Mind Your Language
Three lovely languages I profess to know: English taught by pious habit-clad nuns Who insisted we speak English at school Or they raised a livid eyebrow Teachers with foreheads adorned… Read more »
Evil Chromosomes
Pained and shamed, parents looked at heran enormous burden, not their lovely daughter Her brothers were fed milk and creamshe tasted them daily,but in her dreams Boys were sent to… Read more »
What can I say
The man to be the common people’s President Of gold palaces and shiny villas, he’s a resident Mockery is whose first impulse Claims to feel a sufferer’s pulse Aren’t his… Read more »
Tall tale tummyache
Just moved to this lovely sprawling house Eager to explore each nook like a mouse Before I could breathe, came cruel morning With “Get ready for school, darling” Conjured up… Read more »
First Word
Let ‘Love’ be the first word kids write On dark slate, with chalk bright white They’re always taught ‘Apple’ Of which the world has ample Ain’t enough love, not in… Read more »
Dupatta Warriors
Bereavement is the heaviest burden humans are forced to bear and there is no escape from it. Each one of us has to haul it, sometime or the other. And… Read more »
Run
Her shoes are drenched;grief soaks her soul Running helps keep those nerves in control Her love left her without a reason He’s getting married this wet season She runs till… Read more »
Life was dark
She looked at herself, desolately, in the mirror Sunken eyes, skin paled by the advancing cancer Thought of him in someone else’s bed She couldn’t shake off her weary head… Read more »
Flowers at the door
The doorbell rang. She crawled out of the warm quilt, wound up her hair in a quick ponytail and felt the chill of the naked floor as her feet scrambled… Read more »
Fairytales
Those fairytales were endearingly heartwarming- Life’s a dream after you marry Prince Charming Reality- we work from dawn to dusk There’s no time to inhale love’s musk Honeymoon is over… Read more »