Month: August 2020

Poetry

Dreamer

They gave me wings, showing affection But didn’t allow me to fly, claiming protection I fly at night – in dreams Soar high, in the sky, In the light of moon and stars Yet come back with scars, To the earth which is my realm I ride the clouds and […]

Poetry

Seeking Strength

A little girl sat near the door Gazing at that purple delicate flower She cannot go out of home just like before For the reason that everything out is just por.   That little girl sat near the door Looked around and glanced at floor Deliberately thinking about the ones […]

Fiction

Prerna

By Anuradha S. Bannore Prerna lived in a town called Vishwaspur. She was a nine year old girl, a lively spirit who believed in enjoying life to it’s utmost. Though still a child she’d always say, ‘Come let’s have lots of fun. We get life only once so why spend […]

Poetry

Life has to Go On

Not only were you my playmate, You were also my confidante. On the wildest adventures we went, The world lying at our feet.   Every time I tripped and fell, You hoisted me back up. Life was ineffably joyful, When I had you in it.   Alas, then came along, […]

Poetry

The Third One

In my head, grow your images: a Medusa: snakes in a chokehold stronger than tumors. The Third One (from the epic) was the beloved.   I give myself to you for the books on your bed; like a golden serpent in your home winding around you in a tight embrace. […]

Fiction

The King of My Kingdom

by Mursaleen Manzoor  That very night, I had yet another nightmare. As usual I shouted so loud that my otherwise exhausted father woke up from his sleep. “Again a nightmare?”, he asked. “Yes baba, again that old white robed man trying to kill me”, I replied. “Look baba something over […]