Goa

kulakaar

the good boatman and other myths

i hope
when the time comes
the good boatman
will take me across
to where my old man is

waking up

some days its 
at my brother’s bedside
as he lies 
engulfed by tubes
and machines
keeping him alive
me making a wish 
for him to get up 
and…

dawn at Shiroda

an old friend

I remember the wind 
conducting a soothing symphony 
rustling leaves 
of huge mango trees 
as we waited with breath bated 
coconut…

Permanent Address

Started reading “A city happens in Love” by Ravish Kumar — translated from the Hindi version — Ishq mein shahar hona, by…

unforgettable

There is a small incline in the road between my village, Shiroda and Bori (Goa). One night while travelling back home with my brother…