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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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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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Migrant

Migrant

  Serene skies seem blissfully blue I doodle dreams from my makeshift tent, With all borders blurred, hands hold Bridging boundaries I hear hearts hum Moments merge, love lingers… But sirens sound, we shake, shuffle, Tremble, teeter, muster, migrate. *** POETRY...

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Hazed

Hazed

‘HELPING HANDS, HEARTFELT HUGS’– Huge headlines harp, Heartless heroes honoured, Herds hover… Humanity hammered hindsight, Humility hurled, Hark! Hailed hypocrites  haunt  *** Poetry Style : Tautogram All the words in the poem should begin with the same...

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