Tag: #poem
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Waiting- the antonym for ‘living’
Have you ever given it a thought- Why it takes so long for rice to cook, or for milk to boil when you’re waiting? Why does rice get overcooked and milk boil over when you’ve turned away for what seems like no more than a moment? Why does a journey sometime feel like forever And […]
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In the land of my forefathers
I wrote this poem on Father’s day but couldn’t post it then as I was traveling. Returning to my hometown after three years and three deaths, wasn’t easy. I wasn’t even sure why I was going there except as a mark of respect for the people who were responsible for the person I am today. […]
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Just enough
I had written an earlier poem on the first showers Mumbai received on 10th June. I thought the Monsoons had come but it turned out to be a trick nature played on us. After the 10th, it rained on the 16th- just enough to lower the temperature. This poem is a stream-of-consciousness poem that came […]