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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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The Commute

The Commute

‘ Perhaps it’s my top,’ she thought and pulled it once more for the neckline to seem closer, ‘ Could it be my hair?’ She tamed a few strays and tied her loose hair into a tight pony, ‘Is it my jean clad bulging thighs?’ She placed her bag on her lap to ensure it was...

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Gilded Cage

Gilded Cage

Mynahs and bulbuls delight her with morning melodies, Her heart hums with the gentle breeze, The window is a gateway to her weary soul, A temporary escapade from her existing hellhole. Skies paint a canvas in myriad colours, How her dreams dangle in vivid pictures, In...

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Haiku

Haiku

eggs crack— the empty shore dotted with bobbing heads waves ebb and flow— blazing neons brighter than the distant stars traffic jam— ambling ridleys jolt to blaring horns *** Note : ( my haiku does not follow 5 7 5) I have tried to portray the plight of Olive Ridley...

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Today

Today

Holding my second cup of coffee I gaze outside… The skies seem quite calm The road calmer due to the public holiday ( Election day), Just then a WhatsApp message pops up, News of death, Of someone known to me, Someone who has motivated and empowered me, A kind soul …...

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Busily Lazy

Busily Lazy

  I toss and turn several times in my bed, Yawn, stretch and let my resting limbs spread, With great efforts I reach out to snooze the alarm, Boy! Agitated seems my sleepy arm, Dreams that were paused play in my mind once again, Weaving scenes of fantasy, busy...

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Artfully Aligned

Artfully Aligned

  After gathering in absolute chaos A thousand thoughts take flight And tether in ways quite intriguing… A word links with other levitating words and slowly grows into a sentence, A sentence in succession mutates into verses, Artfully aligning in ways quite...

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