Embers of Love

Embers of Love

Between my paused breaths, Mon amour, I yearn, My vapid eyes shed tears with gnawing pain, Like wilted roses, piece by piece I fall, My tarnished verses pine for thy return.   Spring vanished sadly, autumn seems so stern, A distant winter storm doth brew with...
A Serendipitous Encounter

A Serendipitous Encounter

  The mountains of Kodai looked mystically serene with a blanket of mist. Muthu’s tea stall was perched atop a rocky mountain. His business seemed to be enveloped in a blanket of misery more than the mist. “I had told you that tourists wouldn’t come this far...
One Last Wish

One Last Wish

“Martha! I knew you would come. The Sun might stop shining someday but there is nothing that can stop you from coming here, every year, on the same day,” said the caretaker of the Hatteras lighthouse.   The long drive from Virginia had not been easy for Martha....
Earth’s Plea to Rain

Earth’s Plea to Rain

Earth’s Plea to Rain   I wait with impatience braving the heat, Our rendezvous delayed I’m left to grieve, My fervent soul makes an impassioned plea, I pine longingly for your dormant love, Nestled in clouds you are in total bliss, At last you come with a tender...