by Debashree Basak | Sep 28, 2021 | Poetry
To every impediment of life I express my heartfelt gratitude For succoring me to fend for myself And thrive commensurate with the existing conditions Oblivious to the “what people will say” jargon. Every time I emotionally invested myself To the point of mental...
by Debashree Basak | May 13, 2021 | Poetry
A jocund escapade into the realms of Utopia Scripting notes of freedom with my exuberant ink of hope Assassinating the morbid claustrophobia Celebrating my glee with the cerulean skies Scribbling a gazillion of illegible alphabets of positivity and certitude My...
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 | 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...
