As The Goddess Awakes

  Tormented soul and a tormented mind Lie awake here tonight. The midnight oil ceases to burn As the lamp is silently rolled aside. “Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe” But will thy ever forget thy lost Lenore? Hungry wolves traverse these plains Won’t it be easier to meet them ashore? What use is a …

Sunday Morning

Butterflies flutter in through the window, Red, yellow and blue. In, like a shower of rainbows, In all merry colours and hue. Girls play by the swing, Spilling laughter onto their white dress, Watching rabbits hop around the meadow, Looking like they couldn’t care less. I sit among autumn leaves, Turning the pages of time, …

Silent Doubts And Wistful Reminiscence

Love, why do you stand so far away? Have I scared you with my love? Or have you scared yourself with yours? I still remember the bus ride, The movie, the metro. I remember your touch, I remember the kiss, The flying train above, With it’s lights and its noise, So, what went amiss? I …

Kavi Subhas – A romantic escapade

I breathe in It’s the perfume of grass fields bathed by rain – Clean, pure and unspoiled, Like in the beginning of time I hold your hand tighter, Warm… Comforting… I look around Mists Lights glowing in the distance A few Kids playing on the streets – Poor, rustic and unspoiled… A temple… A train …