Ganga: The Candescent Flow…
Ganga: The Eternal Saga The land was barren, filled with the ashes of the YoreFor their souls’ salvation, the goddess was to be luredBhagirath atoned for many …
Dreams and Nightmares…
Dreams Though perennial, theirs was a fleeting love affair,“Where art thou? Please come back. I’m scared.”The frightened little girl sobbed, looking for himIn a vast edifice, akin to an ancient…
To the “Princess, Not-So-Cindrella”
When the clock strikes twelve The ebony of night desolves the Cindrella hourShe picks up her magic wand Transforms her pumpkin carriage into wings of fireLeaves all the shards of…
LIGHT IT UP BLUE: Autism Awareness Day
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rosewhether it’s red, pink, or blueGod made us in shades of VIBGYORand told us to live those hues. The azure…
SHEER ARTISTRY: A Sonnet on Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry): A Sonnet When heart bleeds Aqua RegiaSolvates your inner spaceWhen Brine is tinged with liquid painWhich sets papers ablaze. When soul cracks in screeching…
Time ‘s Cadence
Time leaves all behindon the sepia pages of bygone wynds What was saved from those burning infernoscomes out victorious from the ordeals of time. I held those classic fragments of the…
Desideratum…Desiderata: The Tawny Teak Chair
Desideratum, the Tawny Teak Chair… I was decluttering my house of those amassed memories… Worn out clothes, broken toys, torn books… And some dried flowers buried in those…
Open Your Lips and Sing: A Sonnet
Open your lips and sing When Nótus blows in a baritoneBirds are songsters of spring,When Zephyr eddies in a sopranoCome, open your lips and sing ! . When autumn leaves…
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…
Covid 19 and The Last Kuru King : A Roseate Sonnet
# Covid 19 and The Last Kuru King : A Roseate Sonnet Adorning Kalki on his crown, he bore the sins of his progenitors, Insects were restricted in Parikshit’s abode,…
When The Angels Danced On Their Heads: A Greek Folklore
When The Angels Danced On Their Heads: A Greek Folklore Amidst the stillness of eternal night on Mount Olympus, Euterpe stood aghast before her father, King Zeus. The muse of…
RAAG LAYS IN ROSE : A Roseate Sonnet
RAAG LAYS IN ROSE Running the gamut, Raag aired his longing clandestine, Agreeable was Ragini, his love and concubine. Arcane was their love, though opened up like pea-pods, Gliding with…
CHIMERA: The Saga of a Lady and Her Mirror
CHIMERA “Ever seen your pretty face, O’ My Queen?”He asked me with a coquettish grin.Nodded in yes, I was sure of the boon,“Ah! They used to call me ‘The…
Eve, in The Garden of Earthly Delights
“Why Hast Thou Made Me Eve?”, she catechized God…An Ekphrastic poem written on Hieronymus Bosch‘s triptych painting, ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’! Netherlandish artist, Hieronymus Bosch, created his magnum opus, a…
Symphony : A Roseate Sonnet
??? Symphony : A Roseate Sonnet ? An ocean sealed in,Some clouds within,Raindrops frolic,but never are seen ! Echoing seven seasin moonstruck dreams,Feigning witheredyet, soul dampening ! Hackneyed kohl smearsand the…
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!…
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…
APORIA : A Greek Tale of Titans…
Sufjan Stevens, a Canadian singer who might be lesser known, but he has just taught people a lot of old and new words with the track listing of his latest…
Will COVID 19 ever be extinct ? The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind…?♫
Fed up of COVID 19 ? The Answer, My Friend is Blowin’ in the Wind “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”… …. Well, it’s ambiguous whether he played a flute or…
We Are Back, Because Symphony Never Fades…
Swiftly, I was flowing as waterCapricious in cadence in air,And you thought, I’m gone?Won’t I come back again? How have you forgottenRiver reunites to mountainsRiding on the chariots of clouds,Parched…