Author: Amrita Mallik
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Just Like Yesterday
I wish I could be happy just like yesterday With no worries and no care I was just fine Old is gold but present may be better Alas! Why I ignore this very fact? With regret and shame, I open Pandora’s Box And, then I wonder what goes wrong in the present! It’s dark, it’s…
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A Squirrel and A Butterfly
A squirrel and a butterfly becomes friends Yet we, humans, are always at our wit’s ends. Be playful and enjoy every bit For life is short and we can’t just sit! Size doesn’t matter but hearts do Break the shackles and attempt to woo! Learn to celebrate Nature’s every colour You can’t then spend your…
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Que sera sera
The devil plays his nefarious prank Addiction of evanescent delight is such a horrific trap The vicious circle becomes a hard nut to crack Alas! Our hollow attempts to hold the reins of Time! Que sera sera! Nothing can we dictate! For the Almighty’s will, will invariably pass! We’re mere actors in the world’s stage…
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Rain
Rain The dark clouds couldn’t hold any more They broke open and rains pour in While the clouds drift away for their inflated ego The rain’s humility blesses all. The parched earth with its sagging figures Renews its energies and welcomes the gentle rain. The pouring rain removes the scorching heat Once again planting the…
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Why Can't You Hear Me?
#poattic3 #poetryparlour #artoonsinn Why Can’t You Hear Me? Can you hear me? No! You can’t! I know. I’m aghast! Is it my fate then? Ignored, rejected and tattered self! I can’t hear you When I need you I’ll reach out to you Take it easy! Be calm! Right now I’m too busy to pay heed…