by Debashree Basak | Apr 24, 2021 | Poetry
Let her anklets sing the songs The songs of exuberance The songs of emancipation. May the mellifluous lyrics Usher in shimmering hope Smeared to equality and certitude. May her anklet bequeath a chasm Of undaunted femineity That tell tales of achievements, And stories...
by Debashree Basak | Apr 24, 2021 | Poetry
Perched on the window-sill of nostalgia I could clearly feel the darkness shrouding my soul. That dances upon my unfulfilled dreams Creating a rhythmic percussion of memories and melancholy. The idle wispy clouds sailing across the sky, offer me undaunting hope to...
by Debashree Basak | Mar 17, 2021 | Short Stories
Every evening, Debbie still plays with that carton. “10, 9, 8, 7…..1… ready or not, here I come”! she squeals with joy. Uncovering her face, she runs around their verdant green backyard looking for her only son Dylan. “Okay.. Dylan, come out I say, Mamma’s getting...
by Debashree Basak | Feb 17, 2021 | Poetry
When the dark black shadows glow And your mind doesn’t tire of its games When the furiously choppy ocean tries To engulf you in its seductively restive waves When unknown destinations, bottomless pits, Point of no returns, dystopian existence, Chaotic prejudices,...
by Debashree Basak | Jan 28, 2021 | Poetry
She yearns to breathe the free ‘n unmasked air Alas! All she receives is shackles and fetters everywhere. Amidst the cacophony and the glum Exquisite lives are obliterated Hopes ‘n dreams are incarcerated Happiness ‘n exuberance is incinerated. Her gaping...
