On an Inward Journey: A Poem by Lakshmi Ajoy
On an inner reconciliation with the Self, I began this journey of exploration, What better way to know the expanse of my mind? Than to...
On an inner reconciliation with the Self, I began this journey of exploration, What better way to know the expanse of my mind? Than to...
She was parched and dry, wounded and abandoned By her own children who were blinded by wealth They wanted more and more; greediness galore Resorting...
The city was burning with the fire of the arsenal Hither and thither the crowd went into a frenzy mad Loud cries were lost in...
No haziness persists, no moroseness lingers as there’s gaiety on the horizon, cheerfully the sun rises in the east. Invariably there’s a stir everywhere,...
Time slipped through my fingers like grains of fine sand When our hands were clasped like a tight knot A fiery warmth seeping through weathered...
That wintry afternoon, it was not just the dirty door of a ramshackle room that slid open. Countless bundles of fur scrambled towards me, threw...
When it came with overblown fanfare, packaged in velvets and satins, Tied with laces, ribbons, diamantes and sequins, You had me floored, you had...
It’s your propitious and affable smile, That has made me come out of the closet, Viewing the world with a refreshed eyesight, And, feeling the...
When the balls of cotton meander in the sky When a cool drizzle quenches the earth parched and dry When the ball of fire rises...
“Here! take your bag, your purse, and the money you earned in these years.” Arun Patel silently nodded to pick up his belongings. It had...
I am reading a libretto Incessantly for years Oblivious to what lay ahead Irrevocable mortification and rapacious trepidation No options given, impelled upon me Time...
When my eyes first entwined with yours, I could not decipher the codes of the fiery embers, That blazed from within my expanse, Towards understanding...