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September 01, 2009 03:48 PM EDT -- The morning my father passed away, I was 7000 miles from home on a business trip. Till arrangements for return were finalized two days had gone by and the funeral was over before I could reach . . . more
August 31, 2009 04:26 PM EDT -- Sacrifice is mortifying hallucinogen A denigrating opiate Subtly desiderates quiescence Flaunts obligation and manipulates. The veiled irony at times Is the satire of denial Inherent willingness to . . . more
April 21, 2009 05:28 AM EDT --                     Sylph-like it appeared fashioned from air Emaciated, immobile Parsimonious coins littered alms . . . more
April 18, 2009 04:41 AM EDT --                             "Jharokha" by Ella Prakash . . . more
March 25, 2009 05:21 PM EDT --                                                . . . more
March 01, 2009 06:27 AM EST -- She fed me from streams of love in her breast Her tears soothed my fevered brow Respect for peers I learnt at her knee And of those aches that polish the soul An ocean of patience overflowed . . . more
March 01, 2009 05:26 AM EST -- I smiled at the silver in my hair Questioning the depleting midnight hues "Some spilt from the pen, some moonlight bleached," "In seasons of yearning," they said "Go peruse . . . more
February 22, 2009 08:09 AM EST --                                         . . . more
February 21, 2009 04:08 AM EST -- My copious tears had laundered many pillows While "ego virus" raged in your soul Accusations were appetizers for arguments Necromancer contempt, entertained the ghosts Your porcupine jealousy . . . more
February 12, 2009 05:28 AM EST --                         Garlands . . . . A rushing thought encountered the idle . . . more
February 08, 2009 01:18 PM EST -- Last Valentines', I recall with a hand written card I'd invited a goddess to a date Had lusted long and in the season of romance The timing seemed appropriate Hues of the roses abandoning . . . more
February 03, 2009 05:12 AM EST -- ((This dedication to the memory of my mother had been posted months ago - but I'm reposting it as a tribute for a friend who shared a similar loss recently and had liked these lines when I first . . . more
January 26, 2009 04:26 AM EST --  Dear friends,   On my recent trip to India I had the privilege to visit the Valley of the Flowers and it was difficult leaving the place coz the fresh air and sheer wonder of the place . . . more
January 25, 2009 05:40 AM EST -- ((Hello there my exetended family - wishing happiness, joy, abundence and health to everyone in 2009)) ((This is my first post for 2009))   Burnt sands have again been smothered and . . . more
August 02, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --                       " Papa ?" she sang over phone lines Tremulously vibrant That word summoned . . . more
August 01, 2008 03:05 PM EDT --                             Banished from Eden man and woman must have felt jusifyably . . . more
July 29, 2008 12:22 PM EDT --                     Consider the delicate pause that ensues At exhalation and next indrawn breath Is a decisive . . . more
July 28, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --                  If only this blighter Would screech to a halt Or fall off and shatter to bits Spill out its guts of gears . . . more
July 27, 2008 03:37 PM EDT --                 Restorative earthy fragrant grass in summer Invites reclining on the lush emerald rug Lingering till twilight . . . more
July 26, 2008 11:50 AM EDT --                     The infant suckled contentedly Glued to his mother's breast Feet drummed the air in ecstasy . . . more
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