Blind love
The evening sky adorns her finery best, Bids him adieu, as now the ruler rests, Closes its eyes, mimicking an inky blue, Creases it straightens for the ruler new, With stars it adorns, and the jasmine white, Waits all still, till he blooms in sight, Her identity lost in the infinite blue, Yet she rejoices, […]
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O’ so uncool
As the dawn sky rubbed open his eyes, the cherubic rays of the newborn Sun cheerfully tiptoed, taking baby-steps it giggled it’s way to Earth. It laughed as it’s dewdrop friends slid down the playground slides, And watched the unknowing grass blades loose their ephemeral crowns. So much fun they all had in the kindergarten […]
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Cloaked Divine
A thank-you escaped, a smile I cracked, Thirstily I gulped, life I lacked, Gratitude evaporated in petrichor smell, As monsoon befriended, me, the long-dead well. . A thank-you flowed, through my dead veins, With pride I stood, as around me you chained, Long dead I was, with lightning struck, Till you playful tendril, curled around […]
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Celebrating Silence
Celebrating silence, I often talk, An internal dialogue, as inside I walk, Through my soul, veins and blood, I travel within, with the prana flood. My breath, the prana, awakens my mind, Negatives I breathe out, leaving none behind, Each positive breath fills my body with light, Banishing all darkness, leaving none in sight, A […]
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An Ephemeral World
An Ephemeral show, I saw, in a bubble alive, This moment it showed, in other it died, Lesson I learnt, to see reflections in lake, Placid and calm, my dreams, true I can make. *** Ephemeral visions, the moon phases show, Waxing today, then waning low, Lesson I learnt, by following the Sun, Habitually shining, […]
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An Infinite Whisper
A fragile dew drop, I gripped the weed, Through the night, on cold I feed, My wait, you ended, with your morning ray, With one touch, I shone as diamonds spray. ### My bearing core, lay silent entombed, Arid earth, kept me barren, alone, My wait, you ended, with monsoon spree You soaked me soft, […]
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Together We Stand
Together We Stand Hands we held, took pheras seven, A match, so perfect, made in heaven, Roles we got, each for our share, Walked societal norms, how to dare? Hand in hand, we walked in life Promises we kept, together we strife. I wonder, question and fail to comprehend, A shoulder, support, we both lend, […]
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MISBElieF
MISBElieF Bouncy, frothy, my waves on beach, Soak the sand, so far I reach. You think my truant waves, violate, disobey? A lie you believe, a mistake, I say, I spill on land, to share a part of me, Bringing forth for you, pearls of wisdom, free. Turbulent I rise, my waters swell up high, […]
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Inside of Me
As the morning zephyr gently scratches my soul Tilling my thoughts, aerating the old, Imbue, instill, manure of hope, I sprout and rise, in dark I grope Following the wind, fragrant unseen, Pursuing the ONE, who asked, “Can you hear me?” I strain my neck, on tip toes I stand Grapple in crowd to get […]
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Amidst the Din
Enemy lurks, outside my door, Tightly locked, inventory stored, I try hard to remain out of sight, In his vision, I own no might. Indoors, locked with my family all, The outside quiet, now inside bawls, Eerie silence of the stilled roads, Is contrasted by bedlam indoors. Shhh I raise my eyebrow, command, […]
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