Mangoes In Summer: Childhood
Slicing mangoes in summer Is no mean feat. You need hardened patience You need to resist temptation So you tear off the peels with your...
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- Jul 25, 2020
- 1 min
The Empty Chalice
One fine summer, A chalice was made Out of the wood of mahogany. “It’s beautiful!” Cried out many. Thinly crafted along its body, Visible...
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
Belonging to the Loved Ones
Why make a sound or noiseor do anything to the page?Unison playing from polyphony,music evolves toward simplicity.Gould’s assertion that...
- Mar 25, 2018
- 1 min
Plumage | Tanmay Raj Anand
I saw an origami lying white as bright as the plumage of a swan like three striking feathery knives, pecking at poor fishes’ lives. It...
- Dec 27, 2017
- 1 min
Apple Cores | Megha Saha
Megha Saha At five o’clock my right elbow grazes the wall And I tell myself, do not make this about the wall How many layers of skin...
- Jul 17, 2017
- 2 min
The Introspective Clown | Aravind Menon
Aravind Menon The curtain was pulled rather harshly, And the clown tried putting on a smile, But it soon turned wry, And tears rolled...
- Jun 30, 2017
- 1 min
Old Men | Shivani Lalan
Shivani Lalan old men old men settle like the last ashes of a strongly worded editorial in a newspaper – burnt, crumbling, but carrying...
- Jun 19, 2017
- 2 min
Earphones | Shivangi Adatia
Shivangi Adatia On some days I go up to the terrace and put my earphones on not to listen to Bon Iver or Lennon but to listen to...
- Jun 12, 2017
- 1 min
अब अाप हि है | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja ना आसमान की हसरत है न ज़मीन की तलाश है ना बाग-ए-बेहशत की ख्वाहिश है ना अज़ल-ऐ-अमन का ख्वाब चाहत है तो बस आपकी...
- Jun 6, 2017
- 1 min
As I Think Of You | Neep Saikia
Neep Saikia As I think of You I walk upon a bridge of imagination To sketch the glittering kohl upon your protruding eyes which have the...
- Apr 15, 2017
- 1 min
आपकी एक जलक | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
दील की रियासत को मिली रियायत आपकी एक जलक से सूकूँ-ए-क्लब मिलता है रूह को आपकी एक जलक से ईश्क खता है केहते है लोग तो खता हो गयी समजिये...
- Mar 26, 2017
- 1 min
The Perfect Gentleman (3 0z / 90 ml) | Megha Saha
Megha Saha If sugary dollops of what feels like the rainbow hits you too hard, then wait for the maraschino cherry bit that will come to...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 1 min
आज इबादत | Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja
Pushparaj Sinh Jadeja आज इबादत कबूल हो गयी जब एक मुरीद की आपने मूर्शीद से रूह रूबरू हो गयी पता न था महोबत के सहूर का नशा ये कहेर धयेगा...
- Mar 8, 2017
- 1 min
A Recipe for Nostalgia|Madhulica Kallatt
Madhulica Kallat One unsuspecting mind A piece of the past One gasp of surprise, blended with a nascent smile A small explosion of amber...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
The Patron Saint of Inspiration| Shivani Lalan
Shivani Lalan In shaking verse She writes down the gifts of his divinity. Her trembling meter pays homage To the ruby red circles...
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
Colours| Megha Jha
Megha Jha In the silence that surrounds the womb of aloofness A familiar voice calls me, Asking,” Which color are you?” Are you the pink...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 1 min
आवारा|Vindhya Gupta
Vindhya Gupta खून से क्या तुम स्याही से भी मत लिखना कलम में थूक भरके लिखना पर मेरा नाम लिखना उस कागज़ को जलाकर आग ताप ...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 1 min
What the ****!|Vishwajeet Singh
Vishwajeet Singh Very often do we use slangs Addressing friends or the rival gangs, Things may go wrong due to bad luck Yet we say “What...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 1 min
Wanderer|Shivangi Adatia
Shivangi Adatia She couldn’t follow instructions. No, her ears were perfectly functional, and her nervous system intact. They had...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 1 min
Grandpa’s Voyage|Aravind Menon
Aravind Menon Context: Catharine had some work that day. She left her naughty daughter, Lily with her grandpa. He was the only one who...