When I was a child, I found it lying in the streets abandoned. I picked it up and pampered it and hid it. And now like a friend, through the...
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Purple Night Dress
It shimmers in the faint light that seeps in from beneath the closed doors. Its touch is like flowers, like clouds, like breath, and it clin...
Your Little Girl
In the fabric of time, if there was a tear, I'd enter and emerge the bright-eyed little girl. Her school bag and water bottle slung care...
Ink
Never before have I seen such an assortment of talent in such an informal setting. Yes the Ink Festival in May 2011 was my first experience ...
Deep Within
I laugh I cry I accept I lie I am a funny heart That suffers wrongs That keeps peace That breaks into songs I love I hate I envy I care But ...
Please Forgive Me
If you were ever lonely And I wasn't there for you, Please forgive me. If you ever wanted to cry And I didn't offer my shoulder, Ple...
Travellers
The bag full of stones gets heavier by the minute. Should I keep it down? I wonder. Is there time? For A little rest? A little nap? Or for e...
Illusion
Through the mirror, she reaches out, her arm outstretched. I blink, she blinks, I smile, she smiles She is real. I am real. The beautiful va...
Change
When I slow down, the world goes by, so fast that it's nothing, but a colorful blur. I stand still, and try to make sense, of all that...
Moving On
Deep inside, there's a knot that doesn't dissolve. A pain that refuses to be revealed, to flow out. A few tears that linger and stin...
Broken Dreams
I was on my way back from office when we passed a house under construction. Unexpectedly, the first thought that struck me was that 'her...
Me?
Am I the Candle Flame flickering with the assault of wind? Or Am I the gust of wind that in its path teases the candle flame? Can you see m...