What is a Haiku? 3 line poem lines following *5-7-5 format capturing the beauty of a moment poems on nature no need to rhyme *5-7-5 is the syllable count of each line (first line with 5 syllable, second line with 7 syllable and third line with 5 syllable) Haiku Examples bougainvillea seeds, resilient and wild;… Read More »
Feel so good that my poem titled “I won’t retire” is (not) published in the anthology “Found A Proverb” by Poets’ Choice. Don’t be surprised. The poem is literally not published. The story goes like this, A true story behind a poem submission I got an accepted message for one of my poem submissions (A… Read More »
I am much delighted that 3 of my Haiku have been accepted to Word Weaving – A Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse. The journal is available for pre-order now at Amazon. Enjoy this collection of poems that celebrate the Moons of Autumn. The print version of this poetry journal will also be available on… Read More »
claws of emptiness she is hanging on like a lost dandelion silence lingering I dislike it between us you need me, as I rustle of drizzle alluring fondle of him hikes her wilderness Senryu Rules 3 line poem lines following 5-7-5 format (like a haiku) poems on human nature usually contains irony not written on… Read More »
I’m not homesick But I need to go home It has been a year and half since I haven’t gone home.. it’s the pandemic which made it this long Know not when can I go Deep inside of my heart, it’s not that I’m missing my home worrying me, but something else which I can’t… Read More »
My love language is as firm as a hard algorithm, meant for only him but kind of illiterate failing to express hiding a lot within Still he deciphers my encrypted heart getting into my ciphered mind, It is amazing how he catches the decipher codes and decodes my racing beats! That tranquility is what makes… Read More »
Happy to share that my poem has been featured in the Haiku podcast of Poetry Pea. Thank you Patricia for selecting my poem. I’m honored to be included in a grand podcast, full of wonderful haiku and senryu written by many global poets. You can find it here The haiku will be there in the… Read More »
My second Interview!! Couple of weeks back I’ve been invited for an Interview at the Fevers of the Mind Poetry & Art Blog !! Happy to be a part of this interview series. Thanks to David Lonan, editor of The Fevers of the Mind for this Q&A Read it here if it may interest you..… Read More »
Haiku featured Many thanks to Freya Pickard for choosing my haiku for publication. You can find it here, https://purehaiku.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/7-2/. Dear Haiku lovers, Read PureHaiku where Freya Pickard publishes only traditional 5/7/5 haiku on a particular theme. The current theme is Unfurling. Haiku Haiku is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. It’s unrhymed… Read More »
Don’t be so normal, you are missing to enjoy the weirdness. Occasionally change your routine, there lies the fun. Fun wont wait for any, enjoy it before the day ends. At times try to unsee things, to see it more clearly later. Live on the adventures you put on, not on the stuffs you collected.… Read More »
Lips on fire, grazing tongue on skin, warmth of breath behind ears, fingers sliding around, screams over whispers, stormy passions, turning me on, luring me into you, the cold night became sizzling even!! The hot wind blowing an insatiable yen of desire within the petals of my heart Gracing on my skin you’re setting me… Read More »
The Sound of Brilliance is now PUBLISHED!!. Two of my poems – “Resilient” and “Imperative” are included in this collection! I am so honored to be a part of this anthology created by Susi Bocks. What makes it more thrilling is being selected among the many grand poems by great poets! Applause to Susi Bocks… Read More »
I was away for a while I couldn’t go near to her I knew she was waiting for my rain of love I was feeling her pain, falling off leafage uncertainty hanging over her venation Still I couldn’t.. A hashtag won’t define what I felt when I couldn’t water her for days But she didn’t… Read More »
maybe dreams come true maybe you’ll meet them again maybe they’ve changed their mind maybe they won’t let you down again maybe you would be much braver this time maybe their smile makes your heart skip a beat maybe you would create new memories together forever maybe your hearts won’t be the old familiar-strangers again… Read More »
Feel so good that I got featured on a poetry blog, Fevers of The mind.com. Getting published gives your writing credibility. When your work is featured on a journal or a literary magazine, it’s truly an honored feel! Thanks a lot David for publishing my valentine poetry “Lemme Melt Into You”. The name “fevers of the… Read More »
When I say I love you, I mean I will go on loving you as I can never unlove you Again and again I’m falling in love with only you It has been always you, no matter what day it is Heavily intoxicated I melt into you deeper everyday How I got this much addicted… Read More »
Just be you, you don’t have to be everyone’s cup of tea. Comfort matters, you don’t need to fit into any social norms. Wear what is homely, not anything just ‘cause it is branded Accept your new norms, it may be hard to return to old normals. Go in your way as long as you… Read More »
That moment when some read you, but respond not even after giving them a piece of your mind That dilemma when you always used to read their silence, but this time their silence is muting your heart That bewilderment when they keep leaving yourself guessing while you were hoping to hear back That feel when… Read More »
There was a time when I used to explore the village sides the small mounds around, the rivers and the beaches and the bougainvillea streets There was a time I was so used to solo travels, the most liberating the soul pushing the self out of my comfort zone stretching the mind to fly like… Read More »
It’s an honor to be featured on THE SHORT OF IT. Thank you so much to Susi Bocks who is a great writer, truly open and honest. You can check out the haiku here. For those who are not familiar with Haiku, Lemme keep a note. Haiku is nothing but a moment captured in a… Read More »