All the Bustles are Hushed Up Now

From the wry peg, Suspends the hot water bag,  Upside down, Its cork drips water no more To draw the evocative lines upon the wall, The clock now sleeps continually, Discharged of its duty to wake up from time to time, And alarm for the medicines to be taken on...

Language, the Blessing from God

Signs, sounds and words, the language. Blessing from God, To open our hearts to others, To share our joys and sorrows, To appease the distraught minds  With the tranquil words, To cut down vast distances To love and befriend,  And to bring forth our tales...

Search for Happiness

Happiness crackles As long as the food sizzles hot upon the yellow table. Happiness froths at the top of the cup As long as the coffee tastes good. Happiness creases and droops its wings With the putting out of party light And the dying of dance beats. Happiness flits...

I Love My Eyes Now

The dark circles under my eyes, I love them now. The sparse and dull eyelashes, Those shoot out of my eyelids’ edges, I love them now. My lustreless eyes, I do not grumble about them now, Because they capture for me, The beauty of the earth. The unshapely eyebrows...

The Garden

The garden grew in circle with light, air and rainfall,  Bestowed in plenty for all,  The plants,  Soaring, supple, stubby and sturdy, To grow lively in space, lush with freedom, But the sly creeper crept upon the generous tree, And stunted its growth...

A Break

He sat on the lower rung of the stair case which spiraled up through different floors to the fifth one that happened to be the last floor of the building. An unusual feeling of heaviness overtook him on that day.  He could not sleep properly in the previous night. All...