The Vicious Circle

Winner of the StoryTellersBlogHop 2021 Sakshi! Sakshi! Sakshi! The entire crowd went berserk seeing her. Sakshi folded her hands in a ‘namaste’ and bowed graciously towards the cheering crowd. She was adept at the art of acting. Come to think of it, it was all she had done her entire life. When she was born, …

Shoot!

One of my favorite #100WordsStory I've penned so far. Kashmir holds a special place for all Indians. May peace and happiness prevail in the valley again.

Without You

NaPoWriMo 2024 Without YouNever did I in my wildest dreams thinkYou’d be parted from me in a cruel blinkI sat beside you holding your handWatching on your face a dishevelled hair strandYou wanted to spend your time at homeIn peace, with no hospitals to roamYou and I, have seen the world togetherWhy O Why! Did …

Valediction

NaPoWriMo 2024 Valediction “For you a thousand times over”Hassan said with a smile on his faceNo task; small or big he hesitatedFor me, he’d happily lay down his lifeHassan was everything I wasn’tFull of integrity and honour26 years ago, I left him aloneThat day changed our life forever“A boy who won’t stand up for himself, …

Unfulfilled Destiny

NaPoWriMo 2024 Unfulfilled DestinyI passed by her in the crowded streetThe same where we held hands and walked Felt like yesterday, how you’d blush And play with your hair, with a coy smileWhen you dressed in jeans and topA ruffian like vibe surrounding youI knew of the hidden shy girl withinWhom I saw again when …

The Pages of Love

NaPoWriMo 2024 The Pages of LoveI am the girl who lives in a fairy taleA tale, where my palace is filled with booksA library where dreams unfold in pagesWhere books are bound with a tender touchCarpe diem, seize each book, love's sweet refrainEach word a melody, a symphony to clutchVerses of love and hate; teaching …

Stranger Love

NaPoWriMo 2024 Stranger LoveSomewhere in the midst of sea of facesHe’ll be waiting for me, so kind and graciousSomeone for whom I’ve longed so muchHe’ll be the one to melt me with his touchWhen life itself will become miserableHis smile will fight away my troublesI’ve longed for someone to understand meHe’ll share the joys and …