‘Long hair is beautiful and a blessing ,’ people nonchalantly say, ‘My hair’ to others seems, an object of display! I wash, dry, oil, comb and let it sway, Glad that unseen remain a few errant greys, Braid it religiously taming every stray, Braving the hot,...

  MY DEAR WIFE ( a fictional piece) As her lips curves on either sides of the cheeks, the dimples that bloom with a garden of flowers turn me meek, Her long braided hair when let loose to dance with the breeze, causes my heart to hopelessly flutter and at times...

  There’s no dearth to the resources I provide, But the rules of nature you fail to abide, Will your greed ever subside? My hopes in you have long died. Your thirst for power increases day by day, Clouds pregnant with ego looms grey, The strong ones have turned...

Lost I seem, during my sunset years, Abandoned by my near and dears, My home isn’t the home it used to be, The warmth has faded into winters icy. The framed pictures on the mantelpiece, Seem like cherished moments from fictional movies, People whom I once called...

  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,’...

  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...