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Gowri Bhargav

I’m a certified storyteller, a writer/poet by passion and a perpetual dreamer. This blog is home to all my writings—stories, poetry, travelogues, book reviews and much more. Do show your love by reading and commenting.

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Endless Doomscroll

Endless Doomscroll

  A lady gives ‘how - to’s!’ for a perfect glam, ‘Drink hot water for a healthy gut,’ says uncle Sam, ‘Manifest your soul mate through chants,’ urges a tarot reader, ‘Lift weights after forty,’ advises a gym trainer, ‘Follow my tips for cheap flight tickets,’...

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HOME

HOME

  No bricks, no walls, to bind me within, Nothing luxurious , no furnishings, Where seasons don’t matter, nor rain or shine, Where things stay put and seem exactly fine, A place where memories are pocketed in rooms aplenty, A place that spans across wide...

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STAR CROSSED

STAR CROSSED

  Under the Tuscan sky we both met, ‘Twas serendipity at play, The universe conspired and it turned to love at first sight, Enamoured in each other’s presence, we were moonstruck, The laws of attraction mapped our gilded journey, Tethering to the stars how we...

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ANGELS AND DEMONS

ANGELS AND DEMONS

Sometimes when deafening silence fills the existing void  Angels and demons –the yin and yang,  whisper voices several, Though the origin is unknown, the ensuing inferno is vicious when demons rule,  And the masks worn by such humans flashing ...

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Wildflower

Wildflower

SONG CHOSEN: Tamil song ‘ Mutha mazhai ingu kotti theeradho’ from the movie Thug Life. I have translated the line. *** Can the raining kisses satiate the desires and cease? How untamed my verses seem entwined with impassioned pleas, The star studded sky sculpts the...

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The World Outside

The World Outside

  Mama! The fireworks don’t delight me anymore, How long should we play games of pretend? Scary it seems, the world outside the door. I feel frequent vibration across the floor, You ask me to stay put behind windows curtained, Mama! The fireworks don’t delight me...

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