Poetry

If the clouds float away The pond will go dry And here is the windmill Romancing the sky.   The pond will go dry Rains turning into a dream. Romancing the sky Deserting the stream.   Rains turning into a dream Leaving prosperity behind Deserting the stream Using power of the wind.   Written for … Continue reading Deserted

The uninterrupted flow of the river of thoughts, unguarded and uncontrolled, lands me again in unfamiliar terrains, to create and weave strange webs in the mind.   Is this fantasy? A life lived aeons ago? repeated to connect past with present and rehash, recycle to recreate the future. The time machine rolls on.   Why … Continue reading Manipulating Time

When was the last time a human walked on it? The untrimmed grass And the desolate look desperate to kiss a visitor’s feet, as she moved up towards an unknown end. The stairs intimidated. Written for the Poetry Challenge #3 https://ramblingsofawriter2016.com/2016/12/03/poetry-challenge3-steps-pantoum-poetry/

Just take the first step The chains are made of dark smoke.   The embers died ages ago while you slept feet heavy with inertia and eyes blinded by illusion that you are cared for.   Revolution and rotation around its own axis are simultaneous. What kept you tied down while the earth moved?   … Continue reading Shackles

My first attempt at Haibun - a prose poem coupled with a haiku. Trillions of miles away from you, I wonder how the minds connect. En-route, the vibrations penetrate wind, water, mountains and trees. We ride on the same wavelength for a fraction of an hour. And then disconnect, to lead our lives in unconnected … Continue reading Across Space and Time

Dronacharya – a poem by Reena Saxena featured in the third edition of The Machinery. Illustrated by Arushi Gupta. Source: Dronacharya By Reena Saxena

Erasure poems are created by erasing words from an article, till you are left with just enough words for a poem. Here is a take on that. Original article https://hbr.org/2016/04/run-meetings-that-are-fair-to-introverts-women-and-remote-workers?referral=00563&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-daily_alert-_-alert_date&utm_source=newsletter_daily_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert_date “Smart people think on their feet. Extroverts buzzing away introverts are quiet. Conference calls can notoriously circulate unproductive insights. The unconscious bias has obvious flaws. … Continue reading ERASURE POEM