He Never Returned

Her eyes shot miles ahead, And every speck spotted as him. The sun splashed the western sky in gold and red, And the mellowed rose spread drowsy smell. The enamoured honeysuckle hugged the parapet, And winked and gave her a bashful smile. The sportive sparrows...

Birthday Party

The fifth floor and the nimble feet, Sparkling lights and resonating shoes, Barbeque tables and smoky veggies and non-veggies, Dishes float around with swift and smooth hands, Snapping and crunching seasoned with prattles and pranks, The white cake with blinking...

Remedies to Parental Malady of Loneliness

The footfalls of loneliness can be heard quite early in today’s people’s lives.  The feeling of loneliness starts creeping into people’s minds from the moment their children start leaving their hometowns in pursuance of their studies or jobs outside. Today’s family...

Self-Sufficiency

The balloons, pink and joyous,   Fly aloft as the furry breeze fondles, The scratchy string tied around the finger, Pulls them down and keeps them tethered. The red light signals and the cars creak, And the bony body in the traffic jam, Squeezes between the...

I Stand on the Border

All my strengths, Shoveled and hurled, Into the pit, deep and dark, To enervate and eradicate, Because I stand on the border, And nameless I stand there. All my wits, Muffled and dimmed, And are never allowed To sparkle and gleam,  At the centre, wide and...

Second Class Status

Voice executed at the silence’s altar, Eloquence coagulated in crimson touch, Patience deified bottling up the spirit of rage, Dumb and smooth sacrifices, Left no fissures to let out the bloody words. Second class status anointed, At the dark and ignorant venue....