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The Fallen Leaf

The Fallen Leaf

Like the fallen leaf, Our life's pages fall apart, Making it unique.   Each leaf that falls down Has plethora of stories That are so special.   Nothing can be a Better learning than these life Experiences.  Photo by Mitchell Luo on...

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Soul Food

Soul Food

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 my palette. 

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The Steamed Beauty

The Steamed Beauty

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 to the tummy. ...

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Literature

Literature

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 became a poeT And now I wouldn't bid an adieU Writing has indeed made me wiseR And I...

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Telestitch

This form belongs to the Acrostic family, but rather than spelling out a word or sentence vertically at the beginning, it is spelled at the end.

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The Game of Cricket

The Game of Cricket

The coin flip Decides Whether to bat, field.  The nation,  Sways to every six, four and wicket appeal,  Cricket, an emotion, that binds people.  Photo by Marcus Wallis on Unsplash

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Pi Archimedes

This form follows PI = 3.14286, but rather than syllables, Pi Archimedes is written in number of words.   So the Pi according to Archimedes is built up in this way:   line 1: 3 words line 2: 1 word line 3: 4 words line 4: 2 words line 5: 8 words line 6: 6...

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Naga Uta

Originated from Japan, and developed during the Edo Period (1603-1867), the Naga Uta initially was created as a dance music. This form is now used to tell a story accompanied by shamisen music (the shamisen is a traditional Japanese instrument resembling a lute.)...

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