Think of the lass leaving for the harvest Maybe she will be hauled off to their farmhouse, Or maybe they will get her innards out of her body, there and then When they ask her about her dreams Or they talk about women who love catcalling, Their disembowelment heaves to the sight Their eyes overflowContinue reading “away from the farm”
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life lessons
Winters, during those days, didn’t use to strike bleakly and stodgy food didn’t scare the hell out of you. I was lost in my thoughts when, all of a sudden, a car stopped alongside in the proximity with Vedna, Bunny and their irrefutable team poking their heads out of the window and calling out ourContinue reading “life lessons”
march towards dawn
Children of a new dawn Don’t bemoan your losses Don’t grieve for those yet to unearth their womb March impertinently where love leads you Shake hands with a weary soul Tired limbs and frayed robs, Nuzzle up against lambs and puppies And smile without restraint #FOWC
perspective
Riti received her awards with the benevolent grace of the laureled goddess. She brisked up her pace after threading her way through the swarming crowd. On reaching home, when Lipi saw her, she imperiously blew all her achievements out of water and took a dim view towards her aspirations. How strange! Riti thought, the wayContinue reading “perspective”
match
Zombi who preferred salted milk over sweet dropped Teena in it, egging her on to participate in the match. Initially, she baulked at the idea but finally acquiesced in. When Sheena was counting the milk bottles Teena’s temerity made her land a punch on Sheena’s chin sending her flying across the yard. Without delay, TeenaContinue reading “match”
white pearls
Her mother’s chronic illness turned the tide of her life. Sometimes her mother gazed blankly at the faraway distant clouds and tears rolled down her pallid cadaverous cheeks. Venu fought back her tears that welled up in her colossal luminous eyes. For a girl in her adolescence, it could be an arduous task to raiseContinue reading “white pearls”
the possibility
I cupped my hands and gently plouted in the pellucid creek It swamped my empty hands With water and damp leaves I coveted to hold with the possibility of life in its moist kiss and the cues in the narratives of gazumped pelagic swimmers. Written in response to dVerse prompt: Possibility
daily battles
The immediate environment is constant drama at each sway of leaves slithering, stalking in the dark corners, sending out the signals as though your happiness and bliss is a slave to the buzz. It hollers “Buzz is bliss!”. Why harken back the familiar texture of thick dun soup even when it’s sitting by you thatContinue reading “daily battles”
bird’s-eye view
As they say, this goat had silenced the lion with a mere glance. Even though the story seems slightly far-fetched, goats without common sense are few and far between. I have seen them sitting on the fence, bleating a lot of sense. And they don’t take the piss out of their teachers. This goat onContinue reading “bird’s-eye view”
under arrest
” People can only meet you as deeply as they have met themselves.” said John and sprinted off to take a slash… “Woof!” I stole a furtive glance at Tommy. I’ll wager his woofing would hardly score in the WordPress popularity stakes as John’s quote would undoubtedly do. I surely didn’t want to draw hisContinue reading “under arrest”
