by fathema | Jul 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bells jingle, collection escalates, Mother yells: “No torn clothes, only the washed and good ones.” Father with spectacles on nose tip, Lifts and measures each weight, The child to carry to the school’s third floor, Packs of rice, wheat and lentils. ...
by fathema | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Solitude in the closed room, Squeezes the darkness to exude, The crushed and faint smell of the years, Of picking mango fruits, Speeding with the wind, Sliding down into the water, Splashing into the puddles, Of nightly fear of hoary ghosts, And curling in chill...
by fathema | Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
[Dear readers, here I am serving your platter with something new i.e. a short story. Hope you will enjoy it.] He lifted his eyes towards the sky and saw dark heavy clouds hanging from it. He could hardly finish saying, “It is going to rain very shortly.”, it started...
by fathema | Jun 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ladies gear up, You will see more flesh, In the names of beef, mutton and chicken. You will have to work it out Into korma, kalia and kofta. The dishes in porcelain, Sail smooth from the kitchen slab To the table, opulent and clad white. The texture, the colour,...
by fathema | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
If there is no rock, If there is no shock, You will miss the swaying cradle. If there is no up, If there is no down, You will miss the roller coaster. If there is no falling down, And if there is no bump, You will miss the thrilling slides. If there is no puzzle, If...
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