Rain was different
My sallow eyes watch torrents of rain Lashing the glass windows Of my chic office on the seventeenth floor I can’t hear the tinkling of drops Or the rumbling of… Read more »
Rice Lovers
Paucity of something multiplies the yearning for it, manifold Short or restricted supply is the precursor for ever-growing demands. My love for rice germinated under the draconian rule enforced by… Read more »
Lets stay home
How about we stay home this weekend Some time with you I’d love to spend Years of matrimony evanesced, let’s pretend And once again try to be just good friends… Read more »
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 »