Having XX wasn't my fault,  But they blamed me and mom a lot.  My own tried to get rid of me,  I wondered why couldn't they let me be.    They buried me though, I was breathing,  The anger in...

A soul food that soothes my palette,  Nicely cooked rice Mashed well and mixed with curd,  Freshly sliced raw mangoes Tempered with spices and oil,  Oh! My mouth waters as I pen this,  This is indeed,  A soul food that soothes...

Moist rice flour,  Mixed with salt,  Layered within a cylinder,  With grated coconut breaking the layers,  Puffing like a steam engine,  It gets cooked.  Slender and soft,  When paired with spicy kadala curry* Is indeed a bliss to the eyes And a treat...

  An eerie silence shrouded the air,  Unusual that was, As kids were part of the daily affair.    An armed troop was the reason,  For the vibrant air to turn chill,  Even during this festive season.    Two shots, one hit the...

Songs are a solace,  To broken hearts,  And to the ones in solitude.    As I hum through one such gem,  I learn the lessons of life.  Oh! How beautifully said.    The connect that it makes to life,  Through the lotus and...

Books, made me drooL  A fan of them was I Not a single genre was lefT,  As I read them from time to timE.  Could I write? I thought oh! NeveR,  Till poetry made me go gagA And thus I...

Raging with anger,  Their hearts pounded fast,  At the sight of the perpetrators,  Who harmed their cosy nest.    They, the builders of the nest,  Couldn't see the strands fall apart.  Their hearts ached,  But, the fight, they continued.    The sight of their...

  Thoughts and words,  When they join in a covalent bond,  A beautiful compound called,  Poetry is born.    The nature, rains and experiences, Act as catalyst In the experiment with the styles,  And the mood of the poet.    The calm and quiet surroundings,  Mixed...