I started this poem three days prior to August 15th – the day when Kabul fell. The television channels buzzed with the news of how close the Taliban was getting to Kabul. Those three days that’s all we talked about- we lamented at the state of the Afghan people and the sorry state of women…
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Published : The key to solving writer’s block
Have you experienced writer’s block? How do you get writing again? I’m happy to share my poem ‘The key to solving writer’s block’ has been published by SpillWords Press. It was written for the prompt ‘Rainbow’ provided by TSL, a Fb group as part of NaPoWriMo 2021 Have shared a few lines of the poem…
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When I am gone
Don’t judge my life by the poems I wroteThey are like the waning moon-Phases that pass, Like seasons that come and go.Like waves that ebb and flowA few teary monsoons, some harsh winterscannot take away the many springs and summersThat warmed me and helped me bloomRemember me by my smile, the way it made my…
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Closure
Is it possible to weep without a tear,a whimper or any other soundand without your breath racing?Is it possible to grieve without fearOf everybody being around with nobody knowing?It happens in the blink of an eyeWhen your picture on the wall I pass byI see you smiling and my heart wails My brain doesn’t fight…
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Published : When angels dance on their heads
My poem ‘When angels dance on their heads’ is now published on Medium by ‘Poetry in form’ Publications. The poem is six stanzas of shadorma – 3/5/3/3/7/5 Two stanzas of the poem- You know when- angels are dancing on their head- When the sky turns a Fuschia and the clouds are a wisp of white…
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