When all my labored breaths pause and cease, Every last leaf has quivered and fallen, My gray eyes seem lackluster and sunken, And my shriveled skin is numb to the…
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As the wind whistles my frail heart sings thy name, O’ my love, In vain I cling to the cherished photo frame, O’my love. The wafting petrichor reminds me…
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O’er the misty mountains and vales verdant, Our mirthful sheep make merry with glee, They graze, hop and run hither-thither, Whilst we both watch them standing yards apart, Don’t seem…
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Twilight conjured images of thee, Sprinkling stardust you fondly held me, We waltzed in a realm otherworldly, ‘Midst moon, stars, swirling with ecstacy, Ah! Your eyes seemed like an endless…
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‘neath the celestial sky To fireflies I whisper, They hum our songs with yearnings soft and spur our souls. Like golden confetti they gyrate lost in trance, They hover…
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It was a sweltering evening in Chennai. Wiping the trickling beads of sweat I waited patiently with my cart for business to kickstart. The fried miniature puris, fillings and myriad…
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Soft whispers, Silent silhouettes, Sublime sky sequined with stars, Wand’ring waves from the sonorous sea, Swaying cattails ‘midst the dunes, Ah! Memories moor Once again… Moonlit melodies Resound with fond…
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“Screeeech! ” Sundari’s father applied the brakes as a herd of mooing cows crossed the road. The cows seemed to be in no hurry despite the repeated honks from the…
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During the early hours of eventide, in the season of winter, The last leaf that was tethered to a bough in vain did wither, My wizened face having witnessed all…