GRIEF I am not whirling away from my quite grief i embrace my grief in all heartiness each morning, every night and when the …

Ambrosia 
They continue to troop, plodding through twists As hordes of disparate entities Coffee black faces, adults with uplifted brown hair women clutching …

Tangential Brilliance 
The caravan of children took to historic exploits roving forests, hills, mountains, oceans knowing the cities, metropolis, monuments mapping out unending …

Resolve of Life 
Makes one reflect On the blinded resolve of life To weather or wither To move on or breach, with fairness or fervor Entails and perceives one to retreat …

My Books and I 
Every morning, my books give me a strange glare, Their sharp piercing looks, I no longer can bear. Covered in brown covers with stickers that has my …

A Woman to Empower 
The subject of equal rights is taboeed, In a state where women are statued. A ray of hope which we suffice on, The Sons are favourties when a girl is …

Apathy 
It's a trend I have noticed recently. Travelling in trains, on roads, and streets. Whether the light is bright or blooming red. Yes,I have noticed …

Four Poems 
Equals When the Sun sinks into the Sea, and the grains of sand under my feet swiftly drift into water with the waves, I feel …

No Other 
I allowed you inside me like I allowed no other, Formless and shapeless within and without me, Now, you slide through between these reluctant wilting …

Laughing Mosquitoes 
Fortune’s drums are now beat for tunes Singers then danced for drinking blood Guruji asked them to get more trained Even flying and biting need …

And such is fate 
And such is fate, as one could have it As a night would follow the day untiringly And so would I you, for love, admiringly There’s is no sunshine without …

Darkness 
Tick tock tick tock tick tock The world keeps whirling, and twisting and turning And I keep waiting, and waiting and waiting... After sundown, …

The Charade of Masked Friends 
I lived, once upon a time. Then, sorrow was a crime. Happiness was found in the mundane And incapable I was, of feeling pain. All my friends stood …

The Soul of Celebrations 
No more noise around. The dusts have settled aground. The year has come around. Your wishes are still as sound The sweets have left my tastes. …

Falling Apart 
With every word of thought I spoke The pearl droplets came rushing down Tracing their path through the pale skin Leaving an expression of frown I asked …

I wish I had a Voice 
Amidst fast running world full of noise when I hear screams of miserable plight I wish I too had a voice Simple, Docile submissive I may appear Dominating,authorita …

The Balloon Seller 
To one side of the road, grey buildings lie To the other, concrete factories high Reaching toward the smoky sky Except for cars, the streets are …

A Morning Walk 
Awakened! After a decade long sleep And blessed at the dawn. Ah! The first flight Of the aroma of the soil That bathe me From tip to toe. …

Message of Saraswati 
“Writer struggling, hear me clearly, Sweat of brain yours yes, But gift of brain mine “ Says so Saraswati, our ‘MOTHER DIVINE !’ “Each …

Rasaleela 
Hark, is it not our Krishna’s flutlet? Is it not the magic wand- Oh Radha, Whence flows the nectar limpid, Glances cupid, Enticing old and young? …

Shower of Life 
Here falls the rain; the shower of life- straight on my downcast heart. It erases lethargy, downpours energy. Binds me together with the earth, …

The delinquent- The making of a rapist 
Is the society and upbringing also to be blamed? Since he opened his eyes, the world was dark, On his reason it made a mark, He beheld his sire, …

Request of Oldage 
If offer you must, a present, Dear youth, before we separate, Then give, I request, A bottle, just a small bottle Of scent sealed. …

Silenced 
Today morning I saw her silently watch the children Walk to the school nearby; She remained muted when the parrot sung the well trained tune - the …

Every man is Icarus (Sonnet) 
In the realm of emulation, the sun is his only gaze; His myopic eyes ever surmise the fare to bliss. The purlieus mirth is hazy, the sky he longs to …

While the knell waited.. 
If life is tranquil, joy at peak, Nemesis would lurk, to make it bleak; Such was my ship, sailing calm at sea; It hit a berg; they found a tumor …

I Thank God 
I Thank God God has a big heart Which he will never part He does good Like provides food If we are bad He makes us sad If your heart is large …

A widow 
White saree, knot has opened up, Loose end fanning its fang- Is now free. I see in mirror- A face of you, And beside you is blank me, Staring …

Seasons 
Ah! Arises the sweltering sun, To assay the vigor of one. Farmers plow fields in turn sow seeds That shall repay their deeds greatly. Flowers …

On that day of Carnage 
Blood gushed Out of bogies bearing Bread-winners…mothers- Young lives bright …

Earth 
This is a pretty Earth From the time of our birth But now we are making it bad So now it is feeling sad It is turning from green to brown So …

Optimizing Booster ( Nature) 
Up the hill in a lonely place, climbing the rocks in a medium pace, through the plains with a miraculous strain, excited of the unseen way! …

Just a thought! 
The ocean silent, rumbling or cursed The harbor docked to its capacity The kites flying undisturbed or destroyed The setting sun or its rise; …

Celebrating Life 
Though they see not These dedicated efforts. Though they hear not Silence does matter. Though they feel not Warm heart beats And their youthful …

Song of Mad Cap 
I am the empress of all I survey I care a hang for the worldly sway I wrap myself in smiling dress I wear not the weight and stress Unknown …

My Lotus 
The sour glances The biting words Piercing the core of the heart As the spiky feet crumble a tender butterfly to squeeze the last drop of juice …

Self-defence 
Dreams began to wane as she faced distress and she proclaimed there were lots to express. Physical tortures day in and day out, character …

What If 
I imagine you flying in the sky Riding pillion with a hippie guy A yelping poodle by your side You go whirring through cloud and creek. An empty …

Juvenile Revelations 
When days pass by like the creeping snails, I have realized that I am no more happier. I tried like trekking a mountain to build this much relation, …

Reply 
You say you came to my home Wrapped in your trousseau - With a suitcase full …

This is my Mind 
This is my mind! Like a snake with its hood held high Dancing the tail down to the dark Fathoming the under world, With green wrapping green …

The Unique Sojourn 
Through my hawkish vision I look back at my mission The might of the tortuous choice In the large labyrinth, shattering my poise Though there …

The Woman! 
Eyes drenched in emotional turbulence, Veiled beneath a tormented mount; Mind tied in delusion and distraught A heart that beats endlessly …

A Life Within ... 
Day I knew your presence in me You became an inseparable part of my world Your image when in my womb Gave me a new reason to live Your heart, when …

Questions So 
“Did I hear you rant And storm out Cursing the report, Mom! My very dear Mom? If so, …

Cute Little Girl 
I waited, I saw, I liked my grand daughter. She came with a glow in her face, in swift walking with her tiny feet, with loads and …

Pieces Of Me 
Wall full of crumpled paint, No help from words of saint. Mind Dumped with all trash, No space left - Shut and fit into a case. Heart pumps and …

Truth is ugly 
Truth is ugly The storm behind the calm Is the bitter- sweet experience. Hopelessly hopeful of some hope Sad tears and happy tears In multi- faced …

My Journey 
My mind is a blank canvas now!! My soul lost its aura My body refused to raise I’m placed in the middle of a room with ashes around Lamps …

Window 
In one corner of my room, That is shaped like a tomb, There is a window, where I sit And see my world through it. I see the rising sun, …

Arise Kalidasa.....Arise.. 
Flowers in the air, Thoughts in the stream,. Mingle with the breeze Floating in the boat of spring…………. Champak, Mallik, …

Shadow By The Door  
I saw the shadow By the door; Opening the door, Saw none, But, The shadow, It was still there, Longer,larger—now. …

Rocks 
“Our limbs are being torn apart, Not a minute longer Can we bear the pain ! ” …

Live Canvas 
Blank walls stare incessantly Whitewashed walls, absorb sanity Into taverns of life's journey Passing moments drop nibbles. Oceans and breezy moments …

The true mistakes 
Mistakes are known to be one among, But it extends as there are many along. On the way, meets the sorrow, anger, fight… And lasts till death. …

Nothing is impossible 
The scream was loud, And the surrounding was like cloud. I stretched my arms and wailed To stop the rituals for unknown. Besides sat, a dried-raisin-like …

Books 
My eyes stared on the fluttering pages As it moved like a rainbow. As I strained my eyes, shrinking my brows, I saw many scribbles, which …

Path-breaker 
And the hoary heads combine To shake their hands in censure The lips part And the river of words flow Implicating, ceaselessly… Their eyes wells …

Message of the Year Gone 
Seconds...Minutes...Hours, Weeks.....Days.....Months Surfaces from tomb of yesterdays, And file past Demanding "Did we not give Our best years of …

The Jubilee Park 
Oh statue so lone and proud, With the golden cloud blessing brow, Colourful lights shimmering as halo, Look down once more as of yore, …

Even To Odd 
Years go and Years come time and space may not yet realize them, Its we who peruse on to the events of some and yet to pursue where the few goodness …

Damini-the lightning  
A tribute to the Delhi bus gang rape victim (May god rest her soul in peace...!) The simple young girl How ordinary she was With dreams in heart …

Key2Success 
Enigmatic codes for sweet success are not always available to access Neither inviting nor so easy To either decipher or to foresee …

Tartan tale 
Tartan Tale The museum of history The castle, the monarchy The kings, queens The Duchess and Duke Fairy tales, fable lore Drive into the centuries …

The Glen 
The glen stares incessantly At the valley and the mountain The high ranges and capped visitors Feeding hungry travelers and stray revelers. Driving …

The Temple of Yore - Belur 
On moon-lit nights,swans snow-white, Flit across the sky, Blue beyond sight……… Human sight. Racing through rays of moon, …

For you, Clare 
Sometimes on, sometimes off she cannot remain away from poetry for long The enchanting damsel sometimes and A captain from ruins of history at other …

Musings 
Journey, a trip taken together by you and me Though the momentum of time seeped by quick - In a steadfast haze, I remain Moments lingered stand by …

Krishna's Final Journey 
Beckoned by Heaven After my sojourn As Krishna on earth, I stopped still. . . . . midway Powerless to cross the place……. …

The Sunset 
The sunset this evening looks a little different with the horizon seeming far away and more distant than it is the orange hues spluttered across …

Darkness and Light 
The light from the lantern filling my entire room almost seems like a flood of brightness that just stopped by my door for it has been vacant …

Love Life Again 
A flip of eyes another degree of view a ray of sun a tint of joy a touch of bliss the fragrance of life Put it all mix it well spray …

Void, the emptiness of life 
United; yet apart The leaves fall timelessly… I wander about Not considering the crowd Absurd; it may seem… For I’m a social animal. Atleast considered …

How Do I...  
She sits by edge of the sea Drawing circles in the sand Blowing wishes in the wind Hoping that this day will never end Keeping the sunlight …

Still Ink 
I woke up in a pool of blood Or so I thought it was It was just a pool of ink That soaked my silken gown From my pen that lay …

A Kinder Heart 
To a friend with a kinder heart Whose sweet thoughts never leave my side On this earth or when my time comes To flee this land and be above all …

Dust of Love 
Our eyes and paths have met once more The fire was ignited deep within But not enough to rekindle what was lost Even in my dreams it was not …

I am The Victor, I am the Light. 
Crucial is my firm determination For resounding victories; I won't retreat, I won't give up With a firm resolve I seek, My new found challenges …

My April 
Fiction eludes And sleep deludes me Of a thousand dreams seen On my pillow A nine hundred were of Grotesque, cold war And of countries, and people …

You... 
We have lived and loved Together through many Changing years... We have shared Each other's gladness And wept each other's tears... …

Unopened Bottle 
In a darken days like this When frost eternally adheres On the withered leaves of The season past; now gone I yearn to reach for that Unopened …

In Times Like This... 
In times like this When the sun settled low Amongst the curtains of clouds. When the sky is lighted With radiant scorching Glow of reddish …

The House I Grew Up In 
Buried lies the window in this forsaken lane all I miss is your presence in the house I grew up in the house is long sold but whenever I pass this …

What Matters Most 
A song I would sing to thee Under the shades of the night sky While I gaze at the solitary star Thinking only of you... Of a love so real- …

Vacant Life This Monsoon 
(this poem won the second prize in the Golden Quill Monsoon Writing Contest last year) i miss her presence and the sound of her feet …

Indian Lovers 
Deep in the midnight When the owl whooped With the tweeting of the grasshopper The two Indian lovers ran Seeing back after every yard Grasping …

Lost Words... 
Do I think of thee? Or it's just the falling rain that reminds me of you And of days long gone Is it the falling rain? Or it's just …

Mother 
She shows me stars and moon in the sky On her lap, I lay feeling tender and calm Patting my back, singing me lullabies She kisses me on my forehead …

Time Forgets 
There are no birds chirping Only the soft sighs of the morning air And the sound of the rustling leaves No sun to light the sky Only those luminous …

Such a Fool is a World Around Me 
My face, a mask of the turmoil within A mask hiding all of my pain inside Not allowing a single revelation to surface But it all doesn't matter besides …

The Loss Of a King 
The open field welcomed us The fresh air hugged us The rising sun spread its aura A smile spread amongst the entire flora Along with me were seen …

That Day I Died 
When the world around me No more desired my company When my broken, shattered heart Wailed and cried aloud But no one to comfort Came to me no consoling …

The View 
The wind invites such thoughts of joy The scenes I see such pleasure Sitting here watching the world pass by below I can’t help but simply smile for …

But not... 
Thanks for being so kind and generous Thanks for the affectionate pat and a hug Thanks for the countless time spent with me The rain may pour nonstop,drench …

There is Pain and Yet There is Joy 
There is thorn on every rose stem Yet there is beauty in its petals There is happiness in being with loved ones Yet there is sorrow in parting with …

Extremities of Life 
Tears spill out emptying the heart, Sigh soothening the soul in solitude, Prayer lightening the burden, There seems to be no end. To this continual …

What should I do now..
Where am I now  
What should I do now... nor am i there ... or am i there? feeling the pain of bleeding the veins loosing my loved ones missing my cared ones am …

In Solitude 
I sit here alone to have a glimpse of those tiny flower That grew on the ledge of this rocky hillside So precariously placed Yet so vibrant …

Let this One Be The Last 
Curses from the heavens do not mean much for neither do I owe or gain from these as such Sins I do, may last for ages …

The Unspoken Words of Silence... 
Like the spark of fire, lurking in the chest of the sea… Deep was the desire, buried within the fathoms of me… Lost in existence, until unearthed by …

Just Goodnight... 
With one swift my love... I shall hold thy weeping heart close to me The distance might be unbearable But at night as you glance in the …

The Rain 
The smell of rain upon the earth Stops me on these stairs Inviting me to stand and stare On the reflections I so care! I sit down slowly, on these …

Flavour of the Month 
Yes, I know... The flavor of the month thing, It comes and goes just like autumn turns to winter... Or as the sun sets not East but West. …

A Stranger Are You Now? 
Yes, it's you... I think of as I rise and see the morning sun Seeping through this curtain I made not so long ago Thoughts of you fills my mind …

A Mother's Pride! 
I could hold you in my arms for all of my life, I could see you smile all the while. Your constant chatter could be my sweetest song, Your confident stride …

Strings of Clouds 
How I wish I could fly amongst the flock of royal birds in the skies, …

Fortitude 
(Subtle smiles of serenity) Frozen memories, unclaimed by time... Unheard melodies, ringing in my mind... Words are light, but feelings deep... …

Sands of Time 
(Sahara caged within an hourglass...) ~~~ It mirrors what I'm feeling inside, New ideas that became old and stale. Luminous spirits that …

Mother, the Goddess on Earth 
she is the moulder,she is the holder, she is the creator and the world`s best teacher... she is so gentle,she is so caring... she is my mom and my darling.... …

All Alone Tonight 
tonight the stars are not up in the sky, that`s why the lonely stars want to cry... i`m lying on the ground all alone, thinking about you and staring …

Evening Encounter 
It was late evening. The weather was beautiful outside, with slight breeze flowing. I looked outside my window. It was quite dark, with the exception …

Face of the Year-Part 4 
Return to Part 3 Face of the year - Part 4 She went back into the room, Picked up the phone, Spoke to her banker, Made changes in her …

The Killed Innocence -
(A Poem on Child abuse) 
I am a happy child With a wonderful smile I get good grades The teacher's apple-pie My mummy loves me My daddy alike But when my uncle loves me …

Rains 
Rains are dropping far and few, making my heart look for the dew. Beautiful is a small word to say, This lovely rain takes my breath away. …

In Conversation With Myself 
It's night again My day begins Writing notes in diaries Sharing pleasant things. My heart is young Alone I stand With the wrap of Solitude all …

The Land of people. 
The back waters of Kerala does not call me any more The valleys of Nilgiris does not attract me any more. The snows of the alps does not entice me …

The Girl Child 
Oh Woman, Do not shed tears for the unborn child. Just because it is feminine. Her innocent face and her smiling lips is surely a gift from Paradise …

Samsara 
We walked together, Moist grasses, lush meadows; Till you vanished, my maiden, In the cavern of abysmal gloom. And then as my silences, my cries …

Cast Away 
Hundred miles far off I am afraid, That she might be once again In my room of scented memories. Maybe she is listening to The clatter of raindrops …

She Sang Spring
(A Short Story in Verse) 
She sang spring while I saw winter in the shadows of her eyes I stooped low to croon into her ears 'Everything's gonna be fine, y'know?' Her cheeks glowed …

Until We Meet... 
To the wind---I give you my final breath For I've stayed in this earth for too long My mortal self weary and shriveled But not my heart nor my …

The Deception 
She drew a beckoning line bordering the lashes, Picked up the long, dark stem With the wet, silken bristles at the end Stroked lovingly the …

My Shining World 
I'm not satisfied with Just a cattage below, With a little silver And a little gold. With my own transformation Humanity will shine. I want a golden …

Women Power 
Women Power None can compete us None can defeat us We stand united Heart to heart Mind to mind Even in troubled times. It's a fascinating …

I Trust You My Heart! 
"I Trust You My Heart!" I just keep trusting my heart As I walk along; I just keep trusting my heart For it gives me a song of life. Though …

The Flames 
The flames come licking at her face as she pushes it out of her mother-in-law’s grasp. A scorched tuft singeing her nose and the sound …

Just Some Memories 
Your words float like the smoke from my coffee cup Singing my face and fingers Till I feel them scorching my nail tips. Only it is not you …

The Rainy Street 
Lush green grass at the end of the road is visible from the window I see the lonely raindrops gather at the pane of my window as to assemble …

Head and Heart 
On a rainy day I passed by the window pane in my way Which compelled me to think And not to avoid it, This time—— Just like I run away from it everytime. …

Calcutta and Another Poem 
Calcutta By Jit Bhattacharya How..... to what pulls you, this city through its veins, through its roots spread, grown chaotic its …

Personal and Narrative Poems 
The House Dilapidated and tumbled down, In ruins it stood: Upholding its decrepit state and decaying memory That wears out slowly with time. …

Shame and Other Poems 
Shame By Rohini Kottu Whose shame is it? We all know. Yet, the sinner is free to go. Amongst silent murmurs and whispers, Her soul glisters. …

How Will I and other Poems 
How can you be my soul love if you do not see my love, or my efforts to understand you? How can you freeze your mind with a magic wand, forget …

Forgive and Forget 
It's hard to let go, of the past long forgotten. When the seeds of mistakes we sow, the tree grows tall, very often. To err is human, this is what …

It's a New Year 
I have been walking... For years now Not tired Neither bored Not that interested Nor engrossed Just feeling my feet... They have taken …

Love At First Sight 
Got up in the morning and went for a run  Thinking about all the works and having some fun. A walk back home was same old-same old  But my thoughts asked …

Stardust 
I started writing this poem, inspired by a few lines of a poem in Vladimir Nabokov's 'Lolita'. I sought to write about a meteor (or a shooting star). …

War and Peace 
I see the black, I see the dark, Not a single light's mark, No skies seem visible nor the seas, In this smoke of war and no peace. A human Soul …

When Became Darkness Visible 
That day when I had your glance, Heart skipped a beat and veins commenced to dance, love paved a way from eye to heart, A tantalizing story which was …

Waiting 
Waiting and waiting for countless moments, How long can't perceive or can't bother to measure, It strangles my breath and ceases my life, Despite all …

The Box 
I peer into the box That contains scissors, pen, paper, glue It all looks so neat that I can't help but smile Yet I want to take out the contents Write …

It Is Only You 
I took a pen and started to think, What words will fill this white paper with ink. The thoughts which has madden my mind, How to give them words I can't …

The Dark Day and two other Poems 
The Dark Day When he needs I spend my eyes I spend my laugh I spend my color I spend my soul I spend my life Then, I spend my dark for the first …

The Last Sight and Two Other Poems 
The Last Sight Wish all lights will soon be dim, And only the moon to cast it's beam, And quicken the arrival of my dream.. O dream don't be broken!! …

Sparrow 
Oh dear little thing where are you, for I cannot see you any longer, I miss the sweetness of your chirpy little voice, and your flying around all …

She Just Isn't Smart Enough 
She wasn’t ever the geeky type, home science fascinated her. She was the perfect homely girl, a happy marriage awaited her. Today she cooks, she cleans, …

Who Walks With Me 
Silent nights, the world so calm And heart in despair. Somebody peeps from above On our lives with care? We are fish in the sea. We are dust on …

Small Town 
A woman behind the glass of smoke- Is she is on dope? Seamed in her svelte dress, No one could tell she is a mess. Clinging to a skeletal hope, …

Anything but Man!!! 
“They know that it’s an eerie squall, That man unleashed to beckon his fall!” In their larder while piling grain, Speak two ants in arcane: …

A lonely walk, on a Rainy day 
I walked down the road, Big drops splattering hard on my back, The rain lashed ferociously, I moved on, hunched up but determined Alone on the wet …

A Twinkle in the Wrinkle 
Sixty odd years, more than half of it as man and wife... Decades of trying to understand what is Life... From then to now, many an experience to share... …

My Tragedy 
My tragedy is not worth your time. It lacks the finese and polish of a 'real' tragedy. No Grecian grandeur of betrayed passions. It is a commonplace …

Ode to an Infamous Lady 
She lies in beauty, She contemplates the stars, Murmuring the hymns of life. She contemplates herself in the water, Stale and still, No movement. …

Scarred For Life 
Her effervescent smile made my day, The sparkle in her eyes Held me a sway, Her heart, as lovely as her face, …

A Locust 
On a hill, aloof, alone, away, faraway Hands raise to divine grace way Winds and bellows fill quiet taverns Asking me questions, shaking an empty barrel. …

Solitude 
Lonely hearts with mighty soul with secret desires of worldly pleasure painted face pretending bliss imploded within the confined egos are the living …

Too Old to remember 
Time has fed on me and spat out a purple veined core of fatigue. People tell me I am too old to be alive and Yet somehow, I have turned older today. …

Baton of our life 
The bedside was thronged by relatives From nearest to dearest they surrounded He, awake, asleep or unaware, my knowledge betrays. Calmly he lay motionless …

Be Silent All 
Behold! That unearthly light With such eerie speed- Fleeting Across the sky pale, Flashing! Pauses, Just for a second-but a …

On Woman Empowerment 
On Woman Empowerment I am in love with this woman Her secrets, mysterious ways. Her love and sacrifice defy a dozen deaths of unkind mankind. She …

True Independence 
Veiled eyes filled in freedom dreams With hands confined while toes on wheels Self flight struck but adding wings Living ironies In tragic shades! …

The Bangle-Seller’s Daughter 
She put on the bangles, one by one Bright coloured glass ringlets That shone in a lovely coruscating flash of gold, green, orange and pink Winking …

My Mentor and I 
My mentor and I In timeless space Together we stand In karmic grace. It isn’t a dream Or a forbidden view With no one in sight Whom once …

World through your eyes... 
For once or for ever I want this time to pass never... for it has come after ages of desire like the cold turns away at the sight of fire... I see …

You've gone by 
You've gone by with the flicker of the candle the time I opened my eye dreamlike; life seemed a mirage on which I build dreams often of houses, …

Shirdi 
Earlier when we entered this divine town you, me and mom we felt it was bliss. The aroma of sweet-smelling roses embellished with little drops …

So easily... 
If today was the last day, If there was no tomorrow, I would like to say this thing; One last time and again and again You have been more …

Shoe Lace 
Means the world to me When you kneel down And tie them for me From the time of long ago And until now that we're grey You made me feel …

Blessing 
I wonder what I should call a blessing Your little hands, soft palms; The lovely forehead or the supple cheeks You brought me light When everything …

Sad Demise 
Her neck, once laden with the sandalwood power is now barren; clad with nothingness as her withered body is laid on the white muslin cloth an array …

Steps 
Steps these are. Yes, That’s what they are. I know you are with me Steps, these and more Follow my footsteps And see me where I am Guard me behind …

Mournful Cry 
I come in this world of cruel beings With the boundless hope in my heart To be loved and cared Lying here bewildered Betrayed after birth In the darkness …

No Words....... 
There were no words left Nor ink to inscribe What is felt within This emptiness inside The moonless face Of heaven I see Where I …

Valentine Gift 
On this Valentine’s Day Load your heart full of love Express your true feelings To those close to your heart Breathe life into bliss Rejuvenate your …

At the Graveyard 
I saw faces moaning I saw them all crying Crying for my beloved Who was moaning lying moaning The Girl I loved the most No more on this …

Amritsar Diaries 
Tucked in a corner you lay all these years in a bustling street in the lanes of Amritsar Tell me, didn't you yearn for me all these years among …

... A Gift of Life.  
Love, I wish you would come To hear my heart whisper Your name, my lips can not utter Your kiss I still remember Like summer breeze on winter's …

The Island 
Standing alone in the vast sea With water all around Coconut trees on it’s hub There lies a desolated island With seagulls on it’s shores Fighting …

Gift of Life 
On the hospital bed she lay Gripping the bed sheet Prayers in her mind Sweat on her forehead Screaming in soreness Exploiting her strength Pushing …

I am tired! 
I am tired of proving myself right, with each argument and fight I am tired of burning myself from the inside, after you fused the spark to show …

Of Mortals... 
Death is hovering; like a crow circling upon its prey... Must be the pallid reflection from a mirror, Of a creature that is now me. Cursed like a …

Among the Crowd 
Among the crowd I walk on the lonely street; A Flutter of people pass by me Unnoticed goes the half-naked child Sitting on the edge of the road And …

Its Been A Long Time Since... 
Its been a long time since I'd written verse The thoughts of a bygone era -- Relived through letters of Fresh ink Its been a long time since We …

Reflections 
After a storm, comes a deafening silence... Time to be quiet and reflect Time to ponder how anger can be so maddening Makes us queasy. How fire can …

The Flute is Still Young 
My pen had a bleary flow this morn I could have told a tale on more poignant lines So I picked up a woeful moon Was about to dip it in a pallid …

Random Notes From a Lover 
Of a thousand reflexes this one haunts me the most: the ability to feel and the tingling sensation on my skin when you touch my hand …

Seasons 
This cyclic, never ending aura of this monsoon; we walked together battling the enormous force of raindrops they slap me on my face …

Void, the Emptiness of Life 
United; yet apart The leaves fall timelessly… I wander about Not considering the crowd Absurd; it may seem… For I’m a social animal. Atleast …

Phoenix 
Listen, take a deep breath and keep moving Even if your insecurities return after they had been exiled from their country, keep moving. Keep …

Maryaada 
I sit in the balcony overviewing the lake and I realise how costly love is A daughter's mindful, chained love Bound in the tower Like repunzel Always …

Virgin and Another Poem  
1) Virgin By Shabnum Khanum Make me a virgin once again Innate in beauty Raw at my heart Uncuff and spread me Across the stars Make me see …

Different Trajectory. 
How it becomes a Solitary Walk ... the path it self is a companion bearing Paws in its palms it is affirmed to remove the knots of kinks …

Birthday Wishes of a Grandmother 
Birthday Wishes to a Grandson Miles and miles away I listen to your daily musings. Oh, my dear Kuttus lovable and cute you are, …

Mother Your Tears and Other Poems 
Mother your tears, Churn guilt in me, While I smoke, drink you bleed in pain, in shame I drain. But understand my vain. A hollow space slows my walk, …

Nothing Makes me Happier 
Nothing makes me happier than to see you sleep, And Laughing at your funny snore sounding so deep, Watching you shed your load by my side, Seeing you …

You are Not Allowed to Fall in Love 
I grew up with a principle to not to fall in love, Falling in Love and being in love is carnage the time and energy. And I married without experiencing …

Road 
You and I, we both stand on the same road that leads to one heavenly abode We are the same now bought together by destiny's game It is so easy to blend …

Littoral Through My Lenses 
Silver Surf, Sparkles of hopes Strengthen the fire within... Sobbing sundown Strikes out sorrows, struggles voraciously, Swallows the past, that cease …

I was not 
The flowers were blooming even today when I was passing by the thoughts only flew to one of one florets, some wet with rain, some on the verge of …

Two Poems 
NAGGING FRETS .......Skirmishes....... I scuffled with letters I tussled with numerals I fought a man and won And go on brawling …

A Bird's View 
Far below sometimes beyond reach I see a few green specks... scattered beneath. High up in the sky, the clouds spread farther than my wings. …

Please come back 
As I stood under the blue sky with a lifeless smile, I turned behind, to find my colorful past fade away far away from me... What I saw was also the …

Oh my dearest 
Oh my dearest, you are the one I love Each beautiful memory of love, to you I owe The first time we met, I remember, I fell for your dazzling smile, …

The Spatial Tomb 
Some places you go A few you cannot but; They form you, And urges you to transform them; They do not offer any tool You are the chisel: All that …

The (K)nightmare 
Reason lay putrefying on my pillow. I woke up in a breathless hurry, this heart weaving beats in a crazed drunken stitch. My eyes screamed …

Diary of A Broken Heart 
Mix sentiments is what I feel, One minute I wish to peep, the other, I hate to see. I guilt! This pain,will it ever end? Two worlds ripped apart, …

Fake Smile 
I saw her coming towards me I turned my face to look at her Her head was held down As she continues to walk past me Her eyes were exotic But tears …

Book seller 
From the shackles of humanity in the lane of the unfamiliar he treads carrying a tattered bag selling books meant for children a little smaller than …

Sunset at the Edge of Sea 
One more late Evening Of to seashore a lonesome walk One more sunset Bare feet at the edge of the sea One more sundown I fall apart I reveal …

Waking moments...of Isabel Cecilia 
Sleep has evaded me again...almost like a naughty child teasing me unrelentingly... It was fun to stay in active consciousness, but when your body tells …

One Last Time 
One last time hold my hand and let's walk in the rain drenched from head to toe One last time let's go back to the place where we often …

Him 
I fondly remember the December Kolkata skies; in which his hand shivered at the touch of the tap water's shrill as amma prepared dinner for …

What If? 
What if tomorrow, The sun doesn’t shine? What if tomorrow, The birds don’t fly? I ask this question, again and again, what if tomorrow, …

A Ray of Light 
I couldn’t find my way The darkness engulfed me Everywhere my eyes searched But alas! Could not see Wish I could see a ray of light …

A Few Good Men 
Going a long way back in history, Were the days where men were bizarre. Their daily lives were without a story, With beliefs only in suns and stars. …

Winter of life 
When your black hair turns silver, you realize you'r losing youth. And it is getting white, you know you are ageing. When your radiant skin loses …

Path of Love 
If the path is beautiful Why ask where it leads? Beautiful path of love You walk the path with your beloved With hand in hand Smile and Giggle …

The Bed 
I saw you today . . . naked and sprawled on that over-sized four-poster mahogany bed, getting your body massaged. You were lying face down, your …

Rain 
On the land of red tulips, it rains On the sad night of agony, it rains Rain, on the holy graves of comrades On my restless eyes, it rains My heart …

The Forlorn Chair 
A forlorn chair sat in the veranda of my ancestral home It belonged to a great man with big black beard, who lived forever to roam He wore a thick green …

Eagle in Me 
It flies so high, yet see so close… That prey for me, that prays, ‘not me’. Why you ply just above me; cried that prey But sounds that came high, …

That Familiar Feeling 
It’s as if I’m in an abyss. And I want to lie still. I’m in no hurry to be discovered. I want it to extort from me, my passion. Every little remains. …

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When I am with my Husband Not rated yet
The days and nights are festive Even the chaos is meditative We cook shop gym and talk Routine is fun round the clock. We are accommodative of each …

Genuine 1-to-1 Not rated yet
She and her man dressed up in their cotton ethnic wears Told the kids to also choose decent attires They were always told and felt too that you get …

Our Nature Not rated yet
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Getting Transferred Not rated yet
I find myself here, a junction in my life, A junction in time, and thus I write this rhyme. I’ve got to leave them, My old friends behind, …

Betrayal Not rated yet
Betrayal smells of dried blood Of carcasses after the flood Of an eclipsed sun Of a beasts fun Of unhealed scars and eternal pain Of stagnant …

World and Me Not rated yet
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Perfect Mismatch Not rated yet
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Split Second Not rated yet
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Stuck We Remain Not rated yet
Right as the rain, right as the sun Yet again, the damage is done Mother divine, mother of mine Some people never change, et tu? You broke the …

Mist Not rated yet
A life in a shell is no life at all But when the mist of angst unfolds, there's no turning back. Embrace me fully, comfort me, you are my second …

Me at Thirty Nine Not rated yet
Thinking loudly About me turning thirty nine, Almost touching forty Still doing pretty fine. I don’t share my chocolate with kids …

Devotional Songs to Babaji Not rated yet
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When Death Questioned Life Not rated yet
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A Night of Horrors Not rated yet
After they had murdered in the darkest hour of the night a woman they chased to prove she was wrong they were right Scarring her body …

I glared unbeknownst to who I am Not rated yet
The question rang into my ears Like the bells of the cathedral, With eyes glutted with suspicion They’d pierce into each intention. Like a coffin …

She Forgot Home Not rated yet
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The Living Dead Not rated yet
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Yes, I am a woman. Not rated yet
Yes, I am a woman. I am the title Peeking from behind an ornate veil- Woven with syllables I am the spaces Between the words Spaces But still …

Safety Pin Friendship Not rated yet
Give a safety pin to a woman and she is your friend for life. Pinned on the edges of her saree, she’d carry, these safety pins. Brimming like …

Supermodel Not rated yet
You don't believe me when I say That it is this girl's face That intrigues me : it doesn't seem To belong to her body,so divinely,so …

Why Not rated yet
She was a promising young doctor, he Was a drug addict and convict She came to tend his wound, and he Stabbed her to death with scissors …

Her Not rated yet
There once was a girl, Who had dreams of an amazing world; She would smile all day and laugh with her friends; As there wasn't a reason to be sad …

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In utopia, all things are pristine, A perfect world of beauty and grace, Where life is filled with joy and the sweetest scenes, And every soul is …

Solitude Not rated yet
I am lost in the forest Decades after decades I bury myself in the darkness My night and day are all the same The creepers cripples all over my body. …

Surreal Dream Not rated yet
In the shadow of my conscious mind I am treading in a blissful wind Beside the rippling brook In the garden of red roses, Drizzling in rain; I …

The Unknown Woman Not rated yet
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Never Leave Me Alone Not rated yet
The sun is in hide Behind the nimbus. The gust of heavy rain drops On my tiny body. So heavy, my feathers ruffle So heavy, my body aches. My …

Success Not rated yet
Keeping a dream in your mind it's just the first step so, get up because it is a long road ahead some turns some straights it's like a lightning …

My Rimless  Not rated yet
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Gems of Nature Not rated yet
Green the color of nature’s birth. Life revolved around these hues. O’ lover, come out here and smell the dewy grass! Remember the times we lay under …

The Drowning Hope  Not rated yet
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Muted Knot Not rated yet
I can perceive the echoes of the late night beyond the hills that encircle my community. I make an effort to listen more, but understand nothing; …

Incertitude, is it? Not rated yet
1. One gossip girl Why did she crib in her bath? when the tap stopped gushing out warm water midway knowing well some didn’t even get it to douse …

A veil not to unveil Not rated yet
On the day of fifth February twenty-two, An order comes, where a sacred veil Was banned in schools, Saying it violates school uniform rules. And …

Dreams- Undreamt Not rated yet
Rolled dual dice in succession a try And that went into the clouds beyond the sky Merged into the clouds and vanished into the rain. I scribbled …

Hopelessly hoping Not rated yet
And with hope comes fear, And with hope comes a ray of light, And with hope comes disappointment too not all sweets are meant to be delights. And …

Enough is Enough Not rated yet
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Still remember the first time we met The sun was just about to set Together we made the perfect duet Better than even Romeo and Juliet ♥ Those …

All I am asking for is a fair share Not rated yet
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A Dream Of Oblivion Not rated yet
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The grandma scrapes her burnt dreams from the empty pots. The sweat of so many loud yesterday's linger in her faded maroon saree, she claims its still …

Disappear Not rated yet
I try to jerk off the good-bye in my palm lines. They seem to be stuck on the fungus of my smiles. But the men who visit me do it so well, that seem …

Day After Day Not rated yet
Day after day, my voyage ends, the words die out on the tongue, and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity. And one day, under the great …

DARKNESS OVERCOMES Not rated yet
The tears of a child, the pain of a mother! A heart full of memories of a dead father! Here’s so much sorrow, in every eye. Nothing but hurt …

Emancipation Not rated yet
In the silicon valley lived (a professor) an enlightened soul Creating a hub of music all around; an archaic space like a museum! That housed records …

Goblin my Captain Not rated yet
Oh Captain, my captain, captain of the house You guarded this mansion without any grouse Your majestic appearance described espouse No one could hoodwink …

Shivered Her Spine Not rated yet
Shivered her spine, Tears rolled down her eyes, Her capability was confined to her smile, Her gender defined her heights, Ironically she was pushed …

A Mother's Blessing Not rated yet
Oh my dear son, you have gone away to another land, and now I can't see you for days, I never realized that I may not see you, unless you flew away …

An Ode To Oceans And Seas Not rated yet
Take me into Thine breast, On Thou's cool chest, let me rest Take me into Thy peaceful depths Into the sweet echoing songs of dolphins and whales The …

Candle-Dousers Are On The Run! Not rated yet
While candle-dousers were on the run, Terracotta toys shouldered half burnt wax candles. Delicateness would light up dampness, Benign were the Bolsheviks, …

Pandemic Refugees Not rated yet
A flight of humans marching back and forth across all roads Serpentine length carrying merchandise of heavy loads Where? where? the herd heading …

My Pen and a Blank Page Not rated yet
My pen stills on a blank white page, Too many jumbled words crowd around it Secret thoughts, and unexplored feelings Indescribable emotions, some …

Rainy Season Not rated yet
In rainy season Rainwater was in the entire room My mom always told me The tree behind the house had broken the roof That’s why ……………… She …

No Time Not rated yet
Living in towers with light, But no time to see the flowers bright. Sailing in copper boats, But no time to make paper boats. Staying under shower …

Gangs Of thermodynamics Not rated yet
Welcome to the 'gangs of thermodynamics'; the gang feared by all. They are the voters who themselves play the elections; It's the Gaziabad of all …

Performance Appraisal Not rated yet
Moments after your birth Your profile is generated So you hang on to it Till the end of your life The profile is akin to the Aadhar card Defines …

Twilight Not rated yet
It was "Twilight"- When sun set was about to hit the water- The turtle rose up and sunk down deeper, All swans turned towards shore, It was the last …

If Sappho was an Adjective Not rated yet
To see you transcending before time into little droplets of charred sugar-like emotions, to see you becoming - into the pixie dust that I wanted …

The Wall and 2 other Poems Not rated yet
The Wall The wall is indicating to stop, The wall-rigid, formidable, stone cold, I look over and continue, It resisting me and I resisting it, …

Scarce Thoughts Not rated yet
That there could be delight in first ray of day That there is chance of life evolving in one's own might. That the tremble of petals to rain …

5 Short Poems Not rated yet
A Memorable Year The year 2020......knocked our doors, With hundred of new desires; But ultimately drowning us, Into the waves of a disaster. …

A Guest on Our Planet Not rated yet
A rolling ball started revolving and rotating What a ball with porcupine needles all over Accelerated and the velocity unmeasurable Spinning …

The Rising Not rated yet
The Rising By Supatra Sen She told me that she came to the big city To earn money Enough for a bicycle So that she could pedal furiously …

Tempestuous Not rated yet
ARIEL Freedom is sweet, but sweeter still is servitude. Gliding in the sunset tinted winds, skimming the pink ocean with my toes, why am …

Death a Pendency of Life Not rated yet
Death is a pendency of life authorised to punctuate life Yet everyone on earth defies death, defying is the rule of life Is it a daily combat …

4 Short Poems Not rated yet
Cawing Crow By Prahelika Sen Sitting upon the sun shade....in the morning glow, There caws a weary crow; With it’s beak gaping widely, …

Then I Pen a Verse and She Not rated yet
Then I Pen a Verse By Rima Sahamandal The Convergence of my joy and sorrow , Momental euphoria or bruises I borrow, When delicate zaphyre …

About Love Not rated yet
A Rainy Morning I wake to the sound of rain, A gentle murmur and a dozy state; Like a lullaby, he sang for a while Wanting me awake but only to …

Thou Art A Woman Not rated yet
Armed with my college degree eyes full of dreams I went to every interview looking crisp. The beginnings were always the same and strangely the …

Honking Cars and Mighty Scars Not rated yet
Honking cars and mighty scars By Tooba Ayesha Ringlets in fingers, dripping down the wrist Forming the map, locating the site Alleys and turns …

The Last Verse Not rated yet
When did we sleep so deep, can anyone remember? It took a pandemic to wake us up from slumber I now pick my battles to lend and raise my …

I Want to be Born! Not rated yet
I know when a child is born, The stars light up the way. The sun dawns a bright new day, The birds chirp in merriment, and say, "A bundle of joy …

Perished Love and another Poem Not rated yet
PERISHED LOVE By Rima Sahamandal Love used to drink exotic wine Now Love engulfs glasses of pain It enwrapped itself with a quilt of gloom …

Seeking an Explanation Not rated yet
Why did you do that, woman? Distressed; fish out of water Flailing fins, lashing tail Can’t breathe Horror-struck What’s causing this? Unprecedented; …

She is Your Wife Not rated yet
Kiss her more Do not ignore Hug her tight Be her light Gifts do give Not expensive She doesn't need stars Just some chocolate bars Give her …

Gandhi Shrine and Other Poems Not rated yet
Gandhi Shrine By Sri Lal I follow this path in dreams. end up at the shrine again. The light is streaked with gold. I am alone or I am …

You Not rated yet
You are the cherry on top of white frosting, I'll always fight for, even knowing cherries leave an aftertaste, I was never fond of. You are the last …

In The New Land and Two Other Poems Not rated yet
In The New Land By Jit Bhattacharya My friend Eddie from Ghana with a state scholarship moved to study in Moscow, Russia he learnt the language, …

This was how it all began Not rated yet
Deserted in a land with no familiar face, Timid inside but she knew she could ace. Slowly found her people, she felt free, Now her life was happy …

Nepenthes Not rated yet
Amidst the suffocating swamp of deep dark forests Where shadows varied peep through the shades Light green and dark and a hundred more This humid, stifling, …

The Stand and Other Poems Not rated yet
1) To Stand The present is not so the future. There is nothing we can do still by the thought of nothing but then a place is ravished where …

The Knight Not rated yet
A knight in shining armor rode through the darkened fields on a galloping stallion with a dagger and a shield At noon they reached a foreign …

Through the Past Not rated yet
Don't search for me in the places I've left, Don't track my ancient footprints, refused to fade but partially concealed in dust, Only walk along, don't …

Anonymous For a Reason Not rated yet
Waking up And pulling apart The crowded dreams Of yesterday Holding firm My determination To make up For all my past mistakes. Wearing my self-love …

Masked Identity Not rated yet
MY Identity is hyjacked by those Militant men of the family Oh! I was not carried in a Palanquin Blindfolded and Protected I travelled and travelled …

She Will Survive Not rated yet
She is crying her days and crying her nights Wandering the conclusions and its mights There was once love now are fights Only left now is doubt, regret …

Unspoken words- Karna,the Warrior Prince Not rated yet
I am Karna, the warrior child, born out of wedlock to my mother, Kunti. I am the inheritor to the throne, the prince who will never get his kingdom. Brave …

The Dying Sun Not rated yet
Somewhere in between these french skies they lay motionless, she turned to look at him for the one last time, the Peach trees and the autumn leaves …

The Unfinished Story and Another Poem Not rated yet
Poem 1 - The Unfinished story By Rakshita Banswal Tikoo He wrote a story once, Left it unfinished, couldn’t discern the ending And decided to …

Friends of Agony, Dandelion Not rated yet
FRIENDS OF AGONY By Anupama Mishra Having been aloof in this world I wandered through the lanes At the day and in the night, At the bay and …

A Realistic Indian Dream Not rated yet
Mother, we need to fire the maid, It is fairly obvious that she is doing a lousy job - For dusted under the carpet, I found a bundle of stereotypes, …

Dumbing Days Not rated yet
Birthdays ‘Is it your birthday today?’ My flat-neighbor asked me. I was quite puzzled by the question. Like ‘what she will do with my birthday?’ …

The Green Flag Not rated yet
The nutrified meadowland thrives in indebtedness To the untainted streamlet awakening close by Splattering pellucid blobs on scattered chunks of wood …

Frying The Soul Not rated yet
Ladies and Gentleman For all intents and purposes its an ordinary room, it looked out on a drapery of leaves from the tall athletic tree It’s the air …

In Enemy Territory  Not rated yet
A land of green with soothing breeze, Moon of silver, Sun in angery hue, I was back home, land of other mother, Thought I ,standing on the enemy territory. …

I am a Lone Reed Not rated yet
I am a lone reed Stark and naked I must weather it all on my own I must stand all alone You are prepared to live your life without me Without you, …

God Not rated yet
I have never needed God As a personal savior In my practical life Inference about His existence Was never music to my ears But always seemed vague …

Pen-friends for Life Not rated yet
To my dear pen-friend, whom I've never met.. You are someone I thought I'd never get.. We might never have seen eye to eye.. (well, literally) "Train-friends …

Failure: The Wedge of Success Not rated yet
Failure is not the lack of success, Rather, it pushes you to do better and go get the goals. Failure is not a misdeed, Rather, it is a lofty way concerning …

To a Chimney Not rated yet
Mendicant palace, cosy by window, Frugal sun-beams, preys on shadow. Vernal bliss breathes in life anew, Strikes my wonder, a sun-bathed view. An ancient …

Be With Someone Not rated yet
Be with someone who takes your hand Who let's you move like the sand Be with someone who cares for you Whose heart beats and bleeds for you Someone …

Chaos Not rated yet
You may rush to your room, Finds everything messy. Books thrown out of the shelf, Coffee cup on left halfway last night. And the long untied hair tickling …

When Love Fades.. Not rated yet
There are times when love fades Relationship looks like shades You don't know what the other says Without talking you pass days Storm it seems …

Innocence Lost!!!! Not rated yet
Vultures are everywhere. You look here, you look there. Their eyes on children fair and naive, When opportunity strikes down they dive. Grab the …

A Day of Bloom Not rated yet
The morning rays of warmth, kissed and caressed me, Urging me to shed, the enclosing cloak of green. Little by little I drew, to the warmth that beckoned …

Perfection Not rated yet
Nothing seems so much challenging than defining the word perfection, So, while defining perfection, I may have to face differences of opinion. Usually …

Ephemeral Not rated yet
America was dying but we didn’t know it. India was dying but we didn’t know it. India died and we didn’t know it. It was that fateful night, a girl …

I am a Woman Not rated yet
I am many in one— Daughter, sister, wife, mother. I am perfect at who I am. I have to be. You will not have it any other way. I am beautiful, coy, …

Lost Love Not rated yet
Do you remember, when love was our song? Where did we lose it, what went wrong? In the place of love, there is a void... Yet, we each other, deliberately …

I am a Martyr Not rated yet
I am a Martyr I laid my life, Left my parents I left my wife, I am a Martyr I am proud, Of everything I did To save this crowd, I am a Martyr …

A Letter to Younger Self Not rated yet
Dear Twinkle, Overwhelmed with emotions myriad, My pen strides forward, Scripting you, this letter, that finds you in good health. Oh! How grateful …

Minded Thoughts Not rated yet
Someone gave my mind Wings to fly the world Clouds were jealous; So were the birds. Without bidding farewell to my heart Or to my soul, She wandered …

Who Am I! Not rated yet
Who Am I May be A cucumber Some anxiety some water and a deep slumber. Who Am I May be an orange With Some colour and a behaviour that is strange …

It's My Time to Shine Not rated yet
Thank you for letting me shine, Was i not a coal before i met you you let me be a diamond how good to wake up in the morning to say hello to you my …

Who Won? Not rated yet
The day he met death...it was smiling He asked what is it that makes you happy It said the fact that you think you are the master... When I am the ruler …

Some Days and Other Poems Not rated yet
Some Days By Anupama Kadwad There are some days when I feel like I’m in a trance keep doing the routine things but heart and mind are not …

The Sacrifice Not rated yet
I stopped, for a sip of sweet, tender coconut water Beside the emerald green fields which was a sight to see, In the oppressively hot, humid morning, …

My Best Friend Not rated yet
Even from a distance I can hear you cry, I feel your pain and I wonder why? Why cant I be with you like before Why cant I listen to you any more …

The Grave Not rated yet
What else was this day looking forward to, I didn't know. I am falling in a dark quagmire of not knowing anything, my head is just a missed distant wave, …

Desire Not rated yet
I wish I would get back my childhood days, Where I would be free of all strains. From morning to noon, from noon …

Sorrow and Hope Not rated yet
My sorrow has submerged me in pain, I feel lonely and I am left in the rain,
 I am drenched with agony, 
Which will not go away
. Life has been …

My Parents:The Exceptional Souls Not rated yet
You both are my special and ever lasting memory, Soo exclusive and universal like sun And I am obliged to you, for making me Who I am today or will …

It Hurts!! Not rated yet
It Hurts when people take you for granted For no reason you feel unwanted It hurts when you are suddenly thrown To be alone and on your own It hurts …

Signature Not rated yet
A signature a day keeps the worries away Without a signature, there would be so much delay Banks are run, brokers have fun, Work gets done on a signature …

Draupadi Is Being Sued Not rated yet
Draupadi Is Being Sued. Draupadi is being sued by Duryodhan. She’s one to talk! She with five husbands She the temptress to him and Karan She’s …

A Beautiful Mind Not rated yet
There will be faces more gorgeous And women with body more sensuous But my love, you are one of a kind For you have a simply beautiful mind …

In the Night Not rated yet
In the dark hour of the night When the world sleeps sound and tight I wake up from the dream of life Near the moon waits my flight In the stars …

A Birthday Wish Not rated yet
Your smile is the unconditional love for me, Your warm hug provides me the reason to live, You are my bunch of pleasure You are my soothing entity …

Feelings of Silence and Another Poem Not rated yet
Silence Silence Silence Everywhere silence Never I feel Never I thought What would happen to him. The day was there. When he cracks jokes. …

Chudiyaan Not rated yet
I sit here in the shade, Watching my papa ply his trade. A fabulous bangle maker is he, Creating bangles out of mud, steel and wood, you see. Day …

Devil for the night Not rated yet
She laid next to him for the last time, Oxygen slowly burning her from within. Drowning inside the power that electrified her, he laid still with no …

Life Through My Eyes Not rated yet
I have seen life through my eyes... The droplets of rain falling on the ground.. The moon shining on the window.. The fragrance of wet soil... The …

You Too Will Fall in Love Not rated yet
There will be a day in life When you too will fall in love Amateur you will write status As no experience until then you’ll hold To fall to love …

Poems on Love and Writing Not rated yet
1) Of Love and marriage If to be a lover is to be a poet, I am a poet; Countless are the ways I love thee. by tearful prayers and fiery longing …

A Morning Without You Not rated yet
Amidst the so called bliss of sun, Why does my wound still burn? In the cascade of heavy rain, Why I cling to wash my pain? Why amidst the …

Monologue of a Perturbed Soul Not rated yet
1) Let Me Spread My Wings Let me fly Higher than the clouds, Let me rely On those old fairy tales.. When this world Veils mirth with shroud, …

Lost Love and Other Poems Not rated yet
LOST LOVE Unobtrusively you burst on into my languid life. the cup i sipped you had shared,ashtrays and beds. loneliness comes a sharp …

Winters! Not rated yet
I just love the winters! It's the only time when the otherwise busy city seems to finally repose for sometime more,silencing the chaos rendering the …

The Longing Not rated yet
When I think about you it brings a smile on my face I keep remembering your beautiful face filled with grace Your smile is precious Your demeanour is …

No head No problem Not rated yet
10AM My day is going smoothly. I went out, I bought myself the things I love. I made so many silly faces at children. I smiled at strangers. …

Ignited Brain Mission Not rated yet
Though we are from different backgrounds, Different cultures ,different mind sets, And different multilingual countries, Generations come and go, …

The Aesthetic Beauty Not rated yet
Descending and sinking is all she possess, Breaking and falling apart is all she can do. Though, abdicating the grip of fear, Embracing the destiny …

Migrating Lives Not rated yet
Rivers of sweets ran down the streets, Celebration to welcome one of their breeds, All was fine until nine, As the report came for the sign, No moisture …

Haunting Not rated yet
Your lips, my neck My fingers, your hair Your fingers, my waist My lips, your ears Silence punctuated by rustling clothes Bodies bending, overlapping, …

Childhood Not rated yet
Waking up we see the moon only it isn't the sun Which used to blind flowers and It was darker than we imagined The kind that brings sparks inside …

What is there to lament Not rated yet
What is there to lament... When we, wrapped in our rich gowns of chastity step into the gutters, With Plastic smiles stretched on taut faces, masks …

Dear Lover Not rated yet
You can call me a carcass, a carcass filled with leftover flesh… I reek of lovers that left behind a butchered soul with white lilies and a name; …

Do Birds Cry? Not rated yet
I am broken bricks tied together to the feet of an injured bird, I don’t fly no more I wail like the falling rain in the dust of the darkness- …

My First Birthday Not rated yet
Tomorrow is my birthday My first birthday Learning to live Taking baby steps While fear murmurs Words of caution Faltering steps, shaky words …

Lost Winter Not rated yet
In the sweet winter last November The glamour, hot and warm Worn between intimate lover And blessed with affection Adorned with attraction Elated …

Unable to Love Myself Not rated yet
Whistling down my way through the coniferous forest of shivalik range I suddenly realized how content I was I suddenly don’t have to worry about my career …

Incandescence Not rated yet
Bygone are my ancient's chandlers, From China, Greece and Rome; I am lit up to prove my existence, When smothered I am on road to salvation; I shimmer …

Plucked Feathers Not rated yet
A dream stolen from the slumberous eye, a star falling from the enormous sky. Petals segregated from the wilted blossom, cruel winds shedding leaves …

Rendezvous With The Sea Not rated yet
Right across the rocky street, my eyes encounter a visual treat - A territory marked by thickly laden tree, swaying merrily with the soothing breeze. …

The Question to Remain...  Not rated yet
Those words that never would be written, Those eyes that never would be smitten... The love that never would be told, The magic that never would unfold... …

Strings Not rated yet
This is the girl of your dreams. Watch her little broken body on the floor. Watch her rise And move, as she dances her dance. The dance they make her …

Word Thief Not rated yet
You cannot be a smith with words, You cannot mould them into arrowheads as the iron master does, Or set them ablaze to spew fire like the warrior, To …

Set Me Free Not rated yet
Set me free,to enter this world. Let me feel,how it feels to be born. Set me free,to fly like a free bird. To experience every little joys surrounding …

Endless Love Not rated yet
My love has found expression in countless forms, countless flames of candle… My dreams have grown as a flower in shade of your hand, Through the veins …

Seeing Them Fly! Not rated yet
Sitting by the window I got a Thought Life of a bird is so much Sought. Early in the morning There’s sky to Enjoy, No alarm rings To make them …

After Sleep Not rated yet
Uncountable silver arrows came and pricked my thoughts as i meditated in a greenish hued land surrounded by splashes of water from a stream flowing …

It Makes Me Smile Not rated yet
It makes me smile to watch the zillion hues of blossoms adorning the once bare arms of trees It makes me smile to see warm golden sunshine casting …

Nature Not rated yet
The enormous starlit sky was divided- As it was marred by a dark strip of cloud-figure, Suddenly,the heat of stars was receded- The cloud appeared like …

The Backyard Not rated yet
Strolling in the backyard of my meditation room I began quivering in the lap of midnight before the break of dawn I was caught unawares by a …

The Amorphous Blue Sky Not rated yet
The old man sat in the middle of park Laying before him his spectacles, prayer book, coins Towards his right sprang up the thin-legged child, semi-nude …

It's Time to Go! Not rated yet
I prefer the word enigma but that’s not what people use, they prefer the words defect or problem when they describe me and my blues. It’s true they …

Darkness Not rated yet
I don't wish to see the light of tomorrow only to be in the dark of today hiding in my shrouded burrow where I should want to forever lay. Blanketed …

The Lady and Her Soft Skills Not rated yet
She is beautiful and elegant She seems to be an angel, a saint Qualified with triple master’s degree She is like the Shelly's skylark carefree She …

Soulmate Not rated yet
You saw me.. The first eye contact Did the act.. You were hilarious, I was notorious.. Good you asked me out and I said yes without a second doubt.. …

A Simile-ful Scenario Not rated yet
I was having some fun with similes, when I realized it could be potentially turned into a poem. Just a light-hearted poem; an attempt to include as many …

Traitor Not rated yet
If you think that I am your traitor Then accept my silence forever – There is no need to speak. Once upon a time, my lips were eager To utter accents …

Souvenir Not rated yet
It was many years ago That I walked on a road Which snaked through the mountains With my companion, a Walkman. It was not a barren world – The hillside …

Rambling about Happiness and another Poem Not rated yet
1) Rambling about Happiness A little happiness every day Is what I look for, When I open a book or …

The Conversation That Never Ended Not rated yet
I looked at the stars with sombre silence; they chuckled at me by shining brighter. The rage in my eyes, queried the why and what of their demeanour. …

Come Back, Come Back Down, Oh Mother! Not rated yet
Rain came that day, the day you left. Tears-like Those drops of water-Raindrops resembling pearls Dripping from your breast-Images of distress Shaking …

Viraat - The Warrior Woman Not rated yet
30 years of her glorious regime We have been part of her victory rhyme She has now sailed into her retiring chime A warrior woman, serving her country …

Signboard Binds Not rated yet
From the mountains, the wanderer bird tracked her route towards the lands, perched herself upon the corner of a concrete pavement in the humdrum …

Signs Unbind Not rated yet
The majestic bird from the summit of the hill, strives to click her gaze towards the unseen. She then, balances herself upon the slippery branch …

Carnival of Rust Not rated yet
Is it the Carnival of Rust? Or the celebration of broken trust Has the Wheel of Fortune still turning Or the scheduled rounds are concluded Is …

It's Your Fault Not rated yet
No, you shouldn’t laugh out loud, A woman must act demure. No, you mustn’t travel, For a woman must mind the house. No, you can’t go ‘Choose’, …

Omega and Alpha Not rated yet
Sparkling light sears into me I am alone in this labyrinthine I walk with my shadow in this hollowness Would you slay me? Heal my scars? Your soul …

My Lost Selfhood Not rated yet
While, I were busy in thinking over the cozy chair. I found my inner soul missing in intoxicating air. Then, the dense darkness of fog arose. …

Alone Not rated yet
I was at the bottom of a dark sea, I couldn't see anything. I couldn't hear anything. The vast, gloomy black space frightened me. I was like a bird …

Travel Not rated yet
Sometimes I think of the day we must get separate It is not a lie, but true, and it comes soon or late My words are not heard by you that day I …

Guardian Spirit Not rated yet
Like the crystal, inviolate stream the radiance of spring unspoilt heavens in infancy Thy presence is tranquil, mysterious stillness. …

Rekindle Not rated yet
When in my dryness, drought maya of mind blurs, make me cross over to a golden halt. Like the overcast clouds, pierce me with Your mighty …

Song Of Life Not rated yet
Only once do we sing this song of life Let it be a melody to hum with pride Much to do and much to learn Time flies so lets be on the run Step …

So what If I am Not So Rich Not rated yet
Still as a dives than plutus psychically That no one has cliché Of being what they are eternally So what if I’m so… You do or not but I won’t endow… …

Humanity First Not rated yet
As born got worn caste’s clothe However it was dawn still enough mourn People says only then I got born As grown clasped religion’s faith This was …

The God Himself Not rated yet
The God Himself who saves us life be breath, temple distant but the echoing bells reach like celestial dance, in trance one must be, every morning hour …

Thou are Vouched Not rated yet
When the zigzag traffic of mind explodes like an overfilled balloon When the convulsions of heart cease The debilitating body reverses its shrinking …

Love is a Wave Not rated yet
Love is a wave, arising from the unseen to the seen, transmitting ripples. Cleansing, rousing bodies to their inner quest. Then begins in …

Until Then Not rated yet
The madness will pass And my infatuation with you will dwindle …

Inside a Seed Not rated yet
inside a seed is all the universe inside this universe is a murmur inside this murmur is a breath inside this breath is life inside this life …

Expressions and Another Poem Not rated yet
EXPRESSIONS Our faces leave no expression Of love of hate Of joy or sorrow Of chances missed And opportunities lost Of smiles And cheer …

Wake Up India Not rated yet
WAKE UP INDIA! Wake up India, its the Ultimate Call, Wake up to Terrorism, Wake up to Climate Change, Stop cutting trees and burning waste, As our …

498/A Not rated yet
How the delirious passion sublimed How the dreams vanished How the spicy couple diffused How the enviable relation changed The endless waiting …

Trauma Not rated yet
Those who were once with me, Are not now to share the twilight, The songs of autumn and smell of harvest, And gentle walk by the riverside, When childhood …

For the Love of My Bird Not rated yet
It came in to my lap from the rays of the morning sun, And it grew with wings spread in cage, Awaiting for the freedom which ultimately never came, …

Silent Mind Not rated yet
I heard your thoughts the first time When your words, Came to life in me and your grief matted into a hopeful smile I heard your thoughts the second …

Leaving Me.. Not rated yet
I can't imagine the thought of you leaving me ... I can't dream of the day you would leave me ... I would never wanna see you feel sad for not being …

No Stopping Not rated yet
Wafting the air is filled with both rhythm and scent, so ecstatic, the one that is nurtured out of misery, or of only thoughts could not stop …

Peripeteia Not rated yet
He assured himself that the cockcrow will overhaul his ill-starred existence, fostering into his cripled destiny a troth of affluence. But squidging …

Freedom Not rated yet
Rise all my countrymen Let's awaken the fire within Mother Bharat is battered and stained Darkness engulfs her soul, her beauty stained O children …

Metamorphosis Not rated yet
On a rainy day in the foggy way, Middle of the road was a creamy bud, Safe thought the creepy worm inside, Seldom has it knew the outer world; Its …

The Three Musketeers’ Not rated yet
The three musketeers’ My twin brats And their doting dad Playing pranks All day long On unsuspecting Mom On being caught Sheepish grins Grace three …

Daai Maa Not rated yet
It was raining when she entered and immediately felt the brine bite her tongue. The room swirled as she tip-toed about trying to avoid stepping on …

Empty Words Not rated yet
Always think of the positive side, No matter how strong the tide Something will surely work out, There can never, forever be a drought. Empty words …

Girl on the Street Not rated yet
An impish grin Sparkling eyes Out of place With her Matted brown hair And tattered clothes Her bare feet dance Without a care For scorching heat …

Rebirth is not a cure Not rated yet
I inhale distress and choke on the remains of pain hanging to the tonsils from reasons long forgotten. Heartbreaks, bereavement, disappointments, …

Colours Talk Not rated yet
He was white from within, yet wore red when he saw one She was yellow from within, yet decided to stay still He wanted a new thrill, so he changed at …

Let the warrior rise Not rated yet
Still he peeps from inside through the rags that torn out, while abiding to survive but worn as an attire of great dignity, which satirizes one’s …

Off With It Not rated yet
So I conjure it up. I discovered that I make it up. In my head, as the demons take me over I realize this face was wrong, and it was me; I drew it …

Mother's Cry Not rated yet
Alarmed eyes, dreary Tears roll down incessant… Torn and trashed, Deformed mouth droned interminably... A little butterfly, Fractured feathers, …

Unfair-y Tale Not rated yet
Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty How you have made me pine for beauty Beauty – the prized possession That dazzles the eye And wins the heart …

Original Sin Not rated yet
Unaware of the obscure feelings Standing still, watching the scraping ceilings Pleasures of life, all so cryptic Trembled by the visions, so apocalyptic. …

Lake Trail Not rated yet
From my thoughts snugged in the soft cushions of my velvet sofa the thin mist of February lingering through the coffee, a sip of it thrown on the …

The Wait Not rated yet
After the night’s sojourn, The dew-soaked ground awaits... The sun passes by Cloud-veiled and mellowed. Of all things, the nooks and crevices …

CHIMERA Not rated yet
It is quite a state when Life is at war with you. Illusions, masks, fantasies Chimera All echo the meaningless ambitions of short lived memories. …

Let me flow Not rated yet
Don't stop me and store me To become a dam and wait is not what I want To open the lock when needed is not what I want Let me flow, let me be me …

WHY? Not rated yet
YOU brought me into this world Full of promises and dreams Of lovely sunrises, blooming flowers Of growing tall and growing strong YOU made me …

The Disrobing Not rated yet
After spending the day with the world I return home –In my room, the mirror spills the secrets in my face The whirring fan weeds out the need …

She, Herself Not rated yet
She was herself, Her metallic nerve was holding her in bereavement She was fortitude in her being forlorn, not storm-tossed, vanquished. She was …

The Lake’s banks Not rated yet
From the banks of the lake, The boat was ready for the ride of the wayfarers. An agile, impetuous, innocuous child locked up with his opposite frail, …

Nature and its Magic Not rated yet
The dew drop shining from a leaf The birds flying above the trees The cool winds and the rising sun Such sights make me wonder and thankful for …

The Knot Not rated yet
Nine years is a long time Together but still apart Separated by distance Tied through the heart Waiting for this one day When time will be ours …

Lonely Not rated yet
Lonely is a bunch of hair Twirled around the forefinger Round and round, Tighter and tighter... Lonely is a thumb Playing with the fingers One …

In the Name of Fake Smiles Not rated yet
We always end up in the roles we never wanted to play, But take them up,to witness some smiles often mistaken to be happiness; The roles which don't …

Woods Not rated yet
Into what abyss did I fall? That a dim, dark pall Now me enshrouds. And all that I see, And all that I feel Are numb shadows And layers of despondent …

Talking to Trees Not rated yet
As I often feel unruffled I come to you. When one cannot hug trees With closed eyes; And feel warm. Cannot hear the slime running through them; …

Brownies Not rated yet
I was at my desk Deep in thought Over the work at hand It hopped on the window sill I looked at it with distracted attention The shrill cry of the …

Gone! Not rated yet
When the spirit receives the message From the maker To appear and answer... Alas,why did it not think of this before? And lead …

Death Not rated yet
Listening to the silent whispers of nature Rhythm of heart began to seep; Dying in the heat of sorrow Pointless thoughts began to beep. The presence …

On Death Not rated yet
To be dead To have passed the intermission To have left behind this meaningless life to have finally made the transition Free from this transitory …

Pati's Face Not rated yet
It looks like yestermorn That I sat by the kitchen door Avidly following the stories Of Rama,Bhima,Krishna,Arjuna Reeled out while she went about …

When I become the Ocean Not rated yet
Gazing at the bedimmed stars, Staring at nothing but skylight, I float. Like an uprooted tree, Without any myth to hold on to, I float. Droplets …

Myth Making  Not rated yet
Everything shall pass they say; For those that don’t, A world is yet to be born. Because some things are like those little lice; Too fond of skin, …

St. Valentines Day Not rated yet
I heard the words hidden in your head Wrapped in the opalescent layers of violet vows Don't say it loud, they might soon disappear Midst the darkness …

Insolence Not rated yet
Long insolent memories hesitated to leave So I left them, quietly near river rouge Wrapped in a black velvet wedding frock Clothed in the promises that …

The Heart Not rated yet
There once was a boy who stole my heart And then he broke it open Like a walnut He ate the flesh And threw the shell And my heart-once-upon-a-time …

Body Not rated yet
a dance in the rain spoke unending stories of yesterday. Freed from the confines of the bare, white walls, the body swirled in the waters of …

Plea For Mercy Not rated yet
Oh God the mercyful I beg for your mercy I claim no relationship except of being your slave With folded hands I plead for your pity Oh God the merciful …

Nuclear winter? Not rated yet
“Spring has come" Sang the cuckoo Melting The wind morose- Clouds sullen, In tones joyous. “Yes, it’s spring, So fine! Lovely! …

Who is to Blame? Not rated yet
I see the girls of my age Going to school merrily; Some with little ponytails, Some others with neatly cut short hairs. But, all of them are in …

Our Mayflower Tree Not rated yet
Like a flash of light It blinded my eyes With its blaze of red Like the glow of women in love Passionate to the core …

Three Sonnets Not rated yet
LITTLE FEET Little feet – On white paper, Dad folded the sketch, Slided into his right pocket. Happiness cuts loose, Never ending wait for his …

The Touch-me-not Not rated yet
When life began on this earth; And little nebulae took their form; Some were very weak, And some became very strong. The moon and the stars; Brightened …

Ritual Not rated yet
My granny crossed the ritual of death today, a long awaited, comatose death, not a spitting, shitting, urinating on the bed, coughing, aching, unwilling …

Lines to My Son Not rated yet
Oh Snow White’s Prince! Your tender hands are smothered to carry me off the lanes of life; you awaken my world-weary heart to musingly jingle the jingle …

Sonnets Six Not rated yet
(I) I told you that I could recognize you by the smell of your clothes from amid a pile ; and that I could close my eyes just smell your …

Dear Mr.2014 Not rated yet
Walk Straight in Dear Mr.2014 Only if you can usher in The magic spell of love. . . . Love that turns not into hate Clawing at religions,destroying …

By Raining Not rated yet
Eons have passed Landscapes have changed But the nascent smell of the rain Sinking into the earth has not changed. How many feelings Shall it …

Why? Not rated yet
Days pass by and I sometimes wonder... Why do we do certain things? Helping an old man to cross the street and helping a child who has lost …

Tongue Not rated yet
the monotony of the usual curries made her lie still lie still under the canopy of a red sky and white stars the aroma of a fried fish …

A Sleepless Night Not rated yet
She kept awake whole night long, her eyelids refused to bow and a thought whirled round and round. Seconds, minutes and hours gone, …

Journey  Not rated yet
The rain was pouring itself down. Raindrops lashed her soft cheeks Still she was walking down the lane Alone, unperturbed . She was contemplating …

The Reverie Not rated yet
The sky stooped to conquer the distant foliage The wind blowing was chilly but dry All of a sudden went awry I was missing your sunshine,those mystic …

That Night Not rated yet
It was that one night that I still cannot forget My head got lighter and I felt so different In my same old car driving on same old street Same …

Misunderstanding Not rated yet
Dark clouds of depression loomed in her mind, followed by long sighs, accompanied by sobs. Few minutes later, came a heavy downpour of salty …

Anti-revolutionary  Not rated yet
Day after day I walk out with a thought, A thought that what if today would be the day, That I will walk free in an envisioned Utopia, Not terrorized …

Lights and shadows Not rated yet
Lights and Shadows Fiery and bright Dark and cold All over the world Lights and Shadows A play of hearts Through many windows People …

Adieu, I said Not rated yet
Adieu, I said to the soggy eyes and to the tears never wiped, cleaning the area for imagining wide, I have a vision, all I need is time. …

Demo(no)cracy Not rated yet
O! Judgment, don’t judge me fair. When I talk, don’t stop but stare. Thrash me hard. Don’t appreciate. For I speak the truth, the truth that’s bare. …

The Past Not rated yet
Sitting by the window lonesome It flutters through the breeze Rustling the leaves of memories And treading on forgotten paths. It has defined who …

Song of Divine Not rated yet
The door swung open with a babble of bells. There stood thee with Silk woven. With a pleasure of all its smile, Pours out …

Mom as My Forever Guest Not rated yet
I woke up as the sorrow sunbeam Bath me, as I know she may leave. I saw my shelves empty with spiders to gleam. I stood still, sighing, …

This Life is Just Not rated yet
This life is just An ever heard song before. Have to sing, whether Your voice matches Or not anymore. Being, in the song, You may get it ever. …

Mirrors of Life Not rated yet
As I look at my mirror I felt so many errors. Deep in minds, I see myself As I stand in front, it sees me herself. No mind know me, anyhow, I sighs …

The Lonesome Tree Not rated yet
My deep root holds me down. My tall trunk holds me high. I watch as my fruits drawn I can do nothing but sigh. …

Service always saves Not rated yet
It could be a human….. Or an animal, Who creates a life A life of glory!! It’s the glorious faith, But not an earning Of a mankind……. HEAVENS… …

Friendship Not rated yet
Friendship…….. It’s a stone, Too hard for a man, Will never breaks…… No end …..Its long ……..too long Never ending line! It’s a real man Who is …

Midnight Sight Not rated yet
In the mid of a gloomy night I stood at the window watching the groovy sight Sensed the calm breeze all over my face …

When I took the Wrong Path Not rated yet
With the gentle breeze swishing around Walking on the the paved road I halted to a point Because further the road now divides in two I stood still …

Rememberance Not rated yet
It feels so different,it feels so blue, when someone somewhere is thinking of you. It feels so different,it feels so blue, when someone …

Happy Birthday Daddy! Not rated yet
You have turned a year old, gained greys on your mane,the wrinkles and lines… few freckles defined… the stories of your life retold..! You have …

Trust Me, My Dear Not rated yet
Remorse and guilt fills my heart… Of the truth which my lips quivered to part… Yet, hesitantly answered in the negative when asked… The stinging tears …

Renovation Not rated yet
Dear, he asks, what color on the wall Blue here, green on that one I think this will go well, what do you think Clasped hands, picking and choosing …

Let Me and Another Poem Not rated yet
1) Let Me Dream Let me dream Let me desire, Let me be the one I always wanted to be. Let me fly, Let me fall, Let me be the one I …

Face of the Year-Part 3 Not rated yet
Back to Part 2 Face of the year - Part 3 She was waiting in their bedroom. Wearing a satin wraparound. That came off easily. He did not …

Face of the Year-Part 2 Not rated yet
Back to Face of the Year Part I Part 2 He was looking for something new. The old faces were not selling products. Tight curls;straight …

Face of the Year Not rated yet
One eye was green, the other brown. Cobweb wisps of hair floated down to her ears. The two halves of the face seemed to belong to different …