The Thorn and the Rose

The Thorn and the Rose. Two creative expressions of the same plant.

You’re not broken

क्यों

[hindi: kyon? meaning: why?] India; Where Mahatma Gandhi, who exemplified non-violence, is venerated as the father of the nation. When a few people…

“May I call?”

He slumped on the treadmill 
and fell with a thud,
Just as the scene froze 
on his Peloton hud
His Apple had already 
checked-up on his pulse
It called 911 and said 
his heart was now dud

My Song

Past slow streams and paddy plains,
A gentle breeze, the drizzling rain;
A blue-bird tries catch-up in vain,
To a soulful beat, my rocking train

Yesternight at nine

When my mind is fooled by my own disguise,
Should I then believe what I see through my eyes?
Life’s an illusion, I do…

“Far Blessed Than I”

Hassan, the migrant, from a drought hit village, Saw the well-watered lawns of…

Chasing mirages

Waiting for the night to wake up to a dawn,
For the morning mist to make dew with the lawn,
To glimpse the chirping thrush, strut…

Defenders of truth

Olive green, navy blue and pearly white,
Symbols of honor, valor and might,
Gentle in peace but brutal in fight,
They stay…

The battles we won and the war we lost

Say, we win the viral battles,
Clap cloistered in our homes,
But lose our human souls,
As old men clobbered fall;
What victory do we celebrate?
In fact, we’ve lost the war!
We may have read the memos,
But we’ve surely lost the plot,
Humans sans humanity,
Are no…