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. ...
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...
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.
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
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...
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.)...
None is born perfect, And it's your flaw That makes you unique. Flaunt the flaws proudly, And to the so called well wishers, Just pay no heed. Even the moon has spots, And so does the diamond. It's the flaws they possess, The reason behind them shining...
The sea so vast and calm, Looks serene and divine. The soft gurgle that it makes Seems to spin a tale. Listen! It comes closer, To share a secret I feel, Or a tale of love? Or does it talk about war? By gurgling to the war cry.
Can you imagine, Tea, generally harmless, Became so harmful, That it led to a massive Destruction and mushroom cloud. Image by USA-Reiseblogger from Pixabay