Tag: Creative Writing
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Sleepless- A poem that reads top down and down up
I wrote this poem at 2.58 a.m. on Friday night (8/11/19) in a hotel room in Goa. I couldn’t sleep. I lay awake until past 3.00 a.m. in the morning. I’m not sure whether it was being away from home that was the cause of a sleepless night or if it was the excitement of […]
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Mumbai Diaries : 16 months ! Its’ officially Autumn!
We’re having warm days here. With the delayed monsoons, the IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) states that November and December are likely to be warm. So while the rest of the globe posts pictures of Autumn – flaming trees in crimson hues and gold tones, here in India we do not talk of autumn. What we […]
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Ravan and I in 2019
I wrote this poem in memory of the Aarey Forest tree-felling in Mumbai. The story is that the Mumbai Metro needed to cut 2185 trees to make a car shed. Environmentalists and responsible citizens protested against the cutting of trees and the case was taken to Court for a decision. The High Court approved the […]
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Book Review : Roads – A Journey with Verses
In her post Shedding , Andrea talks of Autumn. And at the end of the post, she shares her review of ‘Roads- A Journey with Verses.’ Though Andrea says she does not write poetry, her prose reads like poetry. Thank you so much Andrea for sharing this wonderful review on ‘Roads’. It’s all the more important […]
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Mumbai Diaries : Finding my walking place
I finally found a place to walk- one where I can do so all year round without worrying about the rains or traffic or pot-holes or people! This means I am closer to feeling settled. For a person who loves walking and loves nature, finding this place is as good as attaining nirvana. Since, I […]