“Agni, the annihilator, all powerful, Come closer and absorb me, in total. Wreck this wretched woman Who ditched her prime son The hands which threw him into water Should be burned first, the rest later, But destroy me totally, Agni, Leave nothing behind. Let another Kunthi be never born. The world should never … Read more
“Trucking hills and crossing rivers, Pushed by devotional fervors Hurried crowd from far and near ‘Har, Har, Mahadev’ rolled in ears. Excited you were and wanted to rise, Stand on legs and dance in trance Moving your horns, tail and bell To the divine sound of conch shell But, you controlled your emotion And decided … Read more
Last night, no light; power off for an hour, Struggled we two, me and my brother. I cried, ‘match box’, He bought a soap box ! I yelled’ ‘torch light’, He bought a cooker weight! No cells in the torch No sticks in the match No trace of a candle Waste was my wandle. Mind … Read more
Men of muscles and mighty elephants Pushed the chariot in full force. ‘Dwarakadeesh!’, cried the crowd, But, not an inch, the chariot moved. Seven elephants from the worlds above And seven from below, All mighty, majestic tuskers, Came dashing, all together Pushed the chariot with great force Their trumpets trembled the mountains Their foot … Read more
Like waving a toffee box before a kid And asking him to shut his mouth Heavy downpour last night, Now, heat returned in full might. ‘Why a/c for me?’, I asked my son, long back. ‘You need it dad’, he said. Not me, my children know what I need! ‘Why a new birth for … Read more
Yes, my body, the Sun scorches To mind too, the heat reaches But who tore my body into two And took away a half? Certainly not the Sun And whom to ask who did it? Injuries inflicted, came without calling, Some healed, some healing, Some will never heal. The Sun didn’t do it. And … Read more
Cracks do develop in some families Though they are not made of bricks Brick – cracks can be repaired by a mason Wood -cracks by a carpenter. But, when a family tears apart Those who went out, have to come back And rebuild. And there comes the problem! Wood, cement and mortar Are free … Read more
This Assam girl is close to my heart, Very close. She, in fact, is a part of my family Indistinguishable part. Lustrous was her life Till a tornado in Chicago Torn it to pieces. With one stoke, a massive stroke, The Fate destroyed her present and future Leaving her a residue of a massive rupture. … Read more
Went to Ayyappa temple To pay my salutes humble. God was inside, aloof A pair of doves on the roof Enjoying the sunlight, Ready for a flight, Chirping, playing Moving together, None dares to climb the roof Of the home where god dwells But did these little birds A lovely pair Stroll over God’s … Read more
Going crazy in the glowing heat, Why hard for me to beat? Five decades of stay went waste? ”Yes’, says the nicker from my waist. Feel ashamed while I muse Get me soon some cold juice. Numberless the days I wandered With no hat, no umbrella, What happened all of a sudden Why heat became … Read more