Author: Ketki

The crystal clear aqua pura Fast flowed dashed electrified  Smashed into the shallow It was an animated escapade Deafening and unyielding screams Of guffaw and enthusiasm  Like Apache on tidal waves Rapids came unforeseen  Flouting the trails Raising oblivion in distraught Immersed in dreamy thoughts Collided with precipitous rocks Leaving the luminous clouds in awe…

Once a quaint lady She quabbed and quackered Joined a quinze  To quadruple her quadrin. . Expected a quittance Quaffed and quailed She felt queasy and quinsy  Ran to quarantine. . Nibbled on quinoa  Fitted in a quilt Wrote the “Quintessential Quaint” And quartered a questuary. Ketki Jalan  Picture – self

There was once a fatous minister Colonies anticipated realm’s future  But he manifested generality  Summoned troubles and ran to nanny Detected matters inaptly  To apply illicit therapy. . Built flyovers on desolate roads Committed for a better place to live in Used campaigning funds and Boasted of bravery Gradually wasted all resources  Paraded supporting capitalist…

Nature bestowed us layered Sweet, spicy and peppery  We spew acid to protect us Making you cry You value us as gold every so time or Replace us mercilessly with garlic Collaborate with pulses and veggies Giving them our due credits Is there a vegetable that makes you laugh  And is flavorful as onion ancestry.…

Have you ever wondered gazing at the skylight  While you sleep cuddled in the night It is the night of the knights  Warriors not just survivors of hindsight  . While you sleep cuddled in the night Fighters fight crime,mother cries at ailing child’s plight  Warriors not just survivors of hindsight  Of assaults,torture,murder,theft or blight  .…

Initially grocery lists were from mom and pop Or ordered over a call up Now it’s the supermarket with shopping cart Or booked online while feeding little tarts Red kidney beans,skinless fats,stock cubes Comical details,Gabfest at stalls  Some say “it’s an art”,for several,its leisure chart Retained in phone,slips,books or drafts If lost,life is a boat…

Laugh a little to open your heart Amusing emotion ,pleasant and gratis Uncontrolled ,whole hearted ,gleeful Giggles and grins, grounds you will get many Humorous gags,”Mom,I did not sleep tonight” Loosen up a little with acquaintances  Loads with family and friends on petty puns In stitches,”I find only noses and no money in my business…

Sunday mornings and flying the kites Diamond frame interact with winds, Flinty strings and stroking eyes, Pristine sky far from sun Worries flash and ebb, Enthralling air A blessing ! Time flies, Wow ! *The poem is a Nonet.It contains specific, descending syllable counts. The first line contains nine syllables, the second line contains eight,…

A word jumble with a riddle Makes you confused and buoyant  Either solved or get tangled But does not subject false contentions,  Belief or intentions. . Words rummaged through to unscramble  It goes without concealed connotations, Of yearning or of passions Coming with commands,signals and clues To make it all easy for you, Signals accompany…

I dwell in a frame I am proud of, Currently compelling robustness  A challenge, with devotion, to fulfill . To put core in form and to stand staunch Inferno smoldering inwardly More rapid, not quickly, just focus. . I aim to mend self from crust and through  Obsession performance vehemence  No boasting,  the outcome,  mind…

We dwell in thy cakehole as alluring cranberry heath It vexes when you gorge in my expanse exceedingly  Carry me unscrubbed and fetid Malign me a buck teeth with stained breathe Impelling the earless hear crunches,making me seethe Betimes miss out to close your oral cavity Carelessly exhibiting us to all,unsheathed  Perhaps if you tuck…

A goodbye inexplicable and unattainable A goodbye unspoken and unexpected Composed a crater in my bosom Accompanied with garlands by the grave I glimpsed a carved name,but on heirloom Whimpered puffs whispered “I am here” in my ears loom Come back home as a shadow or a dream To conclude the incomplete feats And twinkles…

Trail of luscious food Savory sweet or spicy Brings smiles beyond miles . Bestows pure delight Active receptors ignite Drowsiness subside . The task of cuisine Spreading wizardly fragrance Beefs up jubilance Ketki Jalan  Picture – Ketki Jalan  *I have written this poetry in Haiku form.Haiku poems are three lines stanzas with 5/7/5 syllable count.

Frequently steady at times squally  Reveals the secrets of flapping in wings Relieves her from aching knees . The blustering in waves of seas Compels the sailor adjust his sails at ease The whiffs make wind chimes start to unfreeze . Speedy puffs ruffles her curls Escapes affecting him,his frame swirled Sterling ambience and perfumes…