Dance of creation
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...
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Metaphors of life
Nandini Sengupta-Specializes in writing poetry, articles, and short stories. A dreamer, nature lover, and avid reader.
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sandy tales (part 2)
The sound of your anklets caressing the heated sand, The playful wind wiping your tears before they touch the rusty land, bring them to...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sandy tales (Part 1)
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
Diary Entry-1
Dear D, Last night I couldn't sleep properly. I tossed around with the blanket, not able to register how should I place it to feel...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Lore of thy song
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
All for a ride(part 3)
The debacle we confronted last time taught my friend and me to make sure that we keep our debit and credit cards in place for our current...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 10, 2022
- 1 min
Freedom of Silence
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
The Incognito
The irreconcilable distance traversed from the known to the unknown, familiar faces turning strange, the ink which once dotted the...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
The deserted house
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
All for a ride (part 2)
Last Friday, my friend and I went shopping at a renowned marketplace in Delhi. Well, this time not in her scooter. But by metro. The...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Therefore, I am
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
Writer's block
It's an oft-used term by poets and writers alike when they are in a dearth of ideas and creative impulses. I often find this in journals...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
The blue cow, the barking deer
Simi went for a safari with her troupe of four friends into a non-descript jungle of Karnataka. The woodland was the shelter to a halo of...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
If stars were candies
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Down came the parachute
Kimo was sitting by the sea; waves splurging onto her bare legs and then receding back to its source. It was a small quaint village on...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
All for a ride
Yesterday, in the evening, I went for a pillion ride on a scooter with my friend. It's been a long time since I had been part of a trip...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Oct 30, 2021
- 1 min
The black boat
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Oct 23, 2021
- 2 min
On the tracks
The whistling of the train as it starts its expedition- With promises made to unravel mysteries Hidden in treasures in places unseen and...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
Spring Delights
As nights give way to days, Darkness translates into the sunlight, Despair radiates into rays of hope, Frosty winter precedes joyful...
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