The telomeres of my twenty- three pairs
Of chromosomes, are now shorter than they were;
The seven and thirty trillion cells of my body
Are just beyond rejuvenation and repair!
Continue reading The Elusive Fountain Of Youth – Poem by Gulnar Raheem Khan
The blue sky, the white waves
The rise and the fall
The ebb and the flow
The feel of wet sand beneath my feet
Footprints of mine being washed away
Children building sandcastles
Teens chasing the waves gleefully
Couples walking hand in hand
Oh! What a lovely sight
This is heaven!
Continue reading Reflections By The Beach – Poem by Suja Ram
I sat on the patio looking around, unmasked,
asking myself myriad questions,
basking in little magical moments, multi-tasking.
Beguiled by a squirrel scurrying along, a robin singing a song,
a lapwing delicately maneuvering its way
across the rain-drenched ground- a fashionista self-styled.
Continue reading Masking \ Unmasking – Poem by Santosh Bakaya
She wanders around the blooming flowers,
Fresh as the morning dew, exuberant as the sunrise.
Oh I could gaze at her for hours,
She stole my heart the day I set my eyes.
Continue reading My pride, My Honour – Poem by Preethi Warrier
As we stroll down the pebble-strewn path
To the waves crashing the basalt shoreline
Hold on to my hand tightly, my baby.
I will teach you which pebbles to dodge
And which roaring waves to avoid.
Continue reading I Won’t Teach You That – Poem by Shweta Singh
An epitome of chastity and calm
Her serene waters belie an inner fortitude.
She cleanses our aberrations and sins
And flows relentlessly in solitude.
Continue reading And Calmly She Flows – Poem by Priya Washikar
A few have just returned from reaping crops, dry cheeks ruddy from cold
Grass blades glued on their handsewn clothes, Still panting from the exertion
Hands parched scratched from digging out tubers from hard earth
Tiny fingers frayed, a few swollen tender
Continue reading The Humble Childhood – Poem by Kokila Gupta
The UN had tried to negotiate with,
The warring trespassers.
But alas! As anticipated,
The negotiations failed.
Berated, bruised and banged
Her vituperative outburst was slammed
For all her turmoil, she was jabbed and blamed
Her character was splintered and maligned
Continue reading Her Womanhood – Poem by Avni Rahul Katakkar
“Baller, I’m going through the system analysis of the security system, and it’s easy enough for you to get through,” Scar said, desperately trying to get to the priceless diamond worth millions-the eye of Vishnu.
“I’m hacking the system, and it’s done..you can go through Scar!”
“Ok I’m going through, here goes!” Scar said, taking out her screwdriver and breaking in.
