Poetry
The swaying trees,
The leaves caressing one another,
Oh! Were they in love?
Were they talking about their future?
That alas! Wasn't in their hands?
Or were they just discussing the present
And deciding to live the moment?
The gentle breeze...
Poetry
Rains,
You quench
The thirst of
The parched,arid
Earth and it's beings.
The petrichor flags your
Arrival on the lap of
Nature, with your pitter-patter
Oh! That urges the child within me
To shed inhibitions and play with you.
Poetry
She worked in the gutter,
And ensured that there's no litter.
She found it hard to make ends meet,
But from helping others, never did she retreat.
She never ate her full,
But to give others, her hands were...
Poetry
Alone she stood, along the unwinding shores
Of the vast sea that rumbled often.
The bouncy waves caressed her legs,
And danced around her like a little child.
The rumblings that echoed, spoke in volumes
Of the notes of...
Poetry
She saw her life swinging high and low
As she swung high up in the wooden swing.
The carefree days of childhood,
Brought a beautiful curve on her face.
Lest she knew, how short lived was that,
As she...
Poetry
The sight of the matchbox like cells,
Sent shivers down the spine.
The name that was given,
Resonated the fear to every dime.
Each wall of the building,
Echoed the cries of its occupants,
Most of them writhed in pain,
And...
Poetry
Oh! Mother mine, was it my fault?
That I was born on your lap?
Or is there something more to it?
Don't I deserve to live a life,
With an identity and dignity?
I saw dad fighting all through,
Oh!...