The Morning Drill

The Morning Drill

The morning’s come, oh no! It’s the same drill, The boring rigmarole, it does kill, The dirty laundry gives me a wild stare, The undone dishes, stained, do glare, The errands to run are piled up like a hill.   The cooker screams, fuming hot is the...
Leaves of Autumn and Other Poems

Leaves of Autumn and Other Poems

https://gowribhargav.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/InShot_20220810_180958998.mp4 “Leaves of Autumn and Other Poems” is a collection of 125 poems. The poems belonging to varied themes tug at our heartstrings. The illustrations that accompany a few poems...
Shattered

Shattered

Silhouetted shadows weave a story within four walls.   Stringed jasmines, roses lay crushed upon yards of luscious silk.   Clinking bangles shatter unheard  amidst the savage slurs.   Wafting fragrance from the burning incense shrouds the reeking...
An Ardent Lover’s Plea

An Ardent Lover’s Plea

Mon Amour! Wasn’t our love meant to last forever? In the mellow meadows of verdant green As the nascent buds bloomed with gay abandon, A story blossomed, wafting fragrance ambrosial, Oh, how the willows whispered euphonious melodies of love!   The dulcet...
Signs

Signs

 ‘Mommy, help!’ His faint voice calls out to you in between sobs. After a frantic search, you find him shaking nervously under the table. By the time you reach out to him, you hear a deafening shot. Triing..! The alarm sounds and you wake up with drops of...