Untended Unexpected Uncelebrated Blooms life Against all odds!
Category: Poetry
Threshold
Standing on the threshold
Going Home
What you do to me doesn’t matter how I feel is meaningless for this is not a journey but a sojourn with a quest This soul’s bled a million blood drops and billion more it shall weep before I can return it to the ‘one’ for eternal keep I remember not exactly why…
The Humble Wildflowers
Nor tall Nor majestic Untended They grow The humble wildflowers Riot of colours On Slender stalks Fragile Making Weakness their strength The humble wildflowers Bending to the winds In the darkness of the mighty oaks Overshadowed Joyfully they nod The humble wildflowers In rock beds Through bitter colds Rough storms They thrive The humble wildflowers…
Matchbox homes
Matchbox homes piled up high guarded doors reticent windows behind cautious curtains hide frantic heart beats desperate sighs not a friendly face I spy
Hello!
Hello old friend! Remember me ? There was a time when moments spent apart felt like years When the chatter was endless Filling morns, noons and nights Sleep felt like a fiend That snatched away at precious time Now years have slipped by without a word Doesn’t the silence bother you ? It stifles my heart…
The Cat on the Moon
Almost no one is aware, On our moon – A cat is there! She purrs gently and sleeps all day, But at dusk as the world turns grey And Mr. moon begins to walk the sky, The wicked cat slyly opens her eyes Meowing “I’m hungry for tiny girls and boys, Who forgot to tidy …
She had some dreams
She had some dreams She had dreams that were star-filled skies She had dreams that were sleeping baby’s sighs She had dreams that were raging forest fires She had dreams that were noisy bazaars with impatient buyers She had some dreams She had dreams that were an eerily quiet graveyard She had dreams that…
Barbed Wires
I am participating in napowrimo – 2017. Today, I haven’t followed the optional prompt, choosing instead to let creativity be my guide… hope you enjoy my take on ‘barbed wires ‘ 😊
Words
Words, Words, Words These horrible, ugly words They cut, bruise and chill They cause hate and repel Words, Words, Words These gorgeous, uplifting words They create, repair and heal They help to love and feel Words, Words, Words They give and they steal Fictionalizing truths Making realities surreal Words, Words, Words These…
Unseen
This post is written in response to the prompt ‘unseen’ at the daily post Tantalisingly It beckons Promising untold pleasures Unbelievable treasures Fulfilment and glory Fun, Freedom & Fantastic stories Yet Clasped firmly By shackles of silk Prisoner of Choices made lifetimes ago I remain Craving for – The unseen This post is written…
Just another wake-up call 