Childhood

when leaping into the future felt so good,embracing the unknown with open arms,leaving behind what once was understood,embracing new beginnings, new charms. embracing the unknown with open arms,the thrill of possibilities untold,embracing new beginnings, new charms,eagerly into the future, I behold. the thrill of possibilities untold,exploring paths yet to be unveiled,eagerly into the future, I … Continue reading Childhood

Growing up

left aloneI built my fortresswith charactersand their preciousimaginary response this lion is now tiredof catering to my whimsthere’s a long path aheadunwinding slowlytaking meto the real world Will the world catch upwith my almost lostchildhood yearsand take it aheadfrom there? What Do You See?

Story Cubes on Lucky Dip

Once upon a time, the old man holding a walking stick used to run on green lawns, catch butterflies parked on colourful flowers and dream of holding the rainbow in a transparent vase. Time flew by, as he travelled across the world in different planes and sometimes wanted to break the window and touch the … Continue reading Story Cubes on Lucky Dip

Candy

I shudder to thinkhow candy became superfluousin a practical mindsetso-called maturityI’m afraid the buried childwill wake up and demandshort-term gratificationsomedayto make life seem worthwhileand that moment of joywill outliveprofundity of existencediscovered elsewhere Quadrille #166 at dVerse

Summers

Schools close for a month or two in summer, due to the intense tropical heat here. I wonder how heat was not a deterrent from going out needlessly, at that age. Summer meant visiting grandparents, ice lollies, mangoes, melons and silly games. My grandparents used to have charpoys (picture given below) in the house. We … Continue reading Summers