A Street Dweller

His passion, truly, is to own the city wild Unbothered; a matured man from a long lost child! With tattered bags of belongings, weather battered face, Street his home and every nook and corner his place! Durpinay, as he is called, knows not his real name Over the years, he has always remained...

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Dream of a Queen

A dream that came true for a pious mom, The dream that the Enlightened One had arisen from, A dream that Queen Maha Maya had while asleep Is a dream deemed to be deep for humanity's upkeep! It's a dream treasured as absolutely confirmatory, A dream of a faithful for an everlasting glory, A dream...

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Eclipsed Eclipse

A shadow is cast; a full moon night is dark A celestial phenomenon is on its mark! Umbra and penumbra do resurrect the minds; Classroom stories to flashbacks of many kinds! Glow or hide, you are still the Moon Keep on moving and we will see you soon; Race the orbit no faster nor late and be back Wish to learn from you to be on a normal track! Oh no! Clouds are thick; no eclipse is seen, Past midnight:...

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Forshaken

Forshaken In full bloom arrayed Bidding my time for the bee I swayed in the summer breeze Hoping he would notice me Nectar in me for he, the Bumble Bee Decked out and fragrant was I But the bee disdained my troth And left me wanting to die My short stay spans less than a year My beauty is fading fast Still until the winter frost bites Shall this cruel betrayal last First published in Kuensel(1998) ...

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