Month: January 2023
Reminiscences Of My First Love
Reminiscences Of My First Love It was a sunny Monday afternoon, and I was visiting a science exhibition presented by the students of some of the premiere colleges in India. I was feeling bored. Though I worked in the IT field, and I was exposed to cutting-edge technology every day, the exhibition, unfortunately, did not […]
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy I stood waist-deep in the waters,Of the raging sea on a rainy day.Ahead of me were massive waves.I knew if I did not turn back now,The waves would swallow me whole. I had just cremated my beloved soul mate,Of more than forty years of my life.I knew not how to live […]
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday I meant to publish this poem on the occasion of my daughter’s sixteenth birthday which fell eleven days back on 15th January. I was so busy with other things that I could not post it earlier. So daughter dear, do please forgive me. Here is the poem for you. Dated: […]
Self-realization In Love
The poem presented below won the 9th spot out of 50 selected poems in the S7 poetry competition conducted recently and is slated to appear in a book of poems to be released soon. Self-Realization In Love The relatives and friends had left, and I was alone.Alone to grieve the loss of my beloved,Alone to […]
My Choice Of Professions As I Grew Up
My Choice of Professions As I Grew Up ‘Kumbha Kumbha! Guff Guff!’ I chanted in a shrill tone keeping time with the sound made by the Grand Trunk express as it traversed the rough, hilly terrain between Itarsi and Gwalior. Usually, kids chant something like ‘Chuff Chuff! Chugg Chugg!’ when they want to imitate a […]
