O’ Hodor…. Hold my door! Hodor! O’ Hodor! Please Hold my door! Hodor…Hodor…Hodor…! You spoke only one word… And it carried the hell lot of the world. I, Me, Myself…Autos.. Are you even Vainglorious? How can one not be a narcissist if he was meant so perfect! Perfect with a heart, crystal clear And, a […]
लता को क्या गाऊँ, क्या लिखूँ ?
लता को क्या गाऊँ, क्या लिखूँ ? माँ नहीं थीं वो. न दीदी, ना ताई…ना कोई देवी ! बस लता. कैसे बाँध दूँ बहती स्वरधारा को इन छोटे-छोटे रिश्तों में ? हम दोनो की उम्र लगभग बराबर थी. मैं कोई दसेक साल की रही हूँगी जब उन्हें पहली बार ठीक से पहचाना. वो मेरी हमउम्र […]
अलविदा वीरांगना ..!
अलविदा वीरांगना ! नाम : Bambi Mishraजन्म : 10 मार्च, 2011महाप्रयाण: 26 अक्टूबर, 2021उम्र : अनंत काल दस साल पहले जब वो हमारे घर आई, काली रुई की गोले जैसी, जैसे घुमड़ते बादलों का एक […]
CONVOCATIONS : The Celebration of Nirvana…
CONVOCATIONS…An Elegy… My poem is the literal representation of Sufjan Stevens‘s instrumental music album, CONVOCATIONS, released about a month ago which is his musical homage to his deceased father and also, to all the lives lost during the pandemic, COVID 19. My poem is written in the memory of my sister, late Vineeta Mishra who […]
ANHAD NAAD (अनहद-नाद): The Primordial Sound
ANHAD NAAD अनहद-नाद ANHAD NAAD नभ में उड़ते बादल जो नीले से दिखते हैंया सागर में अनगिन नीली लहरें उठती हैंनीलापन भ्रम, ज्यों मरुछाया जल विहीन हैनीलवर्ण बस गगन, शेष सब रंगहीन हैंविस्तृत नभ जो श्वेत से नीलाभ हुआ जाता है,अपनी प्रतिच्छाया से सबको ही रंगता जाता है | होकर भी निर्बाध, नहीं अस्तित्व है जिसकाहै […]
Hindi Poetry, Down the Memory Lane
Hindi Poetry Is Not Dead कल जो अलफ़ाज़ समेटे थे, कुछ पुराने से,आज अख़बारों की रद्दी में वही गुम से हैं ! चंद लफ़्ज़ों में हम जो ख़्वाब बुना करते थे,आज एहसास वही जाने क्यों गुमसुम से हैं ! ********* Circa late 1980s and early 90s… when many of my Hindi poems used to be […]
Divine Justice: A Retrospect of life’s Quandaries
‘Do you believe in ‘Divine Justice’?”, suddenly my younger daughter asked that day. “Why are you asking this question? You know, I don’t believe in anything illogical ! There is nothing called ‘Divine Justice’ in this universe. We live in a hypocrite world. It’s the truth which is paralyzed here while the reprobates are given […]
Arising from the Dust : #AFTD, 32 Stories of Grit and Grandeur
Arising from the Dust She woke up from the cindersWith laden wings alongFlecked with ashes of the yoreLissome, yet so strong! Her wings weren’t mere feathersBut, limbs of ores alloyedAh! Christened brash and brazen,The Phoenix rose from fire! Ancient Greek mythology says, Phoenixes were monsters resurrected from the remains of their predecessors. Monsters? I was […]
Happy Birthday to My Glimmer, Anindhya…
Happy Birthday My Moonbeam, Anindhya ! What should I gift you today…?…except my words as demure, love as pure and blessings as powerful as you?So, here goes the last birthday ritual, my gift of words, your birthday poesy! ? ?? She’s the zephyr who wards off all the stale air,A whiff of sandal woods which […]
वो लड़की महकी महकी सी: Happy Birthday, Sunshine
It’s August, the 1st, and I wish you Happy Birthday with verses as effervescent as you… ??? रुख हवाओं का वो एक पल मोड़ देचाहे तो पानी से पत्थर तोड़ दे,प्रज्जवलित अग्निशिखा, दहकी है वो मेरी हर एक सांस से महकी है वो ! उड़ती वो हरपल घनेरे मेघों संगगाती है तो नभ बजाता है […]
Depression is real: The Untold Story of Sushant Singh Rajput
Mental health is extremely underrated in our society. Unlike those severe physical diseases that take a toll on human life, you cannot see noticeable symptoms in the case of depression. And just because there is no change in one’s bodily tendencies, doesn’t mean the pain in the mind and the ache in the heart is […]
The Sculptress
The Sculptress It was a hot and humid July afternoon. The sky was hailing embers down on earth. The sun, in his backster’ mood wanted us, the puny mortals for his celestial luncheon. Stealthily, she entered into the porch trying to tame her messy mane, rubbing her face with her shirt’s sleeve. Her face and […]
Coronavirus Latest News: Meet a new virus in India after Corona, “HypoVirus”
A new virus in India after Corona has taken a toll over the whole nation. It has been diagnosed as the most common and contagious disease in India after Coronavirus. It can potentially spread like anything leading to more serious infections, deaths and crimes in India. This is a matter of serious social concern as Hypovirus has already started to spread at a rocketing rate. Watch out!
The Sun Never Faded, but Glistened Through the Moon: My Father…
Dad’s lil’ girl forgot her smile and lost her eyes twinkle,Her lustrous locks cloistered, her lucent visage wrinkled,The hapless soul missed ever her knight-in-shining-armour,Her melodies were lost amidst cacophony and clamour. Her cursed castle was filled again with dry and tawdry hay.Her tears began to drip daily, in the river of dismay,Tip-tap-tip…those dewdrops played a […]
Music Draped Me, Yet I Was Revealed In Its Folds…
…and I sang a song after years, co’z #Life told me to embrace music…again… And I sang again. I did what I was born for, named for and lived for. Sangeeta was made of music, for music and by music. But the name lost its meaning the day I abandoned it. So, I tried hard to […]
Come back Santa Claus…
He met with me in June, became my destiny in November and left me in December…forever… Ours was a fleeting love-affair but it’s perennial. My love for him is boundless, ultimate. He is the man whom I loved and will love till my last breath. He, who was the exemplar of all the goodness and […]
Dark Diwali
Mitranya cried last night. She was getting ready for her wedding. She wept profusely for the seventh time and the dark sky celebrated her wedding night with extra sparkles scattered all over. The otherwise soothing autumn breeze was furious. It effused ether, smothering enough for all who had sensitive eyes, ears and breath. I missed my zephyr. Her […]
Tum Na Jane Kis Jahan Mein Kho Gaye…
When the whole world celebrates Diwali, a daughter celebrates her Dad’s birthday and mourns her amour at the same time… He was the music of my life. Like him, music ensnares my soul….even if my voice sinks and heart weeps…. He never leaves even if he’s gone… Sharing memories of my father along with my […]
Euphorbia: Haiku
Haiku […]
Total Eclipse Of The Heart: A Page From My Dairy
I narrowed my eyes and looked into the quaint sky to find the crestfallen blood Moon. But, Alas! I couldn’t see any celestial being there, neither the eclipse-d moon, nor a single star. The night had revealed in its bewitching aura, deathly dark was the overcast sky. I was all set with my cameras, ready […]