Who am I?
Do you know what the chameleon sees? Do you know the secrets of the honey bee? You have no clue in the world, I guess Tell me, does it make them anything less? If you ever peep into my unseen mind You’ll surely know that you’re nothing, but blind For I am the master of […]
The Hypnic Jerk
I lived in a dream A gentle stream That flowed through my mind Towards the greens I thought that the view Was real and new That gleamed in my mind Adorned with dew A thundering clap A painful slap I woke and saw The view was a trap For the umpteenth time I wrote a […]
Celestial Allegories and Terrestrial Truths
There could be only a handful of people who do not get fascinated by the glamour of a clear night sky. When a billion tiny rhinestones are studded in an endless black velvet tapestry, who would not gasp at its beauty? But is every little dot of light we see in the night sky a […]
Everything that is gold
Last January, I treated myself to a Parker pen—a Parker Jotter gold trim fountain pen, personalised with laser engraving. This pen had been on my bucket list for a year. It was expensive, and I debated whether to buy it or not. I love writing, and I love fountain pens. There is something about fountain […]
The Confession
I can’t remember her, but I know she’ll understand I never knew her well though she told me I was her friend What colour were her eyes? Were they brown like tea or soil? What colour were her locks? Were they black like coal and sprang like a coil? Was she thin and weak like […]
Go tell the bees 🐝
The early September showers have blessed the trees with bouquets. Every fruit tree in the garden is covered in tiny flowers that send away invitations to pollinators, wrapped in all sorts of perfumes. This year the star apple tree and the pomegranate tree bloomed for the very first time promising us a sweet treat. This […]
The never broken promise 🌄
I watched the sky turn pink in the east, ending a long and dark night I watched the golden clouds gather, and gleam under the sun’s seeping light I listened to the bird songs calling again while the darkness became bright I felt the whole world alive and breathing through a mesmerizing sight I closed […]
Absence of the Flower Moon 🌕
15th of May. Today the Flower moon did not make herself appear as she was supposed to. Flower moon, the full moon of May, the month of flowers when Spring is at its peak. Today the Flower moon is obscured behind a thick, black layer of rain clouds so I cannot admire her beauty. There […]
The knock on my window 🖤🐱
The tap-tap-tap on the windowpane Every midnight when you come home late The sneaky black shadow that slithers in When will I open the window for you again? I can’t believe you are no longer there Lingering in the shadows my Gummy bear I wait for your tap on the window there Ready to pull […]
Pondering under the Pink Moon 🌕
It rained for nearly a week. But today, the 16th of April, the sky is remarkably clear. In a clear patch of sky among a translucent thin layer of wispy clouds, I see the full moon of bountiful April, the Pink moon smiling her radiant smile. Her light is brilliant and silvery. But not pink […]