etched in memory
the day we left the village
leaving no footprints.
rain clouds gallop high
fast we run, puffing, panting--
who will reach home first?
the wheels of the cart
in quick rhythmic clatter
swing the bullock horns.
when the hills recede
quietly, unseen, dust
settles on the road.
Jul 27, 2019
Jul 27, 2019 at 12:42 AM UTC
Void,
irresistibly being ******
into the void
at the other end of a dream tunnel,
I hear a cyclone
spiralling beyond...
Someone knocks at the door.
Dec 2, 2017
Dec 2, 2017 at 8:26 PM UTC
Between
the cup and the lip,
my smile!
Between
the cup and the lip,
your smile!
Don't slip, I said.
We won't, she said.
Between
the cup and the lip,
our smile!
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017 at 5:48 PM UTC
There you sit,
my pounding heart,
listening
for the soft touch of my padded feet
on your moonlit balcony...
My breath I bequeath
to you, with it to weave
the veil over
our deep secrets.
Oct 17, 2017
Oct 17, 2017 at 11:28 PM UTC
Wherefrom this echo?...
I can only remember,
not hear at all...
An autumn leaf
falls to the earth from this tree
and explodes...
Oct 17, 2017
Oct 17, 2017 at 12:15 AM UTC
From inside this bud,
I watch myself flowering
petal by petal.
Oct 16, 2017
Oct 16, 2017 at 12:25 PM UTC
Tomorrow,
you shall see me in the east,
where the Kusha grass grows.
Fodder enough, we shall be there
till New Moon eve.
Some times from far off
you can hear me sing,
“jaane do, jaane do!”
Oct 16, 2017
Oct 16, 2017 at 6:22 AM UTC
on the temple steps
i encounter an elephant
bigger than god!
May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017 at 12:11 PM UTC
on the temple steps
i encounter an elephant
bigger than god!
May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017 at 12:11 PM UTC
from the dead embers
flickering, a blue flame
leaps up and dies
the final wisp
twisting, writhing
disappearing
into the night breeze
Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017 at 11:10 PM UTC