Indian Periodical

Dear rain,why do I seek comfort in your tears?Do you ever cry out of sorrowor life simply makes you shed merry teardrops?                                                       Perhaps, it […]

She gazed at him, intently Knowing he was no ordinary child He was fast asleep in his cradle Swaddled, in a snowy flannel. Her eyes were neither wet nor moist, As she held him to her bosom. He smelt of freshly baked bread, As a mild smell of incense Wafted […]

In this world, I am just a visitor;I am sent here on a brief tour by the creator.I must wisely choose the destination,As I don’t have the luxury of time for temptation.I am like a busy bee gathering nectar in the best of Spring;There is absolute uncertainty about what the […]

If I do something good. I am praised a lot. My parents pat my back. And relatives wish me luck.                                             All these things have burdened me I am […]

I walked early in the morning. Along a rugged route with horns Crossed the tracks and trails Listening to grazing animals’ bells Watching the trees and flying birds Sweet noise of goats and sheep The shepherds with blooming beep Sticks in their hands Controlling the hurds with bands Voice of […]

तू आगे आगे थी, हम तेरे पीछे पीछे चल रहे थे ज़िंदगी…. बोझ नाकामियों का जाने क्यूं, हम ढो रहे थे ज़िंदगी…. जो हासिल था, उसे सराह न सके, ये ना मिला, वो ना मिला के लिए बस तुझे कोस रहे थे ज़िंदगी…. सकूं के लम्हे मिले तो, मुस्कुरा के […]

உலகமே நீ என்று வாழ்ந்தேன் இன்று உலகம் முழுவதும் உன்னை தேடினேன் நீ காணவில்லை                                                                                              மறைந்த பின்னும் என்னுள் வாழும் மங்கை நீ […]

There’s a graveyard in my mind’s backyardA part of me dies every time I believe liesThreads of lies wove a fantasy, since childhood I was in a state of ecstasyIt all started with my mom showing me the moon, saying “eat fast it will come soon”Grew up reading imaginary fables, and […]

किसकी आँखों  के  बादल  कजरारे  हैं  ये कितनी  स्मृतियाँ  उलझाईं सुलझाईं  कितनी  उलझन किन्तु  स्वयं  उलझ  कर   भी  मैं   जान  ना  पाई किसके  भोले  नयनों  की  ख़ामोश  फुहारें  हैं  ये किसकी आँखों  के  बादल  कजरारे  हैं  ये                                                                                फिर  कल्पनाएं  भी  दौड़ायीं ढूंढे  अतीत  के  सपने अपने  को  स्वयं  भुला कर  भी  पहचान  ना पाई  […]

Trying to write something breath-taking And revolutionary. But, that never seems to work for me. Sometimes, while striving to cobble quality words from nothing, I try to visualize this pretty and wild kind of Poetry I only see in my dreams. It is: It is NOT: Clean and Form-respecting Cliché […]