Grace

I had fallen many times
from grace, but the same grace
had given me wings.

horizon

horizon teaches me

what lies before my eyes
may not be what I see

arms

intolerance is the only arm

that severs
the arms of acceptance

seven stories in three lines

my ears
heard enough tales
return to the mountains

the ash has fire
a gray-haired man sees
on heaps of burning leaves

useless promises
on barren fields
winds buzzing shame

blank page
looks at the monsoon sky
stories rain

an old pond
a child plops a stone
frog leaps in time

flowers blooming
cajoling the wired borders
spreading friendship out of control

my eyes
seen enough stories
return to the seas

some small poems

trees

from the desktop

witness deforestation

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sunshine

on the canvas

in the child’s smiles

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waves crying on the beach

rain

in the child’s eyes
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dust-bath of sparrows

bird-bath

waits for monsoon

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food-wastes

drain the tongue

of a weeping urchin
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Warcide

I am war

I am finally writing a note:

Everybody is responsible for my death

A small poem

Rains...

An urchin draws smileys

On the draining field

clouds clap

clouds clap with breezy
leaves, frogs, sparrows, peacocks
in action

nature in meditation

nature -
in meditation
fighters drop their jaws

rainbow

Rainbow…

Blind eyes see
All seven colours

cloud and the sun

Cloud and the sun

Playing hide and seek

With children

Red sun in the sky

Red sun in the sky

Gleaming forehead
Couple smiles

Roses

Roses –

into a bouquet
thorns stay back

For dusty sparrows

For dusty sparrows

Clouds croak
Through wet winds

Jasmines drop

Jasmines drop

fragrance
silent footfalls

Coo

Coo

House abandoned

Pigeons swing in cobwebs

Promoters coo

Grief

Grief is an addiction

When you have withdrawal symptom, your mind

Runs and shops it for you

Sponsored table

All I need is a sponsored table,

No, it’s not what you think

I have restricted access to the first love

golden touch

whatever I touch is turning into gold
I am not Midas, nor was I blessed
Thank God, I am still in flesh and blood

raindrops

sudden big raindrops
type-writing in ample space
non-stop emotions