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A yellow variegated leaf settles on the corrugated tin roof where dust is old and sticky; finds shelter nearby a dried coconut shell...
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Metaphors of life
Nandini Sengupta-Specializes in writing poetry, articles, and short stories. A dreamer, nature lover, and avid reader.
Writing is the painting of the voice
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Nandini Sengupta
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
Of clouds, rain, and hope
Clouded grey sky, Soft breezes touching the petals, vulnerable to breakage. The pollens running away in escapades, to places undisclosed,...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
My Mother
As I intend to write- I falter for the right words, Some pertinent phrases, Which might delineate her forthright. Longing for me to...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
My friend
"Standing in front of the glass door at mid-noon When the sun reaches the center, I see my reflection And I stare back at my shadow." "A...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Aug 21, 2021
- 1 min
Nature's Composition
Springs of love, Dews of passion, Autumn comes with renewed hope After months spent in anguish. Nimbus clouds pass by-- Amorphous, dark,...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Rain of my dreams
A rainy day sparks a host of memories...from my school days till now. Rains are formed when clouds become dense and dark...when they...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
Fragmented visuals
Rubrics of life. Tangibility of thoughts. Fecundity of ideas Manoeuvred by reality. Levelled roads, steep mountains. Red bricks,...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
Again shall I rise
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 24, 2021
- 3 min
Children in pandemic
While we often speak of the deadly virus and its demonic repercussions on the world level, we overlook its tertiary impact on children at...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 17, 2021
- 1 min
A letter to Earth
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...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
Two slices of Life
"What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare." -William Henry Davies I consider myself immensely blessed to...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
One afternoon
One listless and long afternoon When eyelids refused to doze off, A crow cawed in a shrill voice, A black dog with white patches Stealing...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Echo of the mountains...
On the top of a hill In drizzling rains, I stand Arms stretched out I pine to have all But drops slip by; On the precipice of a mountain...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
Jasmine
When I brought the potted plant home Only its hypnotic aroma was known. I never knew it blooms in dark When other flowers leave off their...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Kaleidoscopic thoughts
At daybreak, when it's still dark outside, I often contemplate household chores to be done that day. As soon as I realize that I have to...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
When books matter (story of a bibliophile)
When books matter, and nothing else, When words matter, of a tempting tale... Stealthily reading a story Underneath my Chemistry book......
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Nandini Sengupta
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
Nucleus of Life
The day I took her in my folded arms, The moment I set my gaze on hers, The magical fairy took my breath away- Forever and ever and...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Paucity...
A deep-seated angst unsettles her. She has so much to say- Yet words refuse to betray her. A train of thoughts and paucity of words--...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Time to Ponder
1) Capacity to think, intrepidity to speak... 2) Paraphernalia of redundant emotions... 3) Intensity in thought, brevity in words... 4)...
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Nandini Sengupta
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
A traveller's mind
Sitting by the waves in deep thought, He orchestrates innumerable plans... He is unbound, unchained and unperturbed. Mountains beckon...
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