Author: Aarti Roy

For the body that enters in Cape, Sigh the two souls, Another day and a narrow escape, As a pearl from eyes rolls. The sniffles once vindicated as cold, How the year took over the truth, Slight or severe colds are metamorphosed, To sheer sniffles for those interminable tours. The sick keep him in prayers, So does…

I dream to be my shining Knight, Galloping on a horse all night, Taking rugged roads in stride. Westerlies play with my hair, Opprobrium I turn a deaf ear. I raise my hand and touch the skies, My dream catcher has fireflies, On my hands rest butterflies. Through stubborn hills or daffodils, The pregnant clouds…

The village dirt roads or the concrete streets, The bullock carts or shuttle trains. In sunny nights or gloomy rains. She walks in rags or with a Gucci Bag. With parched feet or in high heels. Pierced with eyes or vexing words. Measuring road with her nimble feet, She musters herself to on roads discrete, He smirks in triumph, before the fight,…

An angel filled the home with coos and cries. Soon she blossomed like a butterfly, Fluttering her wings made of hues of the sky! Like fearless Doe, She capered around, Was groped and torn By a household hound. It gave a deep scar on her soul, She tried to scratch, she tried to shove, The…

We met when I was just five, Alluring were the vibes, In Divine relationship since years, Your whispers extinguish my fears. You don’t care I am in a Saree or shorts, You sweep me off in heels or flip flops. In your arms I feel love, I feel passion, You cast a spell of bliss…

Blissful marriage, I just flicked, The day we talked, something clicked, I do not remember our talks, at times useless, At times, priceless! I promise to be your love, promise to be your poise, I promise to be your words, when you have no voice! If a single tear your eyes ever shed, under your…

Birth lends family , But life blessed me with Friends like you, You are gems I have treasured, I can say with pride, Whether miles apart or side by side! You promise me this today, When you need a secret kept, When you want to share a night that wept, When you want to shout…

The day was a rainy gloom, But she was set to bloom. Petrichor mingled in her breath, She yearned for her hiraeth. It was a starlit night, mesmerising twilight. She perched  at the window, Adorning a white frilly dress, Standing on her green stilettos. She peeped out to see, on a romantic spree! There came…

Maa, why didn’t you tell me before,  You were not feeling well anymore.   Why did you love me so much, Without you, life seems out of the clutch.   Why my eyes could not see your toil, You wrapped yourself in an illusive foil.   I was busy making your dreams come true, I…

Covered in the warmth of my quilt white as a cloud, I felt the morning rays shining aloud. The stubborn heart ignored the Sun and dozed off again, The Sun left me and arrived the shrewd  thunder with rain, The raindrops knocked at my French window pane, Unfolding myself in my manifold dress, Stretching out…

She loved dancing in rain, Amphan snatched everyone and left her in pain, Shattered she sat cuddled up in her shovel, Gazed at the flickering light of the lantern. The pitter-patter on the tin shed, Rains were calling her to dance again, Shutting her ears with her hands, She covered her torso with hay strands,…