The border speaks: A poem by Lalita Vaitheeswaran
I stand tall undeterred like a mountain Made of metal barbs I’m also called a fence Wearing my cap of patriotism for my nation I...
I stand tall undeterred like a mountain Made of metal barbs I’m also called a fence Wearing my cap of patriotism for my nation I...
It was nothing more thanA few dots stitched togetherIn a straight line in red – my mother’s saree.It fascinated me – that border of red...
Is paradise a place where I will go when I die Or is it a place where I am destined to live, to testify For...
Where love prevails without hatred and enmity.When the mind overcomes all conflicts and feels peace and serenity.Where wisdom is attained removing all fear.We feel the...
“It was good while it lasted”, Maya smiled as she ran her eyes over the ring, her farewell present from the captain. For her, he...
To the tiny town of Creekwood, on a frosty winter morning came Mlle. Giroux. She walked in just as the mist started to lift. Her...
His name was Mahatma Gandhi Donning dhoti and shawl woven on the charkha He reflected simplicity as his identity Opposed to brute force and immorality...
If you can raise your voice against a wrong And speak straight to the enemy however strong If you can fight till your last breath...
When a hand of terror coursed through the landAnd held it captive for a century and beyond,He arrived.He strode across the ancient routes,That bore the...
Draped in a floral kimono that rustles with finesse Knotting with an obi belt and my meticulously tied tress My beauteous face masked in snow...
An extraordinary woman of great talent and exotic beauty,She dances and sways her slim hips in rhythm,To a sonorous melody entertaining the Japanese men,A ravishing...
Shironuri guises the blemishes smudges snags on my face, on my skin, But it doesn’t seep in my soul, to bury the cracks, rifts ‘n rents within I am a...