#NaPoWriMo2022 #ArtoonsInn #PoetryParlour #Day5
Being a girl of a Kashmiri Pandit, I wasn’t allowed in fall in love
Content with my mundane life, I was moving on
Despite growing up ‘midst the snowcapped Himalayas
Without any friends, I...
#NaPoWriMo2022 #ArtoonsInn #PoetryParlour #Day4
The austere gray cloud enshrouding the azure breaks
The earthy petrichor emanates
The captivating Peacocks unfurl iridescent plumes
Trying to meld with my crestfallen soul’s pitter patter
The fragrant zephyr caressing my tousled curls
Is a...
#NaPoWriMo2022 #ArtoonsInn #PoetryParlour #Day3
I miss
Getting drenched in first showers of the season
When being happy never needed any reason
I miss
Huddling under an umbrella which bestowed glee
Causing sibling rivalry and squabbles to flee
I miss
Going to school,...
#NaPoWriMo2022 #ArtoonsInn #PoetryParlour #Day2
Coddled ‘n cosseted by fragrant memories
I tread into the cobbled alleyways of yore
Wherein exuberance ain’t incarcerated within boundaries
Emblazoned with the blossom of innocence within my core
Bustling ‘n bursting with pristine vigor
I...
#NaPoWriMo2022 at #ArtoonsInn #PoetryParlour #Day1
My fragmented flinders cling and clatter
Those impaling yells and bawls asphyxiate me
My viridian meadows are a thing of past
Buried ‘neath the sky-kissing concrete vast.
My flowing tresses are yanked off ruthlessly
Barren...
Dear Myself,
Sharing a sting of remembrance.
Amidst the mundane kerfuffle of life, today I regret taking relationships for granted. Never did I ponder over the ephemeral nature of life on earth.
Today, Maa had called and...
Since my childhood, I was coddled and cosseted by my parents and grand-parents. As a result, I’d unintentionally fanned the notion of being everyone’s favorite and hence grew my nascent version of “Philautia”. Also,...
Svale used to say, “Consider yourself a newbie while learning, and life will reward you opulently with lessons that are worth cherishing”.
Despite being a recipient of the Magsaysay award for his exemplary contribution in the...