Tuesday 24 January 2023

Night Cape

In the womb of night
We whisper soft lies
To our beloved ones
To make them believe
In this make believe world
Of stars sequined on Earth
And moon's conquest of the sky
A Cinderella tale of fairies and wands
As fickle as the seasons 
As free-willed as dunes of sand
Breezes that blow of wants and angst
Shall whip away in no time
The princess of no-land
Then whom shall we whisper
Those unabashed lies
Of stars spreadeagled on Earth
And skyless moon maligned

Saturday 21 January 2023

The Visitors


I watch all day long
Crows and squirrels
Prancing up and down
The Champa* tree
I wish I could grow lighter feet
To cuddle the clouds
Touch the top of the trees
Flap wings across the sky
The visitors to my garden
Teach me to aspire
Beyond the limits of
My earthy skills and
Narrow domain of
Mundane worries
And cheap, unexciting thrills




Champa :Magnolia Champaka or Champak Tree




Friday 13 January 2023

Healing Centre

 I haul my bags in and am greeted with a "you are late."

I pause

scraping of wheelers

hurts the silence


No way I can go back. She extends her hands and smilingly burrows me with a warm hug.


oh!

this weight of 

frozen steps


"You will get used to it." There's a twinkle in her eyes. How does she know what I am going through?


quagmire

deep down we are

all the same





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