Category Poetry

Occasional (very!) flashes of inspiration!

We bloom for you

We bloom for you  We bloom for you But wait, who are you?  Are you amongst those who trample us underfoot even when you see us adorning the ground?  Or are you amongst the ones that will tread nimbly, even…

Where the mind is without fear

Where the Mind is Without Fear  (In honor of Rabindranath Tagore)  Where Amazon is an endless rainforest, not an endless orgy of shopping  Where the Cloud is lavishly rain-bearing, not a data-loaded aid to snooping    Where Reliance is what you…

Golden petals

Golden petals  “Are you sad, my friend?” Asked a voice behind me.  Startled, I turned away from my screenStartled, but not scared, for it was soft, comforting voice It was the amaltas tree outside my window.“We too grieve,” whispered the amaltas“Ours too…

What’s in a kiss?

What’s in a kiss? A heartbeat amiss A slice of eternity In physical proximity 

The Ill-fated rescue of the burning tyger

In telling this story I never taiyer Its about one Mr. and Mrs. Aiyer Who went to see a Royal Bengal Tyger  Armed with camera and fire extinguisher Having just read William Blake They were keen to partake In dousing…