Floral Tales
Blooming bright In stark sunlight Your mere sight Brings such delight
Unique
I am not broken; I hope you’ll understand I am a child of a unique brand I may not fit in your perfect mould But I am still precious, loving, and bold What is ‘perfect’, anyway? A child who fits in your golden frame? Not who colours outside the lines? And refuses to take what […]
The Last Mass
Many years back my mother tried to lift my spirituality by coaxing me to the Sunday mass. I was a late riser and Sunday mornings were busy so she used to take me to the Sunday evening mass. I had nothing against religion so I went there with her. But more than the scripture, I […]
To the waning crescent moon
It was not very long ago That the moon was nearly full Even though the sky was dark The moon still had its pull The moonbroch was bright And the night air was cool The clouds drifted carefreely They looked like cotton wool I’m not sure what happened then But the last time I saw […]
The Horse and the Spanner: A Parable 🐴
A man received two gifts at his housewarming party: a crystal horse and a spanner. The crystal horse was beautiful but of no particular use. Still, he placed it in a visible place in his living room. The spanner was helpful, but it was not beautiful. It had a particular and irreplaceable use. He placed […]
Perfect
You might say, this is not a perfect sky The rain clouds are odd on that gold patch Their colours don’t match The shape of that cloud is not right It’s a bit askew On that perfect hue Why not the wind come and blow it away Towards the bay? You might think I say […]
Cat Chronicles
This is Gogiano. A stray cat who found refuge in our home some two years back. A free roamer and a very territorial feline who used to throw random attacks at our docile house cats. But a bit of love, a pinch of attention, and a lot of food made him mellow to reveal his […]
Pretty brown eyes 👁
A pretty pair of eyes, I know I see a world in them A vast sky in front of my eyes The universe beyond our realm The hue of rich, sweet honey Gleaming in a golden bowl Reflecting the beams of light Penetrating my heart and soul I see the sparkles gold and bright Like […]
Bend before break 🌪🌳🌾
The wind is strong, he wrings the trees Tries all his tricks to make them fall Fighting hard against that wrath They break and fall in the raging squall The reeds are slender, weak, and soft They bow their heads in the face of the storm Giving in to the rage that smites They survive […]
Twilight magic 🌌
The beauty of a twilight sky cannot be described adequately in words. The twilight sky, I would say, is more beautiful than the night sky. How the colours blend, how the wisps of clouds are visible, and how the colours of the stars match with the fading colours of the sky are breathtaking. This evening […]