My modest dwelling comprising a small house with a couple of rooms is enough to satiate my need..if not greed the small terrace garden where I grow vegetables Is no less than heaven to me Outer coat of the house dampened by an excess downpour Is on the waning […]
Month: August 2021
Birds
by Shreeya Sinha ‘Abir babu, are you sure you want to do this, the last time you tried to hit a bird, the rock flew and broke my window.’ I said as the man stood on the porch with a bag full of big and small pebbles. Abir babu had […]
Our Guest Room
Our guest room has a window, through which I can look at the mango trees and a banyan tree. Early in the morning, these trees provide me great sighting of birds like spotted mynas, magpie and robins. The room is cozy and affords great comfort to the visitors. The walls are painted […]
I’m A Book
Don’t abandon me as Yesterday’s forgotten content I am a book, I’ll always be relevant You wafted into my life I treasured you, Like the thesis of my Intellectual strife I wanted to make you permanent But you drifted away Just like a passing comment Stuck on the […]
Thoughts on My Desk
Books are my true companion and I shall read till the end. you had been with me through despair, smile and laughter. I shall never be unavailable to attend to you, for you are the true syrup to my aging thoughts. I have no choice of thoughts you decipher, […]
तस्वीरें
वे बोलती तस्वीरें आज गुमसुम दीवारों पर टँगी स्तब्ध निगाहों से ख़ामोशी पसारे, निहार रहीं उन खोई आँखों में एक शून्य वातावरण झाँक रहा किन विचारों में विलीन उनकी दास्ताँ विलुप्त हुई? अंकहे शब्दों के जंजाल में खोए सवाल वे विरक्त पलों का फ़ासला कैसे पार हुआ? […]
Education Amid Pandemic: Boon or Bane?
by Genalyn M. Lago Giving less is better than giving nothing at all. The emergence of pandemic has caused an abrupt shift in the education system. Department of Education (DepEd) officials from the highest to lowest ranks including the teachers have been tested when it comes to their resourcefulness, adaptability, […]
जहरीला जहान
विष सा घुला था उन सुर्ख हवाओं में… धूप धुंधली सी चादर ओढे मानो कटाक्ष कर रही हो। रात इठला के बोली , अब मुझसे जीवंत है सारा संसार रौशन अब जलते सूर्य से नहीं … मृत सितारों से होगा ।। ~ Riya Nagar India
The Law of Nature
‘What lives today has to die tomorrow’ That’s the Law of Nature Theoretically, undoubtedly it’s acceptable But– When our near & dear one departs For the ‘World Beyond’ — The world of ‘No Return’ All logical reasonings take an honourable retreat Like a slap on the face– It awakens one […]
Past Catches-up Someday Part VI
by Maliha Iqbal Things changed suddenly when the police raided “Carlos’s”. It was closed. Maybe forever. I couldn’t get drugs anywhere else. Too expensive and injection wasn’t my style. I didn’t know what to do. Maybe I should leave it now. Yeah, it was time. The only problem: I couldn’t […]