Poetry

Zero’s Rant

Zero’s Rant

Bhramagupta, my father, named me Shunya, Which means Absence.  Did he give you the right To use that for failures?  I add value to digits And make them grow ten-fold.  I depict completeness,  As I start and end at the same point.  Without me, your machines can't...

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An Unfulfilled Childhood

An Unfulfilled Childhood

  Those big bright eyes,  Looked so spirited and high.  They shone with confidence,  Grit and perseverance.  The kohl laid eyes did hide,  Something so deep and wide.  From the world and near ones,  As they couldn't guess even once.  Those eyes, so bright,  Had...

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Ink – An Acrostic

Ink – An Acrostic

Ideas and thoughts that Nestle in our minds and Kindle our emotions,    Inking them onto paper,  Neat and crisp, oh!  Keyboards can't do that magic.    Idyllically holding the pen,  Nursed with ink of any hue,  Kaleidoscope of imaginations emerge. ...

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Forests

Forests

Forests,  So dense,  And so deep.  You Nurture creatures,  Big and small.  Your Depth speaks,  Mythology and epics,  Civilizations,  Inventions, progress,  Of human race.  I Oft wonder,  About our existence,  Sans Your rich And majestic presence.  Pic Courtesy : Photo...

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Ashoka’s Atonement

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 check the field.  All he could hear was...

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Unread Letters

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 the...

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The Stalwarts

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 cover drives And kept the game alive. Then came my dear Dravid, Juicy half...

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Warmth Throughout

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...

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New Birth

New Birth

The cry of the little one,  Woke him up from slumber.  He looked at his tired wife, And decided to calm the child.    Confused that he was,  Clueless on how to comfort,  As he lifted the baby from the cradle,  His hands were trembling in fear.    The baby...

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