Ours
In the billions of light years this universe extends In the infinite time that precedes and manifests This moment in time and space – was, is, and will forever be … Continue reading
Sunset walk
Let us maunder along that stony shore, And surrender reticence to its salty blows, Let us divulge our deepest thoughts – our core, And undress our souls per enthralling prose
The lines of our palms
I can read by touch alone The lines furrowing across your palm, Like braille they tell the story of us through countless futures and myriad pasts, The notch beneath your … Continue reading
The old codger
He walks through the market, A grumpy, defeated look on his face Eggplants were the cheapest, and his wife nagged him into buying them like she has for five decades … Continue reading
माताए
कभी कभी मन मौन का जंगल हो जाता है यादें चीखती हैं सूखे पत्तों की तरह पीड़ाओं की हुंकार उठती है और व्याप्त निस्तब्धता में तुम्हारा न होना झींगुर की … Continue reading
Unspoken
Words linger on my tongue, Rendered immobile under their weight, – A suffocating pause, a panicked swallow – They join the sickly pneumonic phlegm Of emotions unvoiced and thoughts unsaid … Continue reading
Unending
In dark corners, At lonesome hours, He yearns not for victory, But defeat bestowed in sympathy – deliverance from hope’s agony
mi̱tí̱r
I slept tonight in mother nature’s arms As she chimed through the lake a lullaby, I rested my head on her lap of grass, While she shifted the clouds to … Continue reading
Unreached
I walk away, Cradling words that had rapped on doors sealed And letters which sailed back from harbors closed, With ballads unvoiced for want of heed, And melancholy born of … Continue reading
Reflections 