Category: Musings
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Sleeping Beauty
Have you ever looked at A sleeping child? Often we are chided from Looking at them. But one can’t take the Eyes of that charming moon. . They smile in sleep As though, they saw a beautiful flower, Or probably their favourite toy. They cry in sleep, As though a monster came in dreams, Or…
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Song of the sailor
Song of the sailor The sea so calm and still Strange it so seems I long to go to the sea A large vessel On the deck I can see Grey mist on the sea I hear the wind sing The sails shake to its tune Alas! My last voyage is done I sit hear…
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Medusa's Wound
She thought it had healed When she had been carved onto stones Or had it? Can a stone capture a woman’s tears? What a grotesque image they’d carved She’d felt alienated from herself. She pondered over her wounds That healed in the inky parchment of nights. But the each passing day gouged A deeper wound…
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Resplendent Beauty
#AZatPP #Day18 #LetterR Roses and Jasmine bloomed together, Slowly she appeared from the placid lake, * Heavenly beauty setting water ablaze, Lustrous eyes having intoxicating gaze. * Radiant…
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Race against time
Race against time She wakes up to the alarm buzz Sleep still lingering over her eyes A strong desire to rest some more Oh no, children have to go to school Breakfast, lunch boxes I will be late again at the office It is her race against time. He reminisced his childhood A fun…
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Rumour mongers.
AZatPP Rumour mongers are everywhere Engaged in idle talks about others. We have a couple in our neighborhood Apt in this art both the two. Spreading news of others always They have been labelled as news mongers. One day I told them, “Always treat others with respect. I know they are not exactly your…
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Rantings of a Mobile Phone
“Ouch!! It hurts!!!” I wondered who said that! “Ouch!!! It hurts!!!” The cry echoed again, Oh! My phone was the cry baby. . My phone said, “You guys poke us, With your fingers and Scratch us with your sharp nails And the stylus too. . We get suffocated, And strangulated When you squeeze us Into…
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Quackery.
AZatPP She had cancer in the breast It had advancement great. She was admitted for treatment. Her mother in law couldn’t agree As the expense was quite big. She wanted to take her to a Quack Who could cure any disease on earth. Her son got furious, “How can you suggest this? To take her…
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Quack quack
Quack Quack Quack quack, said the duck Sitting on a truck I asked, Are you Donald He said, No, I am Ronald With his free kick I was struck – Pradnya Surve
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Questions I Ask
#AZatPP #Day21 #LetterQ Questions I ask, From the meandering heart, Why does it revert to the place, Where it is forbidden to trespass, Why do the grace , Of that smiling face, Can make you cry ? A deep sense of longing, Ignited passions, Burning infernal flames, Why can’t be stopped, Though sanity advises ?…
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Patience.
AZatPP I have known her Since childhood. She is cool and calm always As she owns vast patience. In a world asking us to move faster, She is able to take long term decision. She knows well, Patience is the way to success. That’s why she stands shining And her family stands successful. She is…
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Pride
Success of a child Fills the parent with pride, No matter how small it is. . The victory of a student, Fills the teacher with pride, As aware she is, of his struggle . A tiny star, or a pat on the back, Fills the student with pride, As though he has received the Nobel.…
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Picture perfect
Picture perfect A picture perfect day A clear blue sky Sunshine sparkling On the dewdrops Lining the leaves Slowly peeping through the window Sharing its warmth The telephone rings Carrying sad news Is it a picture perfect day? A picture perfect portrait of me My dull unruly hair Looks so silky My acne ridden skin…
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Panacea
#AZatPP #Day 20 #Letter P Panacea Parents were panacea for every ill, We took them as cause for every ill, Back then ,when we valued them not. My mother got up early to cook, Get our uniforms ready for school , Though she never had to go to work, She loved to sing and read…