Sonorous Anklets: A poem by Nisha Tandon
She walks with a kind of saunterAs if she hadn’t a care in the worldA string so lustrous, an ornamental circletAdorns the petite feet, of...
She walks with a kind of saunterAs if she hadn’t a care in the worldA string so lustrous, an ornamental circletAdorns the petite feet, of...
Escapism was what I chose as my way, Running away from those who loved me anyway. You pushed me down into vanity, Blindfolding me from...
From the deep dark cornersSpreading tentacles all overPossessing every tiny inchOf her mind, body, and soulTurbulent waves of fearDrowned her into the void. A slight...
The old, rusty clock came alive. It was two am. He heard it then. It was the unmistakable jingling sound of anklets – the ‘chham...
I feared Of deceit,Of getting caught red-handed,Until I realized,It’s the way of lifeStarted by Adam & Eve. I fearedOf loosing,Possessions that I belonged,Until I gathered,That...
I fear as some souls showering plethora of pseudo praise and plaudits That makes my high earned achievements pale in the shore of mirage How...
As the clock in her room sounded ominously at the stroke of EightShe shivered in fear cursing her inexorable fateWith the unsteady footsteps, she could...
When my heart blithely hums a melodic song And for reasons unknown, smiles my forsaken soul When the little child in me carelessly breaks into a dance...
That rush of romance that glows on her cheek, Whenever the shy young boy, who is a little meek, Peeps behind the curtain without a...
When nippy, scent laden sensuous zephyr Tingles your body and stirs your spirits When cozy morning sun with a golden glow Basks your being with...
The Sun shone behind a tiny patch of cloud on otherwise clear BlueRays peeping out splendid and magnificent…casting a magical hueAnd suddenly, the mighty cloud...
More than her charm and grace…was known for her love… her craze for pink!Her garden was full of colorful flowers, yet hypnotized people stood in...