Author: Sarita Khullar

Without warning it happened, Unconsciously I got involved, Till my soul found no escape, From that celestial feeling, Intoxicating, beyond my control A  gossamer soft silken strand, Softly wrapping my whole being ********************************** I surrendered to you, love, With candour of  devotion Couldn’t  read your Stygian mind, Ecstatic I floated in mystic sky, Till the…

That was of course  not a bad day, We all were happy and excited, As I ,the eldest child was able To get dream job I desired. What if it was in a city far off, Father assured apprehensive mom, Not many are so lucky as to acquire, A calling of their own desire, A…

A lazy Sunday morning Oh! My wishes , Unable to decide whether  I should sleep a bit more, To let the nightly dream finish, Or let it remain so that I can , Imagine to finish it the way I like, Or get out and Watch new hibiscus flowers bloom, Have a stroll in the…

Do  you ever feel suffocated, Roaming in a vast ground , Full of fragrant flowers? Under an open sky, Studded with myriad stars? I do it every night. Get up choking as if running a race , To reach up to you While you are leaving me. But you are formidable, Like angels or God.…

That rarest of rare , divine virtue ! Have you ever experienced it ? That soothing , calming ,wonderful feeling , That all is well with you and the world ! Where to find it ? In my home or your home ? In my land or your land ? In my heart or your…

We counted the stars, Before we slept, Out in the open, In the cool fresh air. Me and my siblings, Then fought over it, And asked Papa about it, He always favoured me. Then told us about, the sun and the moon, And planets and satellites, Circling round them. We had a thousand questions, He…

Songster *********** Deep from the heart of dark night, A mellifluous voice wafts in the air, Songster! Why do you sing so haunting a song, Touching the very chords of my heart ? Riding on the waves of soft breeze, Wafting through the corridors of my soul, With plaintive  melody of my lost love, It brings…

Wailing woods We,lovely woods besides the lake, Watch wistfully at the flights they take, Sweet birds that chirped so far around. Now to far off foreign  lands are bound. From green to red and orange bright, Our leaves have set the lake aflame, But this is a glory of a day or two, Leaves like…

My mind wanders From place to place, Along with the caravan of thoughts, Like a gypsy woman Tending her sheep, Climbing the mountains, Cooking food in earthenware, Building a fire out of twigs Singing a wild song of longing Or of romance It stays not at one place Restless, agitated moves on, Sometimes seen splashing…

What if we never meet ? A lingering fear stays in the mind,          ******************** Each twilight I wait, peering through  panes, Till the orange orb hides behind tall trees, A few lingering rays peep through the leaves, With deepening gloam my hope too wanes.             **************************…

Let go my heart, Nostalgia of golden days and silver nights, Smiles of love and friendly fights, That love is gone that coloured your smile, Be strong and brace to face the strife. Pick up your broken pieces strewn around, Don’t let them make a mocking sound, Let go, let go, Though I know, A…

That bond broke, Slowly,painfully, I prayed,l protested, Reminded you of beautiful days, Endless chatter, innumerable smiles , When the time we together beguiled. I cried ,I fought and fell silent, Pain submerged like lava molten, A crust of calmness did it  get, I learnt to move with time fervent. You another world had sought, My…