FANTASY… Autumn sonata 12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023 Autumn sonata My pulse was racing I had not felt like this in ages It took me back to my teens It happened when she looked directly at me I…
FANTASY… Basket 22 Apr 202319 Sep 2023 Basket As a child, one of the first swear words that I learnt was bloody Basket. I didn’t get what it meant and only much later realised that the word…
addictions… Blind love 11 Jul 202215 Oct 2022 Blind love Fate is a practical joker It plays such pranks on me First it gives me so much joy I lose my sanity Then one day without notice It…
adventure… Armchair travels 22 May 202229 May 2022 Armchair travelingTHE ROAD LESS TRAVELED I am to discuss a vital decision I took in my life, and what could have happened if I had decided differently  The most…
adventure… Musings in the cold desert 30 Apr 20222 May 2022 A dry, barren, grey landscape. I am wandering around. It is cold. Breathing is strained. Suddenly, I see this small dust cloud growing bigger. I try to run towards it,…
cities… Vignettes of love and death 1 Apr 20221 Apr 2022 Vignettes of love and death She fell in love after reading his poem in the pujo souvenir, and has hated poetry ever since He did the dhunuchi naach with all…
adventure… A wrinkle in time 1 Apr 20221 Apr 2022 A wrinkle in the space time continuam As you are aware, space time can be imagined as a sheet stretched tight, with denser bodies like stars are objects resting on…
adventure… The haunting 23 Mar 202226 Mar 2022 The haunting Recently we spent an idyllic vacation staying in a lonely ramshackle hilltop cottage in the middle of forests in a remote corner of Uttarakhand. Every night we had…
FANTASY… Promise 23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 The night slips away in silenc Moonlight gliding in the distance Awakening the senses, Wishing me willing me Closer to you… The mystery that holds us together A bond emerging…
childhood… Speed bumps 2 Mar 20222 Mar 2022 Speed bumps I was cruising along life’s fast lane Whizzing by in Speed When came a series of speed bumps Which slowed me down indeed First were the teenage crushes…