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Endless Doomscroll

Endless Doomscroll

  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,’...

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HOME

HOME

  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...

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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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Colour of Peace

Colour of Peace

  Skies seemed serrated in hues grey, Deafening silence signals doomsday, Muted bodies ‘midst ashes and debris, Their ashen faces harboring dreams plenty, Alas! Some think war is for peace… ~ While I wonder how grey could be the colour of peace! Missiles are...

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My Home

My Home

Walking up the mountains, Sifting through the deserts, Imprinting footprints along the river, Trampling the fallen leaves of forests dense, These weary boots of mine had seen the seasons change, I’d walked with them treading paths many, Searching for a place that...

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Diffused Dreams

Diffused Dreams

  As night unfolds Drawing the curtains of the day, Echoes of the mortal world slowly diffuse And I retire to revisit the tarnished paper Held within the confines of my mind… Etching the same dream that I weave every night I sculpt your face in wild imageries,...

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Lingering Love Songs

Lingering Love Songs

  Sequined songs of love I try to forget, Erasing every memory of you, Alas! If only our eyes had ne’er met, No seeds would be sown for a storm to brew. ‘Twas a fatal attraction, time’d stood still, We merged into a framed constellation, I loved the idea of you...

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