Triolet: Love Connoisseur

  When romance is in the air The magical melioration holds you in awe As you feel extraordinaire When romance is in the air Waves of emotions submerge you anywhere As you feign the role of Love Connoisseur When romance is in the air The magical melioration holds you in awe   Linked to Weekly … Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day

  Let the fragrance of love instill joy and happiness in your life Let the affection of your loved ones propel you to spread your wings and fly Let your life be bliss And your soul mate, an angel in your life. Happy Valentine’s Day to all my blogger friends!          

Lustre of Love

  The dancing of trees to the rhythm of wind The glistening of stars to hail evening The waves surfing to embrace the beach It’s the radiance of love that nature speaks       The blossoming of flowers for a glimpse of Sun The waterfall gushing to kiss the land The stream of river … Read more

Twittering Tale: Symphony

Kat hosts Twittering Tales every Tuesday. The challenge is to write a tale in less than 280 characters, based on the image provided by her. Here’s my take on it:   Miriam had been playing the piano since her childhood. She had composed numerous symphonies that touched millions of hearts. But it wasn’t Miriam today. … Read more

Poem: You/ कविता: तुम

I have penned down something in Hindi today. Below is the English translation as well.   क्यों चले आते हो तुम ख़्यालों में बिन बुलाए बिन खटखटाए जब इस दिल पर तुम्हारा कोई हक़ ही नहीं इस दिल ने तो उस दिन ही निर्मोही जोगी का चोला ओढ़ लिया था जिस दिन तुम ज़िन्दगी से … Read more

Can we stop judging a woman’s morality?

  I witnessed a very unpleasant episode yesterday where I saw a very resilient and independent woman in a pool of tears. It was the most unexpected reaction from a woman of her ability and character that left me scouring for answers even in my sub conscious at night. I would like to narrate the … Read more

Poem: I lost myself

thunderous waves never plundered my spirits neither hurricane ravaged my vigour dusk never dawned encumbrance for darkness shrouded my existence unscathed by the disparaging world I was wounded only one time but contusions spurn to heal I’ve been in pain ever since… when your eyes probed mine indicting me of betrayal that moment… that moment … 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

Recipe of a Delectable Marriage

Today is the second day of NaPoWriMo. The prompt for today is to write a poem inspired by, or in the form of, a recipe! It can be a recipe for something real, like your grandmother’s lemon chiffon cake, or for something imaginary, like a love potion or a spell. So, I started to pen down … Read more