It isn't new, a period when I am not able to write anything, when no ideas indite themselves into verses, but this time it feels different. The spontaneity that catalysed much of my writing is absent, and it may remain so for long. The time has come for me to leave poetry, and this blog, …
Month: November 2022
Circular Maze
A collab with Riya from https://hmmmbyriya.wordpress.com/I don't think for this question,There exists a straight solutionIt's all just too twisted,As at sea, my mind drifted.I'm thinking too direct,To get results, I suspect,For nothing seems simple,I'm just going around in circles.My eyes turn to the right and the left,How do I find my way back home?When both …
Beyond the Door
My next poem:Beyond this doorway,I smell the scent of spring,The skies a stark blue,The green garden striking.Beyond this doorway,Beyond the maze of verdure,I see magnificent mountainsWhose peaks clouds cover.Beyond this doorway,The sand's no longer coarse,The path's no longer stony,A simple yet tough course.Beyond this doorway,Lies the path to triumph,After timeless years of toil,I feast my …
Remembering Marshall
My next poem:I remember watching youBowl bouncers ferociously fast,Subtle swing, that hadThe best batsmen outclassed.I remember them fallingLike a pack of dominoes,Some retiring with concussions,Or nursing a broken nose.I remember stumps shattering,i remember edges flying,Looks of resignation emergingAmong players of spirit dying.I remember crafty cuttersDeceiving the sharpest minds,Impeccable pace bowling,The best I'd ever find.But above …
Entreating for Peace…?
My next quadrille:Exhausted, I embraceThe plump pillows of bed,Body bawling for respite,After the sweat it's shed*.Ears entreating for peace,Mind scared by dinOf a bedeviling burdenThat gets under my skin.They torment me terribly,Time bound, yet timelessOnline classes. -The Forgers of Fantasy*Metaphorical for its toil.This has been penned for the DVerse quadrille prompt, where poets were asked …
The Forgers of Fantasy 