Rhythm of Life

  The susurration of leaves falling in Fall The pitter-patter of ambrosial raindrops The whispers and whistles of the evening breeze The swashing and swooshing of waves on the beach Do you hear the rhythm in symphony of nature?       The squawking of sea gulls The chirping of birds The fluttering of butterflies … Read more

Tanka: Night Sky

  stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky   The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge#74  and to Haiku Horizons for the prompt word “ocean” for … Read more

Quadrille: The Bliss of Dawn

It is week 44 of Quadrille at dVerse and De is hosting the Quadrille today with prompt word “kick”. So, 44 weeks and 44 prompts for 44 worded Quadrille! I ‘ve written the quadrille using all the 44 words: kick, creak, hope, spice, free, bliss, dream, fear, flicker, pepper, dance, bubble, grin, lull, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, … Read more

Poem: A Desire…

Today I’ve penned down something in my native language- Hindi. These are actually afterthoughts of reading a Hindi poem.  I’ve given the English translation below my original poem.   इक ख़्वाहिश   ठंडी हवा के झोंके जब पेड़ों को सरसराहें यूँ लगे तुम्हारी उँगलियाँ मेरे गालों को सहलाएँ फर्क सिर्फ इतना है कि इक हक़ीक़त … Read more