In Planet where the Ocean evaporates Parched vocal cords sing In planet of sun and starsthe ocean evaporatesparched vocal chords singmediocre melodies tounfathomable tungstensalt flies collecting dust, seechildren of ‘morrow shiftsweight to a lesser god, handcuffed, whistling.only soap is replaced by body-washthe old chair rots by theabandoned marsh, legs slurped up by algaemosquitos spit blood smile at […]
Side Walk begins where the old road ends Keeper of Dreams silly, fragile and gay Dreams silly, fragile and gay,Kept in a freezer come what may,Packed tight in silvers and zips alike,Making sure no one got a dime. Wished for it to open one day,Heated and served the old China way,Wrap it around like the […]
Soul Forest has a lodge deep inside The Timber sings the song of Yore Soul Forest-There’s a lodge deep inside the forestThe timbre sings the songs of yoreThe broken panes tell the talesFloor gathered moss galore. The morning sun fights to reachThe lodge covered with tall greensThe chirpy soloist sits on the roofWhen the moon […]
A watery stream in my drey I take care not to step…. My world, my secret dreyWhere I enter to dream,Every time but I check my dreyI step on a watery stream,I take care not to stepYet, it draws me in,My soar feet all wetHealed by circling depthsOh! so keen, My cardboard lifeDamp and dimPeeling […]
Love ages like wine It grew like soaked tea leaf for them “It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.” –Agatha Christie Love they say grew like soaked tea leaf for them. Abhirup placed the cups neatly on the […]
King a very Ordinary Frame of an Ordinary man An Image Frozen in Time If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”― Albert Einstein https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/fairy-tales An ordinary frame of a very ordinary man, bending forward with a smile, to […]
Africa’s Children-From Ether they came Life’s antidotes come in funny packages. Africa’s children.Life’s antidotes come in funny packages and when it comes from children from far off land you write a story. My now, rather confined life is annoyingly yet beautifully juxtaposed to myever-on- trot partner. The surround-quite engulfed us. My life-essential in health and […]
In Murshidabad, bewitched I stationed my gaze at the edifice How the Stillness was palpable It was an unforgettable visit to Murshidabad some winters ago which threw surprises we were not ready for…. Bewitched, I stationed my gaze at the edifice. The stillness was palpable.Trees nodded gently to the passing gust, as the narrow stream […]
By the dam when the sun disappears and moon’s so dull You fear the lull Did you try and build a dam through air ?! You befriend the sky and fear the lull,When the sun disappear and moon’s so dull,The wedge-wood turning cerulean,Stars in trapeze herculean,The fear of surviving the night,All consuming shadows in white, Instead, […]
Cafe be written At this quite hours Let Writer’s Cafe be openLet the coffee be writtenThe ting-tang of the stirring spoon be the music we listenat this quiet hours‘Till the first ray of the sun touches the pile of creased napkins soiled by laughter and unspokenwords….. “There was something quite beautiful about finding such a profound connection with […]
