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Poetry
Ashoka’s Atonement
The battlefield bore a deserted look,
With lifeless bodies strewn all over.
Some were sans heads and some sans limbs.
The mud was soaked in blood,
Not sure whose it was though.
The mighty king of Kalinga,
Stepped out to...
Mini Bytes
Odiyan
It was a full moon night. The sky was clear and the village roads and paddy fields shone under the moonlight. Veni wanted to take a stroll to the temple pond. She picked up...
Poetry Styles
Clerihew
Invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley, a popular English novelist and humourist, Clerihew is written considering the following guidelines -
It is four lines long.
The rhyme scheme followed is A/A/B/B
The first line of...
Poetry
The Stalwarts
I dreamt about Mr. Ganguly
Trying to smash a googly.
Wondered if it would be a six,
Oh! We both were in a fix.
Hey, I then saw Mr. Sachin,
Who, after a ton raised his chin,
He hit awesome...
Poetry
Unread Letters
The beautiful casket in Dadi's room,
Always caught my attention.
Curious that I was dared to zoom,
As discovery was my intention.
Dadi's spying eyes,
Caught me in the act.
She wasn't taken by surprise,
And calmly she did react.
She opened...
Poetry
Warmth Throughout
Warm,
Is mom's bosom,
As we snuggle to suckle.
Warm,
Are dad's hugs,
As we run for a cuddle.
Warm,
Are the moments spent,
With siblings you see.
Warm,
Is the embrace
Shared between pals.
Warm,
Are the unspoken words,
With our better half.
Warm,
Is the touch on the...