Offering to the Beloved God

On the parched earth does she touch her feet, with closed eyes she joins her hands, in absolute subjugation to her Lord she dedicates her...

The sound of your anklets caressing the heated sand, The playful wind wiping your tears before they touch the rusty land, bring them to...

Our story spans thousands of years for aeons we have loved, Your footprints lead to the threshold of my abode. As the dusty dunes sweep...

In the autumn of the day when the crimson of the sun merges with the indigo sky, when raag Yaman reverberates with the sweet essence of...

I prefer to be silent for now Silence is all I seek; The unaccountable images swirling around, I want to pause them for some relief. The...

The irreconcilable distance traversed from the known to the unknown, familiar faces turning strange, the ink which once dotted the...

That house stands there for ages on end- It's deserted and lonely, No human forms or shapes inhabit it anymore. Its crumbling walls and...

Fumbling through those leaves Of the book I devoured, I endeavored to search my very lost soul- the purpose of my being the reason for...

I wish I could peruse your mind into the recess of my heart, where myriad stories find its own epilogue. I wish I could jump uphill...

As my lips rest on thine, I forget for a moment it's your or mine. When our frames coalesce, our earthly forms transcend from matter to...

The little black boat was there for long ferrying commuters to and fro; The oars were used by familiar cold hands, The boat made of wood...

As nights give way to days, Darkness translates into the sunlight, Despair radiates into rays of hope, Frosty winter precedes joyful...

A yellow variegated leaf settles on the corrugated tin roof where dust is old and sticky; finds shelter nearby a dried coconut shell...

Clouded grey sky, Soft breezes touching the petals, vulnerable to breakage. The pollens running away in escapades, to places undisclosed,...

As I intend to write- I falter for the right words, Some pertinent phrases, Which might delineate her forthright. Longing for me to...

Springs of love, Dews of passion, Autumn comes with renewed hope After months spent in anguish. Nimbus clouds pass by-- Amorphous, dark,...

Rubrics of life. Tangibility of thoughts. Fecundity of ideas Manoeuvred by reality. Levelled roads, steep mountains. Red bricks,...

From the ashes shall I reborn Like the phoenix will I rise- Through the crevices of my heart Shall divine light abide. My sorrows are my...

Dear Earth, As we sweep our feet on your soil The dark brown soil, sometimes rusty or pitchy The variety speaks for itself - There is...