Tag: #poem

• Published: Another night, another fight

  

  It wouldn’t be right to live in Dhaka and not write about mosquitoes. Come winter, come December, and they flow in droves. And not that I’m belittling the Indian mosquitoes, but the ones in Dhaka, are definitely hardier, more brilliant and more innovative than their Indian counterparts. They are ice-breakers- the subject of conversations –…

  Smitha V

  January 21, 2023

  Experiences, Poetry

  #dhakadiaries, #funpoem, #masticadores, #mosquitoes, #poem, #published, #truth, #winterindhaka

• #WDYS : A grey world

  

  A mild cold wave swept over Dhaka on January 3rd. The temperature fell to 11 degrees C. We couldn’t see the sun for a week. Apparently, this is the coldest it has ever been here…yet another sign of climate change or global warming. The picture was taken at 7.00 a.m. on the 8th of January…

  Smitha V

  January 12, 2023

  Photography, Poetry

  #climatechange, #coldwave, #dhakadiaries, #experiences, #globalwarming, #keepitalive, #life, #Naturepoem, #pictureprompt, #poem, #WDYS, #whatdoyousee, #winter

• Published: 3 poems in Thieving Magpies

  

  I am very pleased to share three of my poems published in the Chicago-based digital literary magazine, in their Winter issue on their 5th Anniversary. Since it is a quarterly issue and their standards for publication are pretty high, it feels very good getting accepted. If you’d like to check out the magazine, click here.…

  Smitha V

  December 27, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #anchored, #dhakadiaries, #expatdiaries, #expatwife, #experiences, #home, #life, #lonely, #poem, #published, #thievingmagpies, #winterissue

• The Rising

  

  5.26 a.m. Dhaka The beginning of a new day His Majesty is on the way Watch ye creatures still on your bed How the path’s paved red In his honour. Awaken! Witness the glory The brilliance, the blazing fury Watch him takes his seat In the firmament. Be not afraid of the heat That warms…

  Smitha V

  November 18, 2022

  Photography, Poetry

  #dawn, #dhaka, #experiences, #gratitude, #insiration, #life, #nature, #newday, #photooftheday, #poem, #sunrise, #truth, #viewfrommywindow

• Published: Poetry- Grandma’s cooking

  

  I’m happy to share my poem, ‘Grandma’s cooking,’ published by Spillwords Press. I had written the poem for the prompt ‘Kitchen spices’ in April. But, The poem is written in memory of my grandma, whom I fondly called, ‘Amma’. It will be 2 years since she passed away as of September 8th. Here’s an excerpt…

  Smitha V

  August 22, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #cooking, #grandma, #life, #love, #memories, #nostalgia, #poem, #relationship, #tribute