The parched earth seeks solace From the dry wind and burning sun You can feel the heat on your face And thirst plagues all, bar none. And then the rains come over First mild showers and then downpours Relief for the sower and the office goer The greenery shows, the monsoon’s set in its course [...]
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Night Time Follies
July 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · poetry
Hoping for unbroken silence, you tip-toe into the night But that is not to last, As the cat gives you a fright The dogs start barking And on comes the light There’s no escaping questions However hard you might The best options that are Answer, fight or flight But it could all have been Avoided, [...]
Eyes
July 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · poetry
Pushed to write by Compulsive Writer. Thanks. I looked at you And you were busy, Many pots to make, They were turning out just right, you said, But your eyes, They gave you away. Ever the perfectionist, Forever absorbed, To hide that sadness. You said you were happy But your eyes, They gave you away. [...]
Scars
June 8th, 2010 · No Comments · poetry
Man, he furrows my body Lays one grain at a time And soon the land Is ripe with grain How beautiful it looks So many it feeds These scars are fleeting But I treasure these scars Man, he rends my body With claws of steel He can’t hear my screams Painful it is, still. It [...]
Sleep
June 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · poetry
It wipes away the cares From a tired face The healing touch To a weary body The night it comes, With its cloak of black Carrying no expectations But in it’s wake Sweet sleep.
Quick Pohm
May 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · poetry
I wave to you From afar The feeling of seeing Someone familiar Riding on the crest Of the next wave Bringing you closer To me.
Upto no Good
November 21st, 2006 · 6 Comments · poetry
There was a little boyWho just sat in classGave no answersJust let them passThey thought he never understood.His teachers they glared at himAnd said, “this boy is upto no good” There was a little boyWho wanted to seeThe whole worldAs far as could beThey always said he never wouldThe people around lookedAnd said, “this boy [...]
Term 4 is here … and I am back.
July 5th, 2006 · No Comments · poetry
Some posts in a long time. Class A Its apparently a beautiful morning Whose beauty is lost on me Instead of sleeping it out This lecture I’ve come to see Pickled brains and confused minds They present ideas so crazy They make you pull out your hair For most its all too hazy Having borne [...]
Fuel to the fire
May 17th, 2006 · No Comments · happenings, poetry
A few days ago It was all quiet and calm Just a few stray bullets Causing no harm Then this fat old man He threw his hat in the ring This he thought To him would fame bring So he went to the people And spoke with passion To inflame and excite The heart of [...]
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