Still, in the storm

In the storm, two leavesTossed around MercilesslyAfraid of chaosLonely, hurt and uncertainBlown away to the nowhere Then in a momentIn a miraculous actThey lock togetherSwirling and dancing as onestill, together, forever In the eye of stormSwirling melodiouslyThe storm meant no threatEverything stood still and watchedOnly Song they heard, not roar

And then she had grown

And thenShe had grownHer tiny feetWent beyond the cradle Kicking away the warm rugI gently placed it backAnd thenShe had grownHer little hands Waved backShe entered the schools gateI waited a bit longerAnd then She had grownHer eloquent voiceRecited the poem niceShe bowed as they clapped I clapped the loudestAnd thenShe had grownHer twinkling eyesSearchedContinue reading “And then she had grown”

For the love of write

I looked upthe statsAnd there I saw the dipFrom the previous weekI wonderedwhat happenedhow could I fall downfrom my previous peakmaybe I said something something out of tasteor a line or twowritten in hasteso I read through all my scribbles pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t all that wasteI liked what I wrotea factI was happyContinue reading “For the love of write”

Toh aur kya hai?

समय की बदलती रेत पर ठंडी लहरों का खेल मेरे गालों पर, ये तुम्हारी, ग़ुस्ताख़ उँहलियाँ नहीं तो और क्या है नरम धूप से पिघलती ओससुबह सुबह नींद से भरी ये तुम्हारी, वो आँखें नहीं तो और क्या है ये महकती हवाजो मुझे मदहोश कर दे ये तुम्हारी, गरम साँसें नहीं तो और क्या हैContinue reading “Toh aur kya hai?”

World will have to wait

Sheepishly, Little paws Ventured outBeyond the knownGate swung openTo reveal another worldNo chew sticksNo flavoured bonesThere he stoodWavering and unsureOn the very edge of his entire worldat the open portal, the open gateheld back by fearsit stayed rootedThere is a world out thereAnd it would have to wait