Poetry Styles

Complete I feel with you, my dear, You are my brightest hue, my dear.   Your presence, the best catalyst I wish everyone knew, my dear.   Your breath, like waft of petrichor, Is always fresh, like new, my dear.   In your...

Unsure, how safe is the land below, We are just asked to wander and go. The coldness of the land makes us slow Despite the kindness its people show And the shelter care they give us though When would...

Will it remain an unfulfilled dream? As just impossible it does seem, to realize and happily scream, "I am a journalist of esteem". I wonder , did life really scheme against my wishes... were they supreme?  Do I get a...

Key to them was their motherland 's pride, Anger boiled when it was taken for a ride. Raging cold weather and pristine snow of the Kashmir valleys and Grenades, missiles that lit up the skies were bleak...

With you, I always correct my mistakes, Our togetherness, a best pair it makes, You, will be my friend forever, Parting you, no, I will never, Pencil and eraser, bond never breaks.

Petals, blossoming petals Ravishing you look, Oozing out with beauty, Mesmerizing the beholder, Idyllic picture you paint, Sending in vibes of jealousy, Enraging the bestest artists in town, Soaking them in your hues and fragrance. O Spring! O Spring! Forever young aren't you? Soothing...

Crimson sky, dusk time, home bound swans in multitudes, nature's masterpiece. Pic Courtesy : Brian Jeevan Fernandes

Triveni is a form of Hindi/Urdu poetry initiated by the poet Gulzar. Unlike sher, a triveni consists of three "hemistichs" (misras). The first two are complete in themselves but the addition of the third misra gives a...