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POEMS
I Don’t Wanna be Alone
I just don’t want to be alone anymore
It feels like an eternity...
It feels like an eternity...
A Christmas Song
It's a festive time as Christmas is here
A season of hope, a season of cheer...
A season of hope, a season of cheer...
A Gem of a Person
Maybe you're a diamond
you let your experiences shape you...
you let your experiences shape you...
Life- a Tryst of Mysteries
Why are we born and why do we die?
As twelve hours round the clock...
As twelve hours round the clock...
My Dearest Dad
I think of him every day
As the months have lingered by...
As the months have lingered by...
Fire and Ice
Like ice that cools the drink in a glass,
There's a calm beneath your wings...
There's a calm beneath your wings...
Scars
She sat by the rubble of her broken home,
Her tear-filled eyes stared at the torn...
Her tear-filled eyes stared at the torn...
Find Your Happiness, it’s there Somewhere
I get asked a lot- “What’s your fascination...
Two Penny Bit of Happiness
My Momma asking me
Looking at my recent poems...
Looking at my recent poems...
Look for God
When life seems without a ray,
And you often cease to pray...
And you often cease to pray...
Miss-Free-Dom
Seems as if I'm in depression.
But, I still enjoy it sometimes...
But, I still enjoy it sometimes...
Everyman Out
The paradox about him which began at his fifty,- Intensified at sixty...
What do I do if I Miss You
Do you listen to our songs?
Do you do things we did?...
Do you do things we did?...
A Grim Dream
Stung by thrills of the Dream
I mused one night and felt...
I mused one night and felt...
Me, Myself in 2022
Young women these days,
some young women, that is...
some young women, that is...
HouseHelp
All have been taught
And taught well I might add...
And taught well I might add...
The Eve of War
Firewood’s crackling, flames raging
Other than the sounds of murmured...
Other than the sounds of murmured...
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Better to love and lost
Than to never love at all...
Than to never love at all...
Past and Future
Once there was a guy named Present
Wanting nothing but happiness...
Wanting nothing but happiness...
The First, Hardest to Erase
No matter how good I do.
No matter how good I be...
No matter how good I be...
Sonder
A lot of them like to ponder
Some like to show wonder...
Some like to show wonder...
Salt and Pepper!!!
If it can be given a name,
As it seems a see-saw game...
As it seems a see-saw game...
Sweet Exploitation
From Ramayana to Mahabharat
From baby boomers to gen alpha...
From baby boomers to gen alpha...
It’s Life, Get it Over With
You can have a goal in life
You can set yourself up, perfectly...
You can set yourself up, perfectly...
Happy Women’s Day
Stronger than you think can be
Wiser on its own...
Wiser on its own...
Motherly Nature
Ever met someone,
The one with this vibe...
The one with this vibe...
Almost
I feel despondent right now
like I am sinking in a deep ocean...
like I am sinking in a deep ocean...
Bluish Chastity
Amidst old heritage buildings,
Lost lanes and squares of...
Lost lanes and squares of...
Connection
Simple is the word to describe the World
It's we who make it complex…
It's we who make it complex…
Charming “YOU”
I realise you are the charm,
Who spins the magical warmth...
Who spins the magical warmth...
Celestial Hues
Wrapped in orange of the setting sun,
The sky pondered about its hues...
The sky pondered about its hues...
When the Quiet Heart Talks…
Wild heart burning so greatly,
Melts Whispery Winter into a loud...
Melts Whispery Winter into a loud...
Sunken Thoughts
How would you understand
How it feels...
How it feels...
SHORT STORIES
The Gift
It was difficult to imagine what was within the wrap. But he knew it was delivered...
Amidst the Rain and the Clouds
The flowers and the leaves drooped...
It Happened One Night
He was driving as fast as he could to reach home. His daughter had suffered...
Guard of Honour
I saw him as soon as I stepped inside the bank. It was overcrowded with customers...
Only in Whispers
As I entered the room, it whispered the storms that had echoed within...
Over and Forever
Their parents loved them with the power of a thousand suns...
Aurora Borealis
Away from the gruelling world, tucked within the arctic circle in Tromso...
The Slumbering Winter
Hundred moons have passed, and the nights only seems to get colder...
An Epidemic
A cool wind blew through the windows of a clinic in Sivapuram. White clothes...
Crime & Punishment
I was lucky to have a friend like him. Ratnakar’s friendship was like a light...
Life is Beautiful
‘Papa, look at the clouds. They are running with us. And the trees are running...
Drowning
It was panic, fear and more panic. Her hair floated upward and her skin started to...
Unfaithful
‘You know, he is the best thing which has happened to me. Losing him would be...
Life Insurance
The tubes, wires and the monitoring equipment was kept on one side...
Guilt
‘They are coming for my engagement tomorrow. Father is adamant that I...
Flight Path
It was love at first sight. Then they got married. And then they fell in love...
The Millionaire
He was poor and had been thrown out to break up on cold ground. He was hungry...
Nostalgia
“Lata, go and check, your grandpa went for a walk long back, he has not returned”...
The Nuremberg Trials
The tribunal of the Nuremberg Trials was given the charge of trying the most...
Renewal
Kept at one corner in a glass case of the school biology laboratory...
Dr. Sunshine
Dr. Bornik Mitra walked past the hospital hallway towards the Intensive Care Unit...
You are the Reason I Believe that Love is Real
Salan, a Mangalorean Catholic and Cherry...
Blank Calls
It was like a ritual. The phone rang, breaking the eerie silence of the night...
Breathe Out
Guns n’ Roses blazing into her headphones, she sat by the window and gazed outside...
Puchki – A True Story
The labourers were starving and sickly. They toiled eighteen hours every day...
Victory
“Grandma, when is Dad coming back?”, asked little Bela. “Soon, very soon, dear.”...
The Gentleman
He was nicknamed the Gentleman. An officer of the Indian Police Service...
Love
“Mom! I won the first prize in the calligraphy competition.”, exclaimed Tara...
Broken
First, it was cold indifference. Then, they started to stab and swing vile words...
A Rainy Night
It was raining as if it would never stop. She turned off the flickering bulb...
The Best Friend
I had not met him for years. He was my best friend in college...
Contagious
It was extremely hot and humid. A few hundred meters from the hospital, I saw...
Sujata
I first saw her when she entered my class in the third standard...
Pen-Pals
The letters from her were like a song, straight from her heart...
The Red Scarf
Hari was sitting peacefully on the banks of the Ganges, when he saw a girl...
Raani
It was a ritual. I used to hide behind the rocks to watch the gold and black...
Eyes
It was spring and I boarded the bus to Dharamshala with the stick in my hand...
Love
Meera had a crush on him and he knew it too. She made every romantic leap...
Lessons from Children
Rohan and Sohan were at it again.
Their constant fighting over trivial things...
Memory
Texting some last-minute messages before take-off, I heard: “Excuse me...
The Murder
The scream stopped suddenly as the iron rod smashed her skull...
The Magic Within
He gave a smile like a warm hug. Swamiji stared at Ganguram for a long time...
Jaws of Death
The bus screeched to an abrupt halt in the midst of a forest...
Got Your Back
Exhausted after a particularly tiring day, on an impulse I drew a camel...
Micky’s Freedom
I stared at her beating heart and shining black eyes witnessing her struggle...
Candy Love
On Saturday mornings, he would wait in front of the living-room window...
The Door Hanging!
The door hanging of paddy was finally hung in her balcony...
‘Crystal’ Winters
Crystal watched through the frosted windows of the farmhouse...
The Good Samaritan
The child was petrified. In this big bad world, she was suddenly alone...
The Name
“What’s in a name sire?”, asked the bard. “What are you talking about!!!”...