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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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Red is the color of our blood

  The tall chinar trees stand still in solemn silence, As the leaves tremble in the aftermath of resounding gunshots, The distant snow capped mountains mourn in a foetal hush, Lackluster seem the pristine meadows lush, The azure sky is now tinged in streaks of...

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A Dystopian World

A Dystopian World

  Theme : Write a poem about a futuristic world that has technologically grown in mtyriad ways *** Concrete jungles with towers spiral, Greenery on earth dangerously dwindles, The futuristic earth looks intimidating,  The atmosphere seems suffocating.  ...

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I Choose to Rise

I Choose to Rise

  Theme : Every 5th line should becrepeated   Sometimes I Fragment Fail Fall Still I choose to rise.   Sometimes I  Shatter Scream Shrivel Still I choose to rise.   Sometimes I'm Alone Alienated Agonized Still I choose to rise.  ...

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Our Autumn

Our Autumn

Theme : Use any of the keywords in your poem Key words: peace, serenity, pristine, mountains.   *** Hushed Whispers Our eyes share Breathing mountain air, We peel layers of nostalgia… Watching serene sunsets we spend our autumnal years.   *** Poetry Style :...

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The Dosa Story

The Dosa Story

  Steam from the iron skillet waltzed in unison with the dripping batter that came seeking refuge, As she surrendered, the tiny craters popped up like a deluge.   Seconds seemed like hours, time elapsed ever so slowly,  Encircled, she rested in oblivion...

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A Soldier’s Last Song

A Soldier’s Last Song

  Memories teeter betwixt my shut eyes, As I witness my versions several, Stars shine down from the empyrean skies, With the blowing wind I seem to mingle, Muffled seem the sounds of raging battle,  All 𝙢𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 borders fade ‘midst shades of crimson, In a...

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